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Howe Police Sergeant Keith Milks, along with Officer Mark Kilbourn were called to a residence on Pecan Street in Howe in reference to a loose pig in a backyard. Upon arrival, they spotted a young sow roaming free. Grayson County Animal Control is responding to pick up the pig.
The pig is approximately 70 pounds, very clean, and friendly. Officers are hoping the young sow can find its rightful owner.
Heath Garrett Horton, 36, of Howe, died November 18, 2018 after a very brief battle with pneumonia and sepsis.
Heath was born on December 16, 1981 to Mickey and Mike Horton. He was a 2000 graduate of Howe High School and attended Texas Christian University where he played football before going to work for 24 Hour Fitness. After great success there and also with Aspen Fitness clubs he came back home to Howe and in 2008 opened #1 Fitness. Heath loved his community and the surrounding areas and had a huge heart for its people. He was an unrelenting encourager and friend to anyone he met. He was unapologetic in his desires to lead people to the Lord he loved so much.
Heath is survived by the greatest love of his life, his son, Zion Isaiah Horton; his parents, Mike and Mickey Horton; two brothers – Damion Horton and Corey Horton; aunt and uncle, Camille and Larry Miller; numerous cousins and countless friends. He was preceded in death by his grandparents Edna and Arnold Dutton and Joe and Addie Horton.
A memorial service celebrating Heath’s life will be held at #1 Fitness on Wednesday, November 21st. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to First Baptist Church in Howe.
The following is a press release from the Grayson County Sheriff’s Office:
On November 13th, the Grayson County Sheriff’s Office received a report of two missing students from S&S Middle School. These students were last seen leaving the school in Sadler, Texas after school was released for the day. The students were seen walking away from the school in the direction of the railroad tracks just north of the school. They were spotted a few hours later on the railroad tracks east of Sadler. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice K9 Tracking Unit attempted to track the students from the school. They lost the trail around Old Southmayd Road. As of 9 AM on 11-14-2018, they have had no contact with their families.
If you have any information, please contact the Grayson County Sheriff’s Office at 903-813-4411.
Torres, Destynee – 13 years old Female, Height: 5ft 4in Hazel Eyes/Blonde Hair Willingham, Ashton – 14 years old Male, Height: 5ft 11in Blue Eyes/Blonde Hair
Grayson County Office of Emergency Management
Dallas, TX, Oct. 31, 2018 – The Press Club of Dallas has selected 27 finalists in 16 categories for the second annual Hugh Aynesworth Awards for Texas Journalism.
The competition was open to Texas reporters, columnists, editors, photographers and videographers from throughout the state of Texas for work done in the calendar year 2017.
“We increased the number of categories this year, and we’re excited by the response,” Press Club President Paul Wahlstrom said. Entries came from journalists and their news organizations in Dallas-Ft. Worth, San Antonio, Houston and smaller communities, such as Howe, a North Texas town with a population of about 2,600.
“The judges wrote some really complimentary comments about the finalists,” Wahlstrom said. “Our judges are well-known journalists from the East Coast and have not been involved in Texas journalism, so their deliberations were based on what they read and saw, not who they knew.” The awards dinner and ceremony will be held Dec. 1, 2018 at the Irving Convention Center, beginning at 5 pm. and is open to the public. It will be hosted by John McCaa, longtime news anchor at WFAA TV. Tickets are available through Eventbrite.
The Howe Enterprise was a finalist and eventual winner of the first-time award in 2017 for weekly newspapers. The story entitled, “EF-1 Tornado; EF-5 Community” won the award for the 55-year-old publication. This year’s nominated story was entitled, “Two Howe ladies blessed to survive weekend in Vegas.”
The competition is named for Hugh Aynesworth, an award-winning reporter and editor, whose first-hand recounting of the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy resulted in his best-selling book, November 22, 1963: Witness to History. A long-time Press Club member and past president, Aynesworth is the author of several investigative books and is a four-time Pulitzer Prize finalist.