JC Helpenstell signs with McPherson College
Fire destroys Howe home
Benefit for Jesse Farrer taking place Saturday in Tom Bean
Howe Bulldogs linebacker J.C. Helpenstell will
A historic home at 412 E. Davis St. was destroyed
On Saturday from 5 pm to 8:30 pm at the Tom Bean
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County Commissioner Pct. 1 candidates Lady Bulldogs playoffs tip-off fielded questions in Howe Thursday Tuesday in Celina against Pilot Point The Howe Lady Bulldogs (25-6, 11-1) will begin the playoffs Tuesday night in Celina against the Pilot Point Lady Bearcats (1018, 8-4). It’s the tenthstraight season for Howe to make the playoffs.
Grayson County Commissioner Jeff Whitmire speaks to the audience with his challenger Jeremy Roberts looking on. Staff photo.
The photo above is of Jesse Farrer and former Bulldogs Head Coach Jim Fryar at the awards banquet back in 1988. As a youngster, I didn’t really understand why Coach Fryar had such an emotional tie to Farrer. But as I have now coached many kids myself, I get it. Farrer went through an enormous amount of pain and suffering in order to do what he loved the most—be a warrior teammate. Yes, he loved football, but in hindsight, it was that warrior spirit that drove him to limp onto the field when he should’ve been getting x-rays. If you’re a believer as I am, those setbacks on the football field were only in the preparation of a fight that he’s now undergoing with cancer. Make no mistake—you’ve never met a warrior like Jesse. EDITOR’S NOTE—This column is reserved as an opinion column and may not necessarily reflect the policy of this publication.
The Howe Area Chamber of Commerce hosted their first-ever debate last Thursday evening in Downtown Howe at the chamber office. The debate was between Jeff
Whitmire (incumbent) and Jeremy Roberts (challenger) for the Grayson County Commissioner Precinct 1 office. The chamber asked
Pilot Point played Gunter Friday night for seeding places and Gunter was able to stave off a comeback attempt by the Lady Bearcats in a packed Collinsville gym in a 45-40 Gunter win. Meanwhile, Howe roasted Bonham on Tuesday night 54-20 to finish off the regular season with 25
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Sierra Copeland puts up a shot over a Bonham player Tuesday. Photo by Loretta Anderson.
No election for city council, four running for two school board seats
Georgia Richardson Returning council member
Brett Bearden New to city council
The Howe ISD will hold an election with Clint Catching seeking reelection and Brad Anderson not seeking reelection. Also filing to run were Jeff Dailey, Charles Haley, and Lisa Tibbets. The school board election will be held on May 2,
Robert Cannaday New to city council
Clint Catching Howe ISD Board of Trustees President
2020. There will not be a city council election this year as Darren Foster is not seeking re-election and longtime council member Sam Haigis is not seeking re-election. Georgia Richardson did file for another term. Brett Bearden and Robert
Lisa Tibbets Howe ISD Board Challenger
Jeff Dailey Howe ISD Board Challenger
Cannaday each filed and each will assume the two vacant seats left open. Georgia Richardson is now the longest-tenured city council member as she joined in 2008. Clint Catching is the incumbent for the school board where
Charles Haley Howe ISD Board Challenger
he has been a member since 2014. Haigis has served on the city council since the 1980s with exception of a few years. He has been the leading vote-getter in each of his last three elections to the council.
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