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City of Howe seeking city administrator By Ashley Husbands One thing that I’ve requested from new editor Ashley Husbands as she takes over at the Howe Enterprise, for whatever period of time, is that she keeps a staple of the publication—This Howe’s That column which started in 1966 when my grandfather Bob Walker purchased the publication from A.P. “Pop” Sloan. The column was continued by Lana Rideout for many years before I was fortunate enough to purchase it back into the family.
The Howe City Council met Tuesday for only 12 minutes which has a far cry from the previous three meetings which saw executive sessions last for three and four hours. The first item of action was to unanimously accept the resignation of Howe City Administrator Jeff
In the first “Howe’s That” column on August 4, 1966, my grandfather stated that he and his family had moved back to Howe with the intentions of making this their permanent home. But said all that will depend on the powers at be. God was good.
By Monte Walker
He went on to state that the only other field he knew other than the newspaper business is the fields in the surrounding area and thought he could find a few trails he’d left between some cotton rows in almost any direction from town. ***** I will continue to broadcast Bulldogs football each week in 2023 for Studio42.
The council also approved a proposed tax rate of $0.53 per $100 of
valuations of property tax. This budget lowered the revenue from property tax from last year’s budget by $43,467.02. The property tax revenue to be raised from new property added to the tax roll this year is $18,831.43. The council then approved for the city staff to advertise applications for the position of city administrator from September 5 through Sep-
tember 30 or until the position is filled. After the meeting, Mayor Karla McDonald approached Monte Walker and asked him to serve as interim city administrator which is to be approved or denied by the city council at the next regular council meeting on September 19. According to Walker, the city held a staff meeting Wednesday morning
where he asked the employees to band together so that the city can move forward and benefit the citizens of Howe. Walker said he is utilizing the experience of Howe’s retired city administrator and current city councilman Joe Shephard for guidance. He went on to say he will be an applicant for the full-time position of city administrator for the City of Howe.
Howe Enterprise has new managing editor With my recent appointment by Mayor Karla McDonald as interim city administrator, I am turning over the reigns of the Howe Enterprise to Ashley Husbands at least through the application process. Should I be able to be fortunate enough to serve the city full-time in that capacity, Husbands has agreed to purchase the Enterprise at that (Continued on page 4)
HoweEnterprise.com Monday, September 4, 2023
Volume 61, Edition 17
Bulldogs B.U.tiful in 24-12 win Ashley Husbands, new Howe Enterprise managing editor
Connections Park groundbreaking celebration September 10
EDITOR’S NOTE—This column is reserved as an editorial column and may not necessarily reflect the policy of this publication.
Howe’s Braden “B.U.” Ulmer moments after making the gamesealing interception in the fourth quarter at Tom Bean. Photo by Michelle Carney.
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Stanley. The council then approved unanimously to remove Stanley from all banking accounts of the City of Howe. The council then approved an insurance renewal for employees before discussing the proposed 2023-24 budget of $5,201,051 which was posted on the city’s website later that night.
By Monte Walker The Howe Bulldogs (11) gave their fans a lot to cheer about Friday night tion is planned for Sunin Tom Bean. Howe, day, September 10, at who had turned the ball 3pm-5pm at the park site. over eight times a week All community members ago were perfect on the are invited. evening—even without (Continued on page 7) their starting quarterback
Cooper Jones. Kolin Murphy, who opened the season as the emergency quarterback, found himself in shotgun formation when Head Coach Lance Bryan had to break the glass and get Murphy on the field. Murphy, a gritty “lunch pail” type of player,
drove the bus for the offense while only attempting two passes on the evening. Howe was runheavy again in week two as sophomore running back Knox Bounds carried the ball 15 times for 82 yards to lead the Dogs. Murphy chipped (Continued on page 2)