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Bulldogs win bi-district in thrilling fashion, end season with 73-57 loss to Dallas Madison According to Middle School Principal Clay Wilson, there’s a massive shortage in sugar and flour which shut down the Sherman bunt cake store. At least that was his excuse for not bringing the school board bunt cakes that he had promised. He indicated that in March, they would get double, however, he didn’t indicate the year. Not to be outdone, High School Principal Phil Kempson was late to the school board meeting Monday because he was running the scoreboard at the baseball game. Five minutes before the meeting, he picked up his phone and headed to his vehicle only to learn that the family photo on the phone wasn’t his which caused a mad dash back to the press box to try and recover his actual phone (to no avail). Upon getting in his vehicle, he realized he didn’t have his report to the board which put him in sprint mode at the high school to print another copy. Upon heading to the administration office, he then found his original report in his back seat. Sometimes, it’s just one of those days.
The Howe FFA will be hosting a Dinner and Auction on Saturday, April 20 at Howe High School. It’s a $20 entry. EDITOR’S NOTE—This column is reserved as an editorial column and may not necessarily reflect the policy of this publication.
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HHS Powerlifting, pg. 4 Lady Bulldogs All-District, pg. 5 Bulldogs Baseball, pg. 5 Youth Basketball, pg. 5 HMS Recognitions, pg. 6 Soup Scoop, pg. 7 Lady Bulldogs Softball, pg. 8 City Council Agenda, pg. 8 Texoma Patriots, pg. 9 Hot Jobs, City Info, pg. 10 History/Christian, pg. 11 Local Churches, pg. 12 Chamber Members, pg. 13 Patriot Pony, pg. 14 Past front pages, 15-22
Cooper Jones and Jacob Campbell give Anthony Lowder a big hug after winning the bi-district championship over Rains Tuesday. Photo by Michelle Carney.
Jacob Campbell in Friday night’s loss to Dallas Madison. Photo by Michelle Carney.
The Howe Bulldogs (2110) finished their season Friday night at the hands of Dallas Madison for the second time in three years. Madison’s quick athletic presence was too much for Howe to overcome. However, Howe reached the second round of the playoffs for the third season in a row with a thrilling 56-52 come-from-behind win over Rains Tuesday night in Caddo Mills. With Howe trailing 5251 with 48 seconds remaining, Howe guard Anthony Lowder hit a 3-
pointer to give the Bulldogs a lead at 54-52. With 2.2 seconds left, Noah Riley stole the inbounds pass and drew a foul which sent him to the line where he drilled both of them for the clinching 56-52 win. Howe trailed for much of the game and previously have not performed well in that situation this season. But the Dogs took a 31-29 lead in the latter half of the third period and held that lead until the back half of (Continued on page 9)
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City employees recognized for longevity, city secretary set to be hired Tuesday If the Howe City Council continues to hold meetings like Tuesday night, the nomination of Netflix Drama of the Year will have to go to someone else. The council presented a laundry list of agenda items, and each motion was unanimously agreed upon.
to the council and the audience by saying that he’s a man of faith and believes in the values of serving his community. He said running for council felt like a calling. He and his wife, who live on Tutt Street, have six children and one grandson.
Prior to the meeting, Utility Clerk Beccy Roberts and Police Chief Carl Hudman were honored for 10 years of service to the City of Howe. Mayor Karla McDonald made the presentation to each honored individual.
Tyler, originally from Louisiana, said he has been in Texas since 1999 and in Howe for four years.
Moments later, during open comments, city council candidate Shawn Tyler introduced himself
The council then unanimously approved the sale of an asphalt zipper and three old public works trucks. An annexation was then approved by the council
for a 90-acre tract of land on Ponderosa Road (located between Bethel Baptist Church and Shepherd Drive on the west side of Ponderosa. Due to laws, the city then annexed the portion of Ponderosa Road to go along with the property. The council then tabled a resolution from Oncor due to a discrepancy in six cents per capita and ten cents per capita. City Administrator Monte Walker said he would contact Oncor for clarification. It was then approved unanimously to approve a voluntary annexation request from a 10-acre property north of L.B.
Howe Utility Clerk Beccy Roberts (left) and Police Chief Carl Hudman honored for 10 years of service with the City of Howe. Awards were presented by Mayor Karla McDonald. Staff photo. Kirby on the west side of Texas Highway 5. The council also approved a public hearing and a service agreement for the property owner. The council then ap-
proved unanimously to spend $16,256 for a rebuild of a stretch of Ponderosa Road in front of Bethel Baptist Church. Walker addressed the council and stated that (Continued on page 2)
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the council had previously approved three other street projects (Duke, Quinlan, and Young) for a total of $89,515.80 and the Ponderosa Road project would keep the city well under the budgeted amount of $196,000. Councilman Ingram expressed the “unnecessary evil” of making the road improvements considering the large 18-wheelers will ultimately redo the damage within a short period of time. The council renewed the lease/ purchase agreement with Independent Financial for two ambulances that were originally purchased a year ago. This will create a $40,000 payment due in March. Prior to the council meeting, the Planning & Zoning Commission (P&Z) approved a final plat by Malachi 310 which adheres to the current Zoning Ordinance No. 756 for two homes at 107 and 109 Duke Street. The plats were originally approved by the inspectors at Bureau Veritas with the outdated Ordinance No. 528. After being forced to halt construction, Malachi 310 agreed to update to the newest 10-foot side yard setbacks. The council followed with an approval as well.
Arthur Nunez of Malachi 310, who is also constructing two homes at the corner of Bean and Tutt Street, made a presentation to the council that he met with surrounding neighbors and came up with a solution of drainage where
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he will replace the failed culvert and resurface a 6-foot stretch of Bean Street with concrete over a new culvert that he will install at his cost. The final plat with construction was unanimously approved by P&Z and the council. In departmental reports, Police Chief Carl Hudman said the Howe Police Department answered 144 calls to service, generated 10 reports, made no arrests, issued one citation, and responded to seven motor vehicle accidents. He also announced the hiring and swearing-in of Officer Daniel Starkey, a 2018 graduate of Howe High School who has worked for the Grayson County Sheriff’s Office. Howe Fire Chief Robert Maniet reported they had 60 calls for service of which 43 were emergency medical service calls. They had nine fire calls, six motor vehicle accidents, and two miscellaneous false alarms. He told the council that the Howe Fire & Rescue will host an open house on Saturday, March 30. He said grant applications were submitted for new gear and received a grant for recruiting purposes. He said he has received 22 applications for the EMS and Paramedic positions. Ben Fuhr of code enforcement reported that one invoice was sent which was received. No courtesy letters or violation letters were mailed. Six doors were tagged for violation and one verbal warning was given for violation. He made 19 interactions for violations (Continued on page 3)
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City Council
Public Works Director Mickey Phillips addresses the City Council. Staff photo. (Continued from page 2)
or corrections via phone calls, seven through email, six in-person, and three permits were completed. Two public information act requests were submitted and completed. He then gave a report on the activity from AllAmerican Dogs who responded to stray cats and loose animals. Public Works Director Mickey Phillips reported 84 service orders totaling 102 hours of work including water, sewer, streets, and miscellaneous tasks. He also gave a detailed report on the GTUA water capacity issue that took place on Sunday, February 10 and outlined an emergency preparedness plan. He also said the public works department also entered into a partnership to allow the city to flush the water lines that they own in order to alleviate the stained water issue from that area. He said the North Texas Municipal Water District will begin their annual chlorine maintenance shortly which will occur from March 4 to April 1. This is due to control bacterial growth as we transition to warmer weather. He indicated that there should be no unforeseen quality issues coming from this annual procedure. Phillips said that the water well on FM 902 is back to pumping water after being shut down for an extended period of time for maintenance due to a lower production of volume investigation. After jetting the well down to 1,200 feet, the well is now producing 220 gallons per minute which is up from 150 gallons per minute. Once activated, this well will once again feed the entire east portion of Howe with ground water. Operator Chris Bristow gave an update on software upgrades which will help streamline productivity. With the state and federal government produc-
ing more regulations, it became imperative to inventory all lines and will now be classifying all lines on the public and private side through the 120water software. He also said by using Brightly software, they are able to use GIS mapping on a digital platform for the public works to use in the field with four iPads. They will also be able to track inventory from pipes and shovels to heavy machinery. Walker gave an update on the future sewer plant project and said that property has been identified. He said the city is working with a real estate broker on a hotel project but indicated there may not be sewer capacity for such a development. The city is still working with other developers such as Noble Ridge, Ponderosa Point, Connection Park, and early talks with others. He said the city sales tax was a record $67,079.50 which 25 percent belongs to the Howe Community Development Corporation. In utilities, the city billed $194,709.13 on 1,246 accounts. The city council then moved to executive session where they discussed real estate matters and interviewed two applicants for the city secretary position. After an hour and a half, they reconvened into open session where Councilman Billie Ingram made a motion to approve Walker to extend an offer for the employment of city secretary as discussed in executive session. The motion was seconded by Councilwoman Sarah Myrick and unanimously approved. On the agenda for the Special Meeting Tuesday is the hiring of Michelle Hewitt for the position at a starting salary of $55,000 annually. Howe will also discuss a contract with CPA Eddie Peacock to assist with the current and future audit. The city will also discuss updating the fee scheduling.
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Grisham “Girls Best Lifter” at Howe’s powerlifting meet Howe’s Jaycie Grisham placed first in her hometown meet two Saturdays ago with a total of 905 pounds lifted. She benched 235 pounds, squatted 365, and had a total of 305 on dead lift. Other top 10 finishers in their weight division were Bryce Pieper, Chris Torres, James Cowart, Alex Blasengame, Mahlon Walker, Charles Turner, Michael Weimer, Maya Garcia, Fariday Gonzalez, and Catelyn Armstrong. Wt. Place * Class 165 6 165 9 165 15 181 7 181 9 181 10 198 6 198 10 220 9 275 5 275 11
Athlete
BWT
Squat
Pieper, Bryce Torres, Chris Fuhr, Charles Cowart, James Blasengame, Alex Bryan, Parker Walker, Mahlon White, Brian Turner, Charles Wiemer, Michael Owens, Gage
164.8 163.8 154.7 175 176.4 167.8 196.2 190.2 208.9 243.8 242.9
405 435 305 365 350 315 385 335 480 455 335
Bench Press 285 225 185 255 230 230 295 205 255 350 285
105 123 132 132 132 148 198 220
Garcia, Maya Martinez, Victoria Grisham, Jaycie Gonzalez, Kimberley Laubhan, Kayley Guerrero, Mariana Gonzalez, Fariday Armstrong, Catelyn
103.2 123.3 127.2 129.3 128.1 148.2 184.9 202.5
125 165 365 215 190 170 235 250
75 95 235 110 110 0 125 155
Dead Lift
Total
385 390 310 375 375 370 410 350 395 420 405
1075 1050 800 995 955 915 1090 890 1130 1225 1025
185 200 305 205 200 0 205 315
385 460 905 530 500 0 565 720
Girls 7 11 1 14 16 BO 5 3
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Howe Bulldogs baseball roundup The Howe Bulldogs have opened the 2024 season with an 0-5 record with the first game being a 16-3 loss to Van Alstyne. Howe then lost to Tom Bean 5-3 before losing to Trenton 5-2. The Dogs were defeated by Callisburg 9-6 on Friday and blanked by Collinsville 10-0.
allowing two earned runs on five hits. He walked two and struck out five. Ingram pitched 1.1 innings, allowing two earned runs on two hits, walking two and striking out one. Garrett Rodgers pitched one inning, allowing no runs and no hits while walking one and striking out two.
On Monday against Van Alstyne, Howe accumulated a total of six hits, all singles, against Van Alstyne. Garrett Gibbs and Kolin Murphy had two RBI in the contest. Pitcher Garren Lankford gave up eight earned runs in one inning of work as he allowed eight hits, one walk, and three strikeouts. David Grant threw two innings, allowing one earned run on four hits, walking two and striking out one. Landon Throm pitched two innings and allowed an earned run on one hit while walking two and striking out five.
Against Callisburg, Howe totaled six hits with Lankford collecting two including a homer. Others with hits were Throm, Kolbie McNutt, Owen, and Ingram (double). Lankford pitched 3.2 innings, allowing seven earned runs on nine hits. He walked two and struck out four. Gibbs went 2.1 innings, allowing two earned runs on one hit. He walked four batters without a strikeout.
On Thursday against Tom Bean, Lankford had two of Howe’s four hits and one of the three runs. Gavin Rodgers and Kolin Murphy had Howe’s other two hits. Grant pitched four innings, allowing five earned runs on four hits. He walked two and struck out five. Kolin Murphy pitched one shutout inning with a walk and three strikeouts.
District 11-3A All-District awards were released and Norah Layman of Gunter was named MVP while Bailey Dorris of Bells and Ryli Bracewell of Gunter were named Co-Offensive MVPs. Caroline Banerjea of Gunter was named Newcomer of the Year and Lilly Martin of Gunter took 6th Man of the Year. First Team All-District members were Wendy Salazar and Skylar Pogue of Gunter, Bailey Floyd, Lakin Little, and Riley Rolen of Bells, Addyson Frye and Ava Sims of Pottsboro, Kendall Griffin and Presley Shockey of Howe, and Olivia Pye of Leonard.
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Against Trenton, Lankford again had a multi-hit game with two, including a homer. Other hits came from Garrett Rogers, Gage Owen, and Will Ingram. Kade Murphy pitched 2.2 innings,
Finishing up the week against Collinsville, Howe was no-hit during the contest. Throm pitched 2.2 innings, allowing 10 earned runs on eight hits. He walked four and struck out three. Kolin Murphy pitched a third in an inning, with one strikeout. With basketball season over, Howe will obtain Anthony Lowder, Cooper Jones, Braden Ulmer, and Zeb Montgomery. They are scheduled to play Whitesboro on Monday and at Van Alstyne against Pilot Point on Thursday. Howe will play Trenton on Friday and Lone Oak and Emerson on Saturday with games being played at Van Alstyne.
Howe’s Emery Snapp and Addison Bond were named second team while Reese Smith and Tori Williams were given honorable mention.
Howe Bulldogs 3rd and 4th grade All-Stars finished second in the tournament. Courtesy photo.
Howe Bulldogs 5th grade All-Stars finished second in the tournament. Courtesy photo.
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Howe Middle School UIL results Howe Middle School recognition Calculator: 6th grade Team Placed 3rd: Katherine Martinez, Angela Starr, Kylie Klopfenstien Oral Reading: Kennedy Garner 5th Overall Maps, Graphs, and Charts: 6th grade Team Placed 1st: Bradley Garabrandt, Katie Jarrett, Ty Bryan Bradley Garbrandt 1st Place Katie Jarrett 4th Place 7th grade Team Placed 2nd: Presley Powell Jennie Whitmire, Bren Forsythe Presley Powell 4th Place Jennie Whitmire 5th Place 8th grade Team Placed 2nd: Caris Riley, Jaylee Yowell, Rylynn Smith
Impromptu Speaking: 7th Grade: Laynee Turner 4th Overall 8th Grade: Emmalynn Carr 3rd Overall Dictionary: 7th Grade: Kalysta Armas 6th Place 8th Grade Team Placed 2nd: Caris Riley, Leyla Burris, Kaiden Thomas Caris Riley 2nd Place Number Sense: 7th Grade Team Placed 3rd: Reagan Mckinney, Memphis Smith, Delaine McCloud 8th Grade Team Placed 1st: Levi Madden, Jagger Black, Kaden Ross Levi Madden 1st Place Mathematics: 6th Grade Team Placed 2nd: Jude Christman, Jessica Whitt, Tom Smith Jude Christman 2nd Place Jessica Whitt 6th Place 8th Grade Team Placed 3rd : Michael Gonzalez, Carson Allen, Mateo Hernandez Car-
son Allen 6th Place Social Studies: 6th Grade: Josue Rodriguez 6th 7th Grade: Memphis Smith 2nd Place Jackson Culp 3rd Place 8th Grade Team Placed 3rd: Rylynn Smith, Brent Smith, Jackson Clement Jackson Clement 1st Place Brent Smith 6th Place Science: 7th Grade Team Placed 1st: Leland Landino, Presley Powell, Henry Delevan Leland Landino 3rd Place Presley Powell 4th Place 8th Grade Team Placed 3rd: Jaden Strunc, Michael Gonzalez, Vivian Davis Vivian Davis 6th Place
Listening Skills: 6th Grade: Denzel Diaz 4th Place 7th Grade: Andrew Morris 5th Place Chess: 7th Grade: Audrey Sullivan 2nd Place Canyon Nitchman 4th Place 8th Grade: Colby Ferguson 4th Place
Julie Cook was recognized as Teacher of the Month for Howe ISD and for the middle school band receiving the second state championship. Staff photo.
Editorial Writing: 7th Grade: Izzy Deleon 2nd Place 8th Grade: Jaden Strunc 2nd Place Ready Writing: 7th Grade: Leland Landino 4th Place Hazel Tibbets 5th Place 8th Grade: Tabitha Bjorn 6th Place Spelling: 6th Grade: Jude Christman 1st Place 7th Grade Team Placed 2nd :Avery Jones, Kalysta Armas, Hazel Tibbets 8th Grade: Kennedy Garner 6th Place
Middle School UIL winners.
Mattie Fulton placed first and competed nationwide in a contest and won $500 from Donor’s Choose.
The HMS Band members recognized at the Howe ISD Board of Trustees meeting.
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Soup Scoop Howe ISD Superintendent Kevin Wilson reported that enrollment for January was 1,288 students which is an increase of eight from December and nearly on par with the number from a year ago. With sickness, the attendance for January was not what they wanted. He informed the board that since the last meeting, he hired Casey Garribay and Pa He announced that there would be no election since all incumbents filed and no challengers filed to run for a seat to challenge Jeff Dailey, Charles Haley, and Janie Finney. The first budget workshop will be on April 15 after the regular meeting. If they need more time, they will hold a special meeting before the May regular meeting. If not, they’ll schedule the second workshop for the regular May 20 meeting. The goal will be to adopt a compensation plan for hearings. A public hearing will be held on June 17 to discuss the tax rate and adopt the budget. In August, they will adopt the tax rate. He gave a report on the delinquent taxes for the 2023 tax season that were considered overdue February 2023. The collection rate was 88 percent for the last tax year which he indicated
was a good recovery rate. Wilson encouraged board members that had not completed the cyber training to do so by the deadline of spring break. He also enHowe ISD Superintendent Kevin couraged board mem- Wilson bers to vote in the March 5 primaries but gave no recommendations on who to vote for. After a financial recap by Julie Snapp, the board entered into executive session to discuss contract renewals. Upon returning, they voted to renew the contract of Assistant Superintendent Clarissia Doty for another year. They also extended principals Jon Jamar, Mike Segleski, Clay Wilson, and Phil Kempson for another year. Finally, the board approved the renewal of the contracts for Athletic Director Lance Bryan, Band Director Angie Liss, Business Manager Julie Snapp, Director of Technology Maggie Donohoe, Library Director Torrey Stricklin, and Howe ISD Police Chief Matt Whitworth.
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Lady Bulldogs start season with four wins The Howe Lady Bulldogs (4-0-1) opened the season with a 15-0 win over Lindsay at home on February 16. Riley McCollum and Ryleigh Craven combined for a no-hitter. McCollum pitched 2.2 shutout innings and struck out seven while walking one. Craven threw an inning and a third and walked one. Howe had two six hits with McCollum and Kennadi Barrett leading with two each. McCollum had a double and a triple. In the Era Tournament, Howe beat Callisburg 12-2 thanks to 13 walks. Howe only had two hits which came from McCollum and Barrett. McCollum pitched all five innings, allowing no earned runs. She gave up two hits, walked one and struck out 12. Howe tied Pilot Point 3-3. The Lady Bulldogs had five hits. Skiley Buchanan had two hits including an RBI. Mya Burt, Kamry Snapp, and Riley McCollum each had hits. Craven pitched 3.2 innings, allowing four hits, walked none, and struck out six. McCollum pitched a third of an inning, with a strikeout. All of Pilot Point’s runs were unearned.
Howe then beat Chico 14-1 collecting
seven hits including doubles by Kamry Snapp, McCollum, and Craven. McCollum went two innings in the circle, allowing two hits, walking none, and striking out three. Craven pitched one inning, walked one and struck out three. The Lady Bulldogs then shutout Lindsay 9-0 on 10 hits. Kamry Snapp had three hits including two triples, two runs scored, and two RBI. Burt also had a single and a triple and two runs scored. McCollum had two RBI on two hits. Emery Snapp, making her senior debut had two singles and an RBI. McCollum pitched all five innings only allowing one hit. She walked one and struck out 10.
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Howe City Council Meeting CALL MEETING TO ORDER, INVOCATION , PLEDGE TO FLAGS CITIZEN COMMENTS: The City Council invites citizens to speak to the Council on topics not already scheduled for public hearing or on the agenda. Citizens may address the Council for a maximum of two minutes. The Council is unable to respond to or discuss any issues that are brought up during this section that are not on the agenda, other than to make statement of specific factual information in response to a citizens inquiry or to recite existing policy in response to the inquiry. MAYOR COMMENTS: Voting day is Saturday, May 4 - same as the Founders Day Festival. The Howe Hump Day Network Breakfast is held every first Wednesday of the month from 8 am-9 am at Summit Gardens; everyone is welcome to attend. ACTION ITEMS: 1. Discuss, consider, and act upon renewing four CDs for nine months with Independent Financial at a rate of 4.84% or creating new terms. 2. Discuss, consider, and act upon an agreement to retain CPA Eddie Peacock to help with finalizing the 2021-22 audit at $135 per hour for Eddie Peacock, $85 per hour for Nichola Peacock, and $60 per hour for clerical services. 3. Discuss, consider, and act upon the hiring of Michelle Hewitt at a starting pay rate $55,000 annually and the City of Howe providing tuition for City Secretary Certification through the Texas Municipal Clerks Certification Program from the University of North Texas. 4. Discuss, consider, and act upon converting to electronically delivered agenda packets for the city council. 5. Discuss, consider, and act upon a multimedia upgrade of Summit Gardens of no more than $5,000 to be funded from the Collins Memorial Fund. EXECUTIVE SESSION: The City Council will convene in closed session pursuant to the provisions of the Open Meeting Act, Chapter 551, Texas Government Code. Executive Session as authorized by Texas Government Code Sec. 551.071, Consultation with Attorney on a matter in which the duty of the attorney to the governmental body under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar of Texas clearly conflicts with this chapter (Open Meetings Act); Texas Government Code Section 551.072-Deliberation regarding real property; Texas Government Code, Section 551.074 - Personnel Matters. • Interviews and Procedures to appoint/hire Court/Permit Clerk END EXECUTIVE SESSION AND RETURN TO OPEN SESSION 6. Discuss, consider, and act upon any items listed under closed or executive session, if needed. 7. Discuss, consider, and act upon possible action to appoint/hire Court Clerk/Permit Clerk ADJOURNMENT
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The Texas Patriots next meeting will be held Tuesday, February 27, 2024, at 7 pm at Grandy’s in Sherman at 3201 Texoma Parkway.
Moments before Jacob Campbell scored his final point as a Howe Bulldog. Campbell finished with 1,674 points for his Howe career which only trails the all-time leader Dwayne Emmons who scored 1,790 from 1995-98. Photo by Michelle Carney. (Continued from page 1)
the fourth period when Rains went on top 47-46. Moments later, Howe trailed 52-48 which was the biggest deficit since trailing by seven midway through the second period. Howe didn’t regain the lead again until Lowder’s clutch 3-pointer banked off the glass and is speculated to have the trajectory altercated by a Rains player. Howe was led by a strong inside game by Parker Dunnihoo who finished with 18 points and six rebounds. Campbell, who entered the contest with 1,632 career points, totaled 16 on the night and added three rebounds, one steal, and five assists. Other scorers were Anthony Lowder (11), Kaleb Taylor (6), Cooper Jones (3), and Noah Riley (2). Jones led Howe with nine rebounds while Riley added seven. On Friday, Howe traveled to John Guyer High School to take on Dallas Madison (20-11). Howe lost to Madison in Bulldogs’ Head Coach Jay Forsythe’s first playoff run at Howe in 2022 by a score of 58-31. That Madison team was ranked number one in the state at the time. The story has yet to be told about the future of the Madison Trojans in 2024, but their quickness and athletic ability as too much
for Howe to overcome as Howe found themselves down 21-12 after the first period. The Bulldogs kept pace in the second period and trailed by eight points with 33 seconds remaining before the half, but Forsythe opted to give Campbell a breather going into halftime and the Trojans took advantage of Campbell’s bench presence and scored a quick five points before the half to give them a 13-point lead at the half. Coming out of the locker room, Howe looked dejected, and Madison’s lead reached as much as 20 at one point at 53-33. However, the Bulldogs kept fighting and cut the lead down to 13 at 64-51. But Madison’s quickness, athletic ability, and deep bench was too much to overcome as the Trojans forced numerous Howe turnovers throughout the contest. Campbell finished the contest with 26 points to give him 1,674 for this Howe career. Dunnihoo added eight points and three rebounds. Riley scored six points with two rebounds while Jones had five points and Lowder finished with three. Howe has an overall record of 62-39 in Jay Forsythe’s four years as head coach. During that span, they have three bi-district trophies in each of the last three seasons.
6th grade Bulldogs All-Stars place third in tournament
The guest speakers will be Dr. Susanne Fürst and Elisabeth SabaditschWolff. The Texoma Patriots invited these two ladies from Austria to talk about the effects of mass immigration and the loss of freedom of speech. They are coming to us direct from CPAC. What an opportunity this will be to learn first-hand the effects of open borders. Dr. Susanne Fürst is a ranking member of the Austrian parliament representing the Freedom Party. Her talk will focus on her party’s fight against the unconstitutionality of the Covid-19 measures and the differences between the Austrian and US legal systems.
Elizabeth Wolfe
Elisabeth Sabaditsch-Wolff is fighting for the preservation of freedom of speech. In 2009 she was initially charged with “hate speech” under Austrian law. Her goal is to preserve Europe and its democratic and secular values. She has also been active in protests against the prosecution of Christians in the Middle East. Our meetings are open to the public and everyone is welcome. We will be asking for a “love offering” to help
Dr. Susanne Fuerst defray the travel costs of these ladies. Elisabeth’s recently published book “Truth Was My Crime – A Life Fighting For Freedom” will be for sale - $20.
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City of Howe SECONDS COUNT IN AN EMERGENCY! That's why the City of Howe has instituted the CodeRED Emergency Notification System - an ultra high-speed telephone communication service for emergency notifications. This system allows us to telephone all or targeted areas in case of an emergency situation that requires immediate action (such as a boil-water notice, missing child or evacuation notices). The system is capable of dialing 60,000 phone numbers per hour. It then delivers a pre-recorded message describing the situations to a live person or an answering machine in the affected area possibly including instructions requiring action on the part of the recipient. Once the situation is remedied, another call will be placed to the area signaling that the issue has been addressed and that normal activities can be resumed. The following information is required to add a telephone number into the "CodeRED" database: first and last name; address (physical address, no P.O. boxes); city; state; Zip Code; and primary phone number. The system works with cellular phones but requires a valid street address. When entering information, please fill out all of the screens because the newest data entered will replace the old data. Sign up by visiting http://www.co.grayson.tx.us/page/oem.cred
2023-24 Local taxation State Sales Tax General Revenue Sales Tax Economic Development (Type B) Sales Tax Total
6.25 % 1.25%
City of Howe Tax Rate Howe I.S.D Tax Rate Grayson County Tax Rate Grayson College Tax Rate Total (per $100 valuation)
$0.53 $1.05 $0.31 $0.15 $2.04
0.75 % 8.25 %
City Hall 116 E. Haning St., 903-532-5571 Mayor: Karla McDonald City Council: Michael Hill, Rodney Hough, Billie Ingram, Sarah Myrick, Joe Shephard City Administrator (interim): Monte Walker City Secretary: Regina Harris Utility Billing and Municipal Court 116 E. Haning St. 903-532-5571 Utility Clerk: Beccy Roberts Court Clerk: Tammy Grisolia (After hours night drop available) Public Works 317 S. Hughes St. Public Works Director: Mickey Phillips Code Enforcement 317 S. Hughes St. Code Enforcement Officer: Benjamin Fuhr Howe Volunteer Fire Department 118 E. Haning 903-532-6888 (nonemergency) Fire Chief: Robert Maniet Howe Police Department 700 W. Haning St. 903-532-9971 (non-emergency) Dispatch 903813-4411 Police Chief: Carl Hudman Economic Development 100 E. O’Connell St. 903-532-6080 EDC Director: Monte Walker City Council meets third Tuesday at 100 E. O’Connell St. at 6 pm. Planning & Zoning Commission Meets third Monday as needed Howe Community Facilities Development Corporation Meets as needed For more information visit the city website www.cityofhowe.org
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Texas History Minute Ben Milam was an average man who traveled the early frontier. But the course of events would place him in the middle of the fight for Texas inKen Bridges dependence and into legend. Milam’s decisive actions made him one of the early heroes of the Texas Revolution. Benjamin Rush Milam was born in 1788 in Frankfort, then just a tiny village on the Kentucky River in what was not yet Kentucky. His life was defined by the early frontier. He had very little formal education, as almost no schools were available. As a young man, he was mostly interested in trade and bartering. Struck by wanderlust, he drifted from one adventure to the next. In 1812, he enlisted in the Kentucky militia and served honorably as a lieutenant in the War of 1812. Milam made his first, brief foray into Texas in 1818. By the next year, he found himself in New Orleans, caught up in the excitement of a potential raid into Texas to seize it for the United States from Spain. In what became known as the Long Expedition, James Long made Milam a colonel and led his rag-tag army that crossed the Sabine River into Spanish Texas. They quickly took Nacogdoches and declared Texas independent of Spain. When the Spanish Army arrived, the Long Expedition fell apart. Milam and Long attempted to reorganize at Galveston in 1820, but the effort quickly faltered. Milam then went to Veracruz and on to Mexico City. Instead of finding the cities defended by monarchists, he and his party found that the rebels had already taken the cities. He and the dozens of men with him were thrown in prison. An American diplomat later arranged their release. He returned to Mexico in 1824 in the aftermath of yet another revolution, one that established Mexico as a republic. And with a new government came a new attitude. All was forgiven, and Milam was made a colonel the Mexican Army as well as a citizen. Times were good for Milam. He soon teamed up with a British immigrant, Gen. Arthur G. Wavell, and started a silver mine in Nuevo Leon, a northern Mexican state adjacent to Texas. In 1825, they also gained empresario grants in Texas– land grants that allowed them to sell or lease lands in order to attract residents to what was still a lightly-populated region. Events, however, soon turned sour for Milam. The Nuevo Leon mine started to falter, and he and Wavell soon leased out a mine to a British compa-
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ny. In the meantime, Mexican officials grew increasingly concerned about American designs on Texas in light of offers by the United States government to buy Texas and raids such as the Long Expedition. In 1830, the Law of April 6 banned all immigration from the United States into Texas and expressly forbade the introduction of new slaves into the area even though Mexico had officially banned slavery the year before. This imperiled Milam’s empresario contract. Agustin Viesca became governor of Coahuila y Texas in 1835. Ben Milam believed he could work with him to secure new land titles for Texas settlers. On his visit to the new governor, he found a willing audience in his attempt to secure legal protections for their lands. However, Gen. Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna had overthrown the elected government. His officials arrested Viesca and Milam both. Milam, however, was able to talk their way out of jail thanksto Viesca’s political allies. Milam reached Texas in October and joined George Collinsworth’s column as they marched to take Goliad on October 10. After Goliad, Collinsworth’s forces met with other armed Texans marching toward San Antonio. Gen. Martin Perfecto de Cos held the city for Santa Anna. Mexico had a large armed force occupying the city. It was now December 4. With the weather growing cold, many Texans considered holing up for the winter, building their forces, and preparing for an attack in the spring. Milam recognized that point was the time to try to consolidate their gains and was determined to lead the charge himself. With the permission of his superiors, he made an impassioned plea and declared to the troops, “Who will go with old Ben Milam into San Antonio?” Three hundred men stepped forward and marched into the lion’s den. They attacked at dawn the next morning. After two days of fighting, Milam’s forces were making progress. On the morning of December 7, they were charging steadily forward for the third day. Milam stood at the fore of the battlefield, eyeing the positions of their attackers. A chance shot rang out. He was then struck in the head by the rifle fire and collapsed into the arms of his friends. He died at the scene at the age of 47 just as the Texas Revolution was heating up. Texas forces took the city two days later. Milam was widely honored in the years after his death. In addition to streets, schools, and parks, a memorial site stands in San Antonio. Residents of the Sabine County community of Red Mound renamed their city after Milam in 1836. The Texas Republic established Milam County in Central Texas in 1837 and is now boasts nearly 25,000 residents.
It’s time to do some spring cleaning Do you believe there is such a thing as good and evil, God and Satan? When something good happens do you thank God because you Dr. Billy Holland believe He blessed you? What about when something bad happens? In Jeremiah 29:11 the God of the Bible says, “For I know the plans I have for you declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” Looking at this carefully, we notice that our life was mapped out before we were born, and our creator had every intention to give us an abundant life, filled with wisdom, confidence, peace, and hope. Do you believe this? On the other side, according to Revelation 12:10, there is an evil devil, who is our enemy and one of his objectives is to falsely accuse God’s children. He constantly whispers, “You’re not good enough, God is angry with you, you can’t do anything right, nobody cares about you, and you will never amount to anything.” Have you ever had negative persuasions like these? Today if you sense a dark influence of discouragement, please realize these are lies and deceptions coming from the dark side. We just read the passage where God says He loves you and wants a wonderful life for you. God is absolute truth and cannot lie, while the devil is the father of all lies, so who will you believe? Read John 10:10. The enemy wants us to be so focused on the criticism, rejection, and derogatory comments, to trick us into believing we are defeated. It’s a bluff, he is tempting you to take the bait and accept that you are not worthy to live an abundant life. Another lie. The Bible says you are more than a conqueror and a joint heir to all of God's promises! Emotional pain is such a powerful distraction, that we can hardly focus on anything else. However, when we turn that energy into faith, we can walk in the revelation that “greater is He that is in us than he that is in the world.” Ask Jesus to open your eyes so that you might see His truth more clearly. When we are being attacked, we must
fight back with prayer and praise and allow God's holy word to saturate our hearts. Every scripture you embrace floods your life with an understanding of who God is and who you are in Him. First Peter 2:9 says that you have been chosen by Almighty God. Is there any higher respect? People may overlook you, ignore you, and criticize you, but the spiritually blind do not have the discernment to see who God says you are. The Creator of all things has called you to be His vessel of honor. He accepts you as His child and not only desires to walk with you now but for all eternity. He looked at you and said, “I choose you; he’s my son. I chose her; she’s my daughter. That’s who I want to be with forever.” Maybe you’ve been told that something is wrong with you, or that you will never be good enough, but the Bible promises in II Corinthians 5:21, “For the Father made Jesus to be sin for us, who knew no sin that we might be made the righteousness of God in Christ.” After accepting the love and mercy of His covenant salvation, when the Father sees you He sees Jesus and this gives Him great joy! God declares your life is worth living! He has made you righteous through His grace, which is the authority that forgives us and allows us to have our names written in the Lamb's Book of Life. It’s time to do some spring cleaning within our minds. Sweep out all those pessimistic thoughts, and clean out the garbage of discouraging emotions, so that God can renew our minds and accomplish His perfect plans within us. You are only held in the bondage of despair and discouragement as long as you accept Satan’s taunting. Let us declare Psalm 139:14, “I will praise you O God; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvelous are thy works, and this my soul knows well.” Choose life, choose truth. You are talented, creative, intelligent, anointed, and filled with the Holy Spirit. You are all these things and more, you just have to believe it. Lies, deceptions, and negative thoughts can only drive us when we give them our keys. Dr. Holland is a Christian minister, author, and chaplain. Read more about the Christian life at billyhollandministries.com.
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First Baptist Church Dorchester Zach Poling, pastor 11831 FM 902, Dorchester, TX 75459 903-476-5525 Wednesday 6:30 pm - Worship service Sunday 9:00 am - Men's Prayer Time 9:45 am - Sunday School 10:45 am - Worship Service 5:00 pm - Evening Service Summit View Church Brett and Deb Hetrick, pastors
Community Bible Fellowship Jeremy Moore, pastor
Howe Methodist Church of Howe JB Bryant, minister
415 S Collins Fwy, Howe, TX 75459 Wednesday 6:30 pm - Food and Fellowship 7:00 pm - Community Kids (ages 3 6th grade, nursery available) 7:00 pm - Youth and Adult Bible Study Sunday 10:30 am - Worship Service
810 N Denny St, Howe, TX 75459 903-532-6718 Tuesday: 8:30am - 1:00pm WeeCare Daycare (Registration needed) 9:30am - Women's Bible Study 6:30pm - Boy Scouts Wednesday: 9:00am - Wednesday Workers 6:00pm - 1st and 3rd Wednesdays Family Night Thursday: 8:30am - 1:00pm - WeeCare Daycare (Registration needed) Saturday: 9:00am-12:00pm - Feed My Sheep (1st & 3rd Sat. of each month) Sunday: 8:30am - Coffee and Donuts 9:00am - Sunday School 10:00am - Worship Service 3:00pm Cub Scouts
First Baptist Church Howe Roger Tidwell, pastor 100 E. Davis St., Howe, TX 903-5325504 Wednesday 5:30 pm—Free Meal 6:30 pm - Team Kid 6:30 pm - Youth Ministry 6:30 pm - Adult Bible Fellowship Sunday 9:15 am - Bible Fellowship 10:30am - Worship Service 6:00 pm—Potluck Fellowship and Bible Study
910 S Denny St, Howe, TX 75459 903-532-6828 Wednesday 7:00 pm - Radiate Youth 7:00 pm - Sanctuary of for prayer Sunday 9:30 am - Sunday School (kids, youth, women, men) 10:30 am - Worship Service 10:30 am - Kids Church Howe Church of Christ Aaron Alsbrook, minister 1205 N Collins Fwy, Howe, TX 75459 903-532-6441 Wednesday 7:00 pm - Bible Classes (all ages) Sunday 9:00 am - Bible Classes (all ages) 10:00 am - Worship Service 5:00 pm - Worship Service
Galatians 5:22-23 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.
Sheryl Bentley, Coldwell Banker (903) 821-7653 yourrealtorsheryl@gmail.com
ADVERTISING/MARKETING Howe Enterprise P.O. Box 595 Howe TX 75459 howeenterprise.com 903-339-0100 news@howeenterprise.com AGRICULTURE Norman Farms 4871 Mackey Rd Howe TX 75459 903-815-5545 ajnorm4@aol.com ANTIQUES
Howe Mercantile 107 E. Haning St Howe TX 75459 facebook.com/Howe-Mercantile1639767196252428/ (817) 313-2168 georgiacaraway@aol.com AUTO Bob Utter Ford 2525 Texoma Parkway Sherman TX 75090 bobutterford.net 903-892-3555 BANKING Independent Financial 100 South Denny Howe TX 75459 independent-bank.com (903) 532-5521 beth.harville@ifinancial.com Legend Bank 201 W. Grand Whitewright, TX 75491 legend-bank.com 903-532-4778 Brandon.grooms@legend-bank.com First National Bank of Tom Bean 109 S. Britton St. Tom Bean, TX 75489 https://www.fnbtb.com/ 903-546-62752 rbridges@fnbtb.com First United Bank 2011 Texoma Parkway Sherman TX 75090 firstunitedbank.com 903-813-5760 sarah.myrick@firstunitedbank.com BARBER SHOP
Good Fellas Barber Shop 105 E. Haning Howe, TX 75459 9725020559 goodfellasbarbershoptx@gmail.com BUSINESS & PROFESSIONAL SERVICES Provider Business Partners 106 W. Young St. Howe TX 75459 providerbusinesspartners.com 903-487-2248 sharla@ providerbusinesspartners.com Smith-Garner, PC 609 N. Denny St., P.O. Box 1019 Howe TX 75459 http://www.howecpa.com/ (903) 532-1040 amanda.garner@howecpa.com BUTCHER Don’s Smokehouse 111 E. Haning Street Howe, Texas 75459 Donssmokehouse.com (214) 881-8377 DonsSmokehouse@gmail.com CATERING Tracy Events Catering & Carryout Shop 211 S Preston Van Alstyne, TX 75495 Tracyevents2006@gmail.com CHILDCARE Koti Academy of Howe 105 Doyle Street Howe TX 75459 https://www.kotiacademy.com/ 903-532-9663 cassie@kotiacademy.com
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First Baptist Church Howe 100 W. Davis Howe TX 75459 http://www.fbchowe.org/ 903-532-5504 info@fbchowe.org
Scoggins Funeral Home & Crematory 637 W. Van Alstyne Parkway Van Alstyne TX 75495 scogginsfuneralhome.com 903-482-5225 tommywscoggins@hotmail.com
First United Methodist Church 810 N. Denny St. Howe, TX 75459 903-532-6718 Church@fumchowe.org https://www.fumchowe.org/ Summit View Church 910 S. Denny St., P.O. Box 295 https://summitviewhowe.com/ info@summitviewhowe.com CONSTRUCTION/BUILDING SERVICVES DIFY Home Services 204 Tate Circle Sherman, TX 75090 9037440435 ernie@difyhs.com Hunter Knephsield of Texas, LLC P.O. Box 759 Van Alstyne, TX 75495 https://www.hkparkandplay.com/ 8004514138 (Main) hktexas@flash.net (Main) RockExpress, LLC 1434 Schneider Rd Howe, TX 75459 https://rock-express-llc.business.site/ 903-818-2386 rockexpressllc@gmail.com
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HAIR SALON Good Fellas Barber Shop 105 E. Haning St. (972) 502-0559 goodfellasbarbershoptx@gmail.com HEALTHCARE
ER of Texas 115 W. Travis St Sherman, TX 75092 http://oroftexas.com/ 903-770-9099 tiffanyr@eroftexas.com HEATING/AIR CONDITIONING Baker A/C & Heating, Inc. 215 N. Denny St. Howe TX 75459 903-532-6225 bakerac.mark@yahoo.com Essential Home Performance, LLC 509 Borrow Way Van Alstyne, TX 75495 https:// www.essentialhomeperformance.com/ 14695459125 Info@essentialhomeperformance.com HOUSING
Bainbrook Apartments 511 S. Collins Fwy Howe, TX 75459 (469) 712-4082 bainbrook75459.com M&M Properties 901 N. Denny St Howe TX 75459 903-815-8355 mariecurtis16@gmail.com. INSURANCE
DENTAL Anna Kids Dentistry 2016 W. White St. Anna, TX 75409 214-831-2400 Annakidsdentistry.com info@annakidsdentistry.com
Cory Hernandez State Farm 2114 Texoma Parkway Sherman, TX 75090 http://insurancequotetexoma.com/ 9038938400 cory@insurancequotetexoma.com
Howe Family Dentistry 100 S. Collins Freeway, PO Box 960 Howe TX 75459 howefamilydentistry.com 903.532.5545
Ed Meacham, State Farm 1303 N Sam Rayburn Frwy, Ste. 200 Sherman TX 75090 https://www.statefarm.com/ agent/US/TX/Sherman/EdMeacham-3TGY5753JAK 903-892-3923 ed@mredinsurance.com
EDUCATION Howe Community Library 315 S. Collins Freeway Howe TX 75459 www.howeisd.net/Page/83 903-745-4050 atchison.melissa@howeisd.net
Jesse Brown Farmers Insurance 403 W. Haning St. Howe, TX 75459 https://agents.farmers.com/tx/howe/ jessie-brown 9034824063 jbrown9@farmersagent.com
Howe Independent School District 105 W. Tutt St. Howe TX 75459 howeisd.net/ (903) 745-4000
Kathy McGarry, Mayo Agency 215 S Ray Roberts Pkwy, P.O. Box 519 Tioga TX 76271 940-437-2378 kathy.mayoagency@gmail.com
ELECTRIC Rapid Electric, LLC (903) 421-8100 http://www.RapidElectricCo.com/ brent@rapidelectricco.com
Texas Farm Bureau Insurance, Darren Foster – Agent 1363 S Waco St Van Alstyne TX 75495 https://www.txfbins.com/ insurance/agent/grayson/ 32707/darrenfoster 903-436-2470 dfoster@txfb-ins.com
ENTERTAINMENT Chill Out Shaved Ice Howe, TX 75459 Chillout903@hotmail.com 903-436-0708 FINANCIAL Rethink Wealth—Kristen Harkless 559-681-7461 Kristen.Harkless@rethinkwealth.com FIREARMS Guns N More 281 Celtic Road Howe, TX 75459 GunsNMore.net (903) 267-1091 jared.c@gunsnmore.net
Texas Farm Bureau Insurance, Loretta Anderson – Agent 1363 S Waco St Van Alstyne TX 75495 https://www.txfb -ins.com/ insurance/agent/grayson/ 23242/lorettaanderson 903-819-1041 landerson@txfb-ins.com
TekWav 223 N. Walnut St. Sherman TX 75090 http://www.tekwav.com 903-375-9787 jj@tekwav.com IT/DATA Texas Data and VoIP Security 109 W. Tilton Blue Ridge, TX 75424 https://www.tdavinc.com/ (972) 924-5010 dana@tdavinc.com MORTGAGE The Wood Group of Fairway – Lacey Tucker https://homeloanbylacey.com/ 469-910-0375 lacey.tucker@fairwaymc.com NON-PROFIT Goodwill Industries of Northeast Texas 2206 E. Lamar St. Sherman, TX 75090 goodwillnorthtexas.org spierce@goodwillnorthtexas.org
Maureen Kane, REALTOR®, Paragon-REALTORS® 614 E Lamberth Rd Sherman, TX 75090 402-202-1540 maureen@paragonrealtors.com Michael Taylor – Keller Williams Realty P.O. Box 575 Howe TX 75459 mtaylor@kw.com Nicole Faye Sells Texas, LLC 215 N Quinlan St Howe, TX 75459 https://nicolefaye.fathomrealty.com/ 972-872-0529 nicolefayesellstexas@outlook.com The Llama Realty Group Dana Thornhill 204 Tate Circle Sherman, TX 75090 903-821-6890 llamarealtygroup@gmail.com RESTAURANTS El Patio Escondido Mexican Restaurant & Cantina 495 W. Van Alstyne Pkwy, P.O. Box 637 Van Alstyne TX 75495 elpatioescondido.com 903-482-5538 williampacheco519@yahoo.com
United Way of Grayson County 713 E. Brockett P.O. Box 1112 Sherman, Texas 75091 903.893.1920
Palio’s Pizza Cafe 303 W. Haning St. Howe TX 75459 https://www.palioshowe.com/ 903-532-0390 paliospizza@att.net
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PLUMBING Brother Plumber 708 Maple St. Howe, TX 75459 469-968-4487 trent@brotherplumber.com http://Brotherplumber.com/ Torque Plumbing 102 S. Collins Frwy Howe TX 75459 (972) 658-1515 torquemayes@yahoo.com PUBLIC UTILITIES Atmos Energy 5111 Blue Flame Rd. Sherman TX 75090 http://www.atmosenergy.com/ 1-888-286-6700 (Main) 1-866-322-8667 Natural Gas Emergency Jan.Rugg@atmosenergy.com Grayson -Collin Electric Cooperative, Inc. P.O. Box 548 Van Alstyne TX 75495 www.grayson-collin.coop 903-482-7100 mmcginnis@gcec.net REAL ESTATE Bill French Properties 315 N Travis Suite B-3 Sherman TX 75090 billfrenchproperties.com 903-893-BILL (2455) bill@billfrenchproperties.com
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The Patriot Pony
Trump defeats Haley in South Carolina, Trump tells CPAC military is steamrolling toward nomination and only 'woke' at the top, takes a fall rematch with Biden
shot at Gen. Mark Milley
Exit polling showed Trump's signature issue of immigration was top of mind in South Carolina. "We have a great military," Trump said.
By John Solomon Former President Donald Trump humiliated Nikki Haley in her home state Saturday night, scoring a convincing win in the South Carolina GOP primary that opens the door for him to focus full time on a fall rematch with Joe Biden. With a third straight Republican presidential nomination in reach, the 45th president thanked his party for unifying behind him but made clear he would not rest with his fifth straight primary win of 2024. “You can celebrate for about 15 minutes, but then we have to get back to work,” Trump said during a victory speech. With 60% of ballots counted, Trump had a 20-point lead over Haley. The Associated Press and TV networks projected Trump the winner just minutes after polls closed at 7 p.m. ET. Exit surveys suggested turnout favored a big win for the 45th president as 45% of voters identified Trump’s signature issue of immigration as their top concern, according to Fox News. AP said about six in 10 voters opposed additional Ukraine war aid while CNN said four in 10 identified as MAGA voters. Trump has won South Carolina both times in his earlier presidential runs, and he was up more than 25 points in the final polls taken this week. Trump had 61.8% support in the Palmetto State, compared to Haley’s 36.5%, according to the RealClearPolitics polling average. Nationwide, Trump’s lead in the polling average was much higher at 57.9%. Haley has insisted she will stay in the race even if she lost her home state, where she served as governor. She
doubled down on that promise Saturday night in a meeting with her supporters after Trump was declared the winner.
“I’m a woman of my word. I’m not giving up this fight when a majority of Americans disapprove of both Donald Trump and Joe Biden," she said.Hi Experts say the loss for Haley in the state she once governed would be devastating for any future political ambitions. “Losing your home state is the thing political obituaries are made up of,” Trafalgar chief pollster Robert Cahaly told Just the News recently. Trump and his advisors are banking on Haley falling to irrelevancy with a crushing defeat in her home state, setting the stage for them to focus their fulltime attention to Biden and the fall election. The 45th president began making the pivot recently, dropping his list of candidates for his vice presidential nominee, plotting to make changes atop the Republican National Committee and spending more time attacking the current president. He was expected to expand those attacks Saturday afternoon ahead of the primary with his keynote address at the CPAC convention in suburban Washington D.C. “Joe Biden, because of his incompetence, is a big threat to democracy,” Trump said in a warmup speech earlier in the week to the NRB, the religious broadcasters group. On Friday night, he gave a withering but humorous imitation of Biden trying to get off a stage after speeches, drawing huge laughs from a group of black conservatives in South Carolina. Trump headed into South Carolina with a 4-0 primary record and 63 delegates compared to Haley’s 17. He was expected to pick up all 50 of the Palmetto State’s delegates with a win, marching closer to the 1215 GOP delegates he would need to secure his third straight presidential nomination.
generals that he had to reign in because of how tough they are. By Charlotte Hazard
Frmer President Donald Trump praised the U.S. military’s rank and file in his Saturday CPAC address, saying they suffer only from being "woke at the top” ranks while singling out the former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley "We have the greatest soldiers in the world, but they're not allowed to do their job," Trump said. "I proved that with ISIS. Our soldiers knocked the hell out of ISIS once I took over and took it away from our fake television generals. We have great generals, but not the ones like Milley and these guys on television." General Mark Milley was appointed as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in 2018. Trump told the crowd he had tough
"We have a great military," Trump stated. "It's only woke at the top. I don't think it can ever be 'wokenized' at the lower levels because these are great people and tough people. It's only at the top." Conservative politicians have been sounding the alarm about leftist ideology infiltrating the military and its implications for national security. Former Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf said last year that he's concerned about the rise of "wokeness" in the military, stating they have degraded physical standards and have gone "woke in their teachings in the Pentagon and elsewhere."
"We have a great military," Trump repeated, and later called many of the members "handsome" and said they were better looking than actor Tom Cruise.
At CPAC, Trump decries Democrat border policies: ‘Want to destroy our country or they're stupid’ Trump took the stage at CPAC on the same day as the South Carolina primary. Trump said some of the illegal immigrants crossing the southern border are prisoners who make U.S. criminals look "very nice" by comparison. By Charlotte Hazard Former President Donald Trump used his speech Saturday at the Conservative Political Action Convention to assail Democrat border policies amid growing dissatisfaction with illegal immigration, suggesting the policies were part of an effort to destroy America. “Either they want to destroy our country or they're stupid," Trump told a raucous crowd at a suburban Washington hotel. "And I don't think they're stupid because anybody that can cheat on elections like they do is not stupid." Trump made his comments just hours after it was revealed that a Venezuelan man accused of killing a Georgia university student had illegally crossed into the country in 2022 and was given parole by the Biden administration a year later.
"The only good thing is, they make our prisoners and our gang members seem look like very nice people by comparison," he said. “All of the sudden we're starting to like our prisoners and our horrible, violent criminals because they're nicer than the people that are flowing in." The Homeland Security Department revealed last month that the backlog of tracking and vetting illegal aliens inside the U.S. has nearly doubled under Biden to over six million while arrests of suspected terrorists and violent offenders have also exploded. "They're [illegal migrants] coming from Asia. They're coming from the Middle East. They're coming from all over the world," Trump said.
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