Shiro News

A large grass fire just off state Highway 30 destroyed one home and endangered three others Tuesday afternoon.

I am searching for any family of Mary Elizabeth Hoke who married James K Polk Harris.

Texas Department of Transportation employees spent the last few months, getting an earful.

“They just didn't have a football program, and I've always wanted to be a head football coach. Iola has given me the opportunity, just another 15 or 20 minutes down the road.”

Iola hires Anderson's Shiflett to be head football coach If Robert Shiflett teaches his players to handle quick-change situations as smoothly as Iola school administrators picked Shiflett to be their head ... via Rivals.com

“I didn't know there were really unicorns”

School groups from around Walker County came by the busload Friday to the usually quiet Sam Houston Memorial Museum grounds to learn about history and to have fun while doing it. via The Huntsville Item

A pair of Grimes County school districts plan to ask for voter approval to upgrade their campuses. via KBTX-TV Bryan

“We've got several persons of interest”

Authorities in Grimes County are now one step closer to identifying the human remains found off County Road 234 just south of Shiro. via KBTX-TV Bryan

Authorities are now saying the human remains found Friday in Grimes County may be several years old. via KBTX-TV Bryan

An update on the proposed Tenaska carbon-capture power plant near Sweetwater will be among the items on Monday's reg-ular agenda for the Sweetwater Enterprise for Economic Development board of directors. via Sweetwater Reporter

“The concert will also include the Inspirations of Shiro and James Fortune and FIYA of Houston”

More than 400 Walker County youth will attend the Gigantic Gospel Concert Saturday for free thanks to a donation from J. Spivey Productions. via The Huntsville Item

A national report shows a staggering number of children dropping out of school. In places like Detroit less than 25 percent of the students complete high school. via KBTX-TV Bryan

“There is a rogue agency out there that isn't listening to you and what you have to say”

Plots by Communists to infiltrate America. The disintegration of borders and rural areas. via The Daily Sentinel

A dinner, dance and silent auction Saturday in Bryan will benefit a Grimes County woman who is learning to walk after a stroke. via Theeagle.com

“TxDoT has made it clear ONLY comments specific to the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) will become part of the official legal record. So knowing the areas appropriate for public comment are VITAL!”

"We could've talked for another hour. People were really getting into it," said Reuben Grassl, who organized a Feb. via The Navasota Examiner

"We want to see if there is enough interest to warrant the formation of a formal group against the I-69 corridor," said Reuben Grassl, as an informal TTC/I-69 opposition meeting is scheduled for tomorrow. via The Navasota Examiner

“It wasn't something you just go to detention on”

Tuesday night was the last game of the season for the North Zulch High School varsity basketball team, but senior starter Klute Kyle spent it sitting on the sidelines with a bandaged face. via Theeagle.com

A new program at Anderson-Shiro Consolidated Independent School District is putting parents in the drivers seat when it comes to their child's education. via KBTX-TV Bryan

“The biannual inspection has begun with CR 420 bridge being one of the first bridges inspected”

"You don't give TXDOT an alternative. You do represent us and you'll have to stand up against them!" Charles Wynn of Iola urged Grimes County commissioners during a regularly scheduled meeting held on Monday. via The Navasota Examiner

“The decade of the 80s, 90s and on into Y2K were remarkably busy. Looking back is great and now we're looking forward. Huntsville has done many things to prepare for another era. "As interim, it's my role to keep that inertia going”

Because Gene Pipes has extensive experience in the development and history of Huntsville, along with the same amount of enthusiasm for both, the City Council unanimously agreed he would be the ideal candidate ... via The Huntsville Item

The search for an accused thief at the center of a manhunt in Iola Tuesday has been called off. via KBTX-TV Bryan