Who's who to be in downtown Howe Friday night

It's been a long time since Howe has had more county officials in town for one event than what is expected at the Howe Hall of Honor induction ceremony and grand opening of the new Howe Area Chamber of Commerce/Howe Development Alliance/Keep Howe Beautiful buildng this coming Friday night The front portion of the building will seat approximately 150 and seats are filling up fast.

Expected guests are Grayson County District Attorney Joe Brown, Grayson County Commissioner Jeff Whitmire, Grayson County District Clerk Kelly Ashmore, Grayson County Justice of the Peace Rita Noel and others Howe city council members are expected to be present along with both board members from the chamber and Keep Howe Beautiful

The chamber has announced that they will recognize one individual and make the presentation as the "Norma J Wallace Citizen of the Year"

Hall of Honor inductees are Jabez Haning, WP Thompson, A M Ferguson, Mame Roberts, Charles R Thompson, Arthur Boyle, Tony Brinkley, L B Kirby, Norma Wallace

Bledsoe, Waller and Schenk will be in attendance The families of the others will represent the honorees Cookies and punch will be served. Tickets are $15 at City Hall and the bank.

Grayson County Officers Down 5K raises over $12K

Over 550 people registered to run in the Grayson County Officers Down 5K event held on Saturday. 381 people lined up to run (or walk) to benefit the scholarship fund in the name of Grayson County Sheriff's Deputy Chad Key, who lost his life to a drunk driver on April 20, 2013

The deputy from Howe was directing traffic on Highway 82 east of Sherman after Clinton Espy ended a high-speed chase While directing traffic, Ricky Trent Stanley of Whitesboro struck Key with his truck Key was rushed to Texoma continued on Page #4