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Large possible railroad development in Dorchester; landowners nervous What started out as a reach out from Grayson County Precinct 1 Commissioner Jeff Whitmire to I've noticed that a lot of Congressman John Dallas Cowboys fans don't Ratcliffe to help alleviate like it when Troy Aikman the problem with standing broadcasts their favorite trains in Dorchester team. He was one of their blocking FM 902, has (also mine) favorite turned into a full-blown hometown boys that had so expansion development much success here. But he project by BNSF has a new job now that requires him to broadcast to (Burlington Northern Santa Fe) Railway. The City of a nationally televised audience not only in Dallas, Dorchester, Grayson County, and Howe but also in San Francisco, Miami, and New York Independent School District audiences and all over the would stand to benefit country. When Aikman greatly from the gives factual information development. However, about how the Cowboys Dorchester landowners are screwed up, people just can't not so excited about the take it and some even call possibility him a trader and that he now "hates the Cowboys." I would suggest that this isn't "We've been trying to get something done to quit true in any fashion. He's blocking (FM) 902," said just doing what he's being Whitmire. "We're looking paid to do - his job in an objective manner. It can be the same for this hometown boy at times. If I write a column giving objective information on an organization or people I really like - it doesn't mean that I dislike the organization or people I write about. I write what happened. The only time I give my opinion is from this column which ironically on the far left where opinions are usually just a worthless bunch of horse hockey anyway. (There's a joke in there somewhere). The old groundhog came out and predicted an early spring. Don't get too excited because Punxsutawney Phil's success rate is only 39 percent. However, it is 39 percent better than Al Gore. HoweEnterprise.com Readership Jan. 1 - Feb. 2, 2019 Sessions 8,382 Users: 5,180 Pageviews: 38,172 Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2018 Sessions 114,985 Users: 52,645 Pageviews: 606,996
at this from an emergency management perspective of getting vehicles through." On Dec. 4, 2018 Whitmire and Dorchester Mayor David Smith expected to meet with BNSF's operational team to discuss a passing track to allow flowing trains to pass in Dorchester instead of standing. However, BNSF's economic development team fronted the meeting which went in a different direction resulting in a discussion of a different scenario to solve the problem at FM 902. The proposal was a logistics center in the Dorchester area that would combine with the diversion of the rail traffic from stopping. "We thought the meeting was about either extending
Paperwork hiccup causes city to send public notice regarding water Remember that time you forgot to turn in your homework and you got a zero for a grade? Well, that recently happened with the City of Howe. But unlike when that happened to you, the teacher here, TCEQ, required the city to tell everyone in town about their slip up. Letters were sent to residents in town that disclosed a failure to submit a disinfectant level quarterly operating report. The letter's first paragraph (required TCEQ verbiage) scared some residents into thinking there was something wrong with the water as it read: The City oy HOWE water system
Photo: BNSF the passing track, but instead it was moving the passing track but also adding the logistics center to it," said Dorchester Mayor David Smith. Several of these logistics and distribution locations have been built throughout the U.S. where products are arrived by rail and dispersed by trucks. Whitmire said BNSF showed the county
conceptual plans with the intentions of contacting landowners to purchase approximately 1,160 acres to build the logistics center Since early December, BNSF began the process of contacting landowners to discuss the development and a possible purchase of land. Nearly 800 of the 1,160 acres needed for the project is owned by the Norman family and the page 7
Lady Bulldogs earn district title with comeback win over Leonard
has violated the monitoring/reporting requirements set by Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. The third quarter report of 2018 was not submitted, therefore requiring the notice to be sent out. The City of Howe assures that the quality of drinking water in Howe has not been compromised.
Lady Bulldogs clinch championship. Michelle Carney/Howe Enterprise.
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INSIDE Bulldog named First Team AllTexomaland Howe Bulldog senior Cameron Blesi added to his list of football accolades last page 2
Students wear maroon for Athens ISD tragedy
HHS Winterguard takes first place at NTCA competition
Howe High School students wore maroon on Monday in honor page 3
The Howe HS Winterguard started off the 2019 season strong with a first page 6
