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Hurricane Harvey making impact on Grayson County Jail

On Wednesday morning, Grayson County Sheriff Tom Watt announced in a press conference that the Sheriff’s Office had been notified by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) that they are currently closed to inmate transfers from county jail facilities due to Hurricane Harvey’s impact.  Weekly Grayson County sends eight to 10 inmates per week to the TDCJ facilities.  This closure means that any inmates that were ordered to State Jail or TDCJ will remain that the county jail facilities until the TDCJ units reopen for transfers.

Captain Brian Ford, Grayson County Sheriff’s Dept. addresses the media.

“As you can imagine here in Grayson County, if they (TDCJ) won’t accept them, we have to hold them,” said Sheriff Watt.  “This morning at 6:58 am, our numbers were 410 inmates.  We have a capacity of 440.”

Sheriff Watt has asked local law enforcement agencies throughout the county to try to refrain from bringing offenders to the county facility if other alternatives are available.  Captain Brian Ford, the jail administrator, explained a couple of the different options that the county is currently working on to maintain or reduce the number of inmates in the downtown detention facility.  Some of those plans currently include to house more inmates at the Low Risk Detention Center at the North Texas Regional Airport.  Another option if this is a long-term situation is to ask judges to offer Personal Recognizance bonds to nonviolent offenders, work with probation/parole to schedule hearings in a more timely fashion or adjustments to credit for time served.  A last resort was to house inmates in other facilities, which would cost the county $50 a day per inmate housed in another facility. 

“We manage our population as well as it can be done,” said Sheriff Watt.  “This is going to be a, I hope, a short-term impact on our county and all of our counties that are affected.  I just want all of our law enforcement to understand that if you don’t have to take somebody to our jail, I would prefer that you not. ”

Captain Brian Ford said that the facility currently has 15 to 20 individuals on parole waiting for hearings.  That could be expedited to try and get the individuals reinstated to the public.

“My commitment to this community is that we will not release any violent offenders.  That is not going to happen,” said Watt.  “What we’re looking for is someone who is not violent, but just has trouble making good decisions and someone who is less harm to our community.  Those are the kind of people that would be candidates for release.”

The sheriff also stated that sending inmates to other county facilities is not a good option due to the $50 per inmate the county would have to pay to another facility.  Also, the other jails in nearby counties are facing the same overcrowding situations due to the same notice from TDJC.

Sheriff Tom Watt speaks about the upcoming jail situation caused by Hurrican Harvey.

 

 

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Hurricane Harvey relief information

Several individuals and companies have contacted the Howe Enterprise to give information on how they are spearheading a relief effort so that people can help fellow Texans in the Greater Houston Area.

Freedom Charters will be setting up buses on the parking lot between Hobby Lobby and Chick-Fil-A in Sherman on Saturday starting at 10 am.  For those that want to bring water, towels, or any other items of need, the buses will accept those items through Sunday and deliver them on Monday.

Also, John Suggs of Howe is organizing a local group to make the trip to Houston to help with labor.  His number is 254-540-9431 and he is in search of those willing to take their boats to the flooded areas.

 

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21-year-old Houston man killed in highway shooting in Howe

At approximately 6:35 pm on Thursday evening, Howe Police officers responded to a report of a shooting on US Highway 75 near Hall Cemetery Road.  Upon arrival, officers found that a 21-year-old male named Tahbari Kevante Collins from Houston had sustained a gun shot wound. There were two other individuals in the vehicle. It appears the shots came from outside the vehicle while the vehicle was traveling south on the highway. The victim was transported to Wilson N Jones Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. The incident is still under investigation with the assistance of the Texas Rangers.

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Howe Police investigating a shooting on US Highway 75

Howe Police Chief Matt Whitworth, serving on his first day on the job as chief in Howe, told the Howe Enterprise that the HPD is investigating a shooting that occurred on southbound US Highway 75 at approximately 6:30 pm on Thursday evening.  Whitworth said that the Texas Rangers were called in to help with the investigation.

“At this time we’re in the beginning stages and it’s likely to be tomorrow before we give anymore more information on it,” said Whitworth.

Click here for photos of the scene

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Callisburg at Howe 2017



Howe (0-7, 0-2) vs. Whitesboro (4-3, 1-1) will be broadcast live at howeenterprise.com and on 104.1 FM inside the stadium.

Game # 752 in Howe school history.  Howe is 381-346-24 (.524) overall since the first game in 1935.

The Dogs have lost eight games in a row for the first time since 2011 and are 0-7 for the first time since 2005.

Howe owns an 9-3-1 series advantage with Whitesboro.  The series began in 1936 with a 21-0 win at Bulldog Stadium.  The series:

10/2/1936 21 Whitesboro 0
10/1/1937 0 at Whitesboro 6
10/14/1938 12 Whitesboro 12
11/8/1946 27 Whitesboro 0
11/7/1947 26 at Whitesboro 6
10/7/1948 0 Whitesboro 20
9/18/1976 37 Whitesboro 0
9/16/1977 0 at Whitesboro 18
9/2/1994 25 Whitesboro 6
9/8/1995 34 at Whitesboro 6
9/6/1996 8 Whitesboro 0
9/5/1997 21 Whitesboro 13

10/27/2016                                 28                      Whitesboro                                        17

On this day in Bulldogs History

1939, Howe beat Collinsville, 56-0
1944, Howe tied Bells, 7-7
1960, Howe beat Gunter, 48-6
1961, Howe lost to Wolfe City, 14-6
1967, Howe lost to Proser, 14-6
1972, Howe lost at Bells, 22-15
1978, Howe beat Leonard, 28-0
1989, Howe beat S&S, 48-0
1995, Howe lost to Wolfe City, 26-7
2000, Howe lost to Gunter, 15-14
2006, Howe lost to Callisburg, 16-6

 

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Van Alstyne at Howe 2017




Bring your headphones to the game and tune in to 99.9 FM 
(inside the stadium only)

Howe’s overall record is 381-345-24
Season: 74 Game: 751

The 55th Battle of the Silver Spike
Van Alstyne owns the series record, 35-17-2 and has won ten consecutive games over Howe dating back to 2000.

Howe (click here for roster) is 0-6 for the first time since 2005 (1-9).  The Bulldogs have scored 58 points (9.67 per game) and have given up 213 points (35.5 per game).  Howe dropped their seventh straight loss overall and seventh straight loss to Pottsboro, 35-6.

Van Alstyne (click here for roster) is 4-2 and have scored 221 points (37 per game) and allowed 158 (26 per game).  They lost a thriller to Whitesboro a week ago in Van Alstyne, 28-27.

School Name *W-L *Pct. *PF *PA W-L Pct. PF PA Strk
Pottsboro 1-0 1.000 35 6 4-2 0.667 142 118 1 W
Pilot Point 1-0 1.000 45 7 2-4 0.333 105 160 1 W
Whitesboro 1-0 1.000 28 27 3-3 0.500 110 202 1 W
Van Alstyne 0-1 0.000 27 28 4-2 0.667 221 158 1 L
Howe 0-1 0.000 6 35 0-6 0.000 58 213 6 L
Callisburg 0-1 0.000 7 45 1-5 0.167 90 171 2 L

The series began in 1941 (click the dates for the game articles – mostly Sherman Democrat)

10/24/1941 7 at Van Alstyne 31
11/5/1942 6 at Van Alstyne 7
9/29/1944 0 at Van Alstyne 25
9/21/1945 13 Van Alstyne 0
11/2/1946 26 at Van Alstyne 0
10/31/1947 0 at Van Alstyne 7
10/21/1948 0 at Van Alstyne 48
9/8/1961 0 at Van Alstyne 14
9/7/1962 12 Van Alstyne 30
9/6/1963 0 at Van Alstyne 36
10/9/1964 2 Van Alstyne 40
10/8/1965 6 at Van Alstyne 45
10/2/1970 33 Van Alstyne 20
10/1/1971 8 at Van Alstyne 7
10/20/1972 12 Van Alstyne 40
10/19/1973 0 at Van Alstyne 19
10/18/1974 0 at Van Alstyne 0
10/17/1975 6 Van Alstyne 22
10/22/1976 2 Van Alstyne 26
10/21/1977 22 at Van Alstyne 21
10/13/1978 28 Van Alstyne 12
10/12/1979 40 at Van Alstyne 0
10/31/1980 23 at Van Alstyne 7
10/30/1981 12 Van Alstyne 20
10/29/1982 21 at Van Alstyne 21
10/28/1983 21 Van Alstyne 27
11/9/1984 6 Van Alstyne 15
11/8/1985 35 at Van Alstyne 0
9/12/1986 19 Van Alstyne 22
9/11/1987 21 at Van Alstyne 6
10/28/1988 19 Van Alstyne 6
11/3/1989 35 at Van Alstyne 13
9/14/1990 6 at Van Alstyne 12
9/13/1991 3 Van Alstyne 13
11/15/1991 8 Van Alstyne – Bi-District 30
9/4/1992 20 Van Alstyne 71
9/3/1993 0 at Van Alstyne 23
11/4/1994 19 at Van Alstyne 13
11/10/1995 7 Van Alstyne 6
10/11/1996 0 at Van Alstyne 35
10/10/1997 14 Van Alstyne 26
10/9/1998 41 Van Alstyne 13
10/14/1999 27 at Van Alstyne 17
10/20/2000 14 at Van Alstyne 10
10/19/2001 0 Van Alstyne 33
9/13/2002 7 at Van Alstyne 28
9/12/2003 7 Van Alstyne 32
9/10/2004 2 at Van Alstyne 42
9/9/2005 20 Van Alstyne 21
9/12/2008 6 at Van Alstyne 48
9/11/2009 6 Van Alstyne 35
11/2/2012 15 at Van Alstyne 42
11/1/2013 7 Van Alstyne 31
10/14/2016 36 at Van Alstyne 39

 

Battle of the Silver Spike Records 
Most points scored by Howe 41 10/9/1998 at Howe (41-13)
Most points scored by Van Alstyne 71 9/4/1992 at Howe (71-20)
Most combined points in a game 91 9/4/1992 71-20 Van Alstyne
Howe Wins 17
Van Alstyne Wins 35
Total Ties 2
Total shutouts by Howe 5
Total shutouts by Van Alstyne 10
Last shutout by Howe 11/8/1985 at Van Alstyne (35-0)
Last shutout by Van Alstyne 10/19/2001 at Howe (33-0)
Most overall points scored by Howe 700
Most overall points scored by Van Alstyne 1207
Most wins by a Howe head coach 4 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989 Jim Fryar
Most losses by a head coach 6 1964, 65, 72, 73, 74, 75 Norman Dickey
Consecutive wins by Howe 4 1977-1980
Consecutive wins by Van Alstyne 9 1947-65; 2001-2016
Howe’s record at Bulldog Stadium 6-17-0
Howe’s record at Panther Stadium 11-17-0
Howe’s record at a Neutral site 0-1 (Bi-District) Clark Stadium, Plano, TX – 11/15/1991

 

Howe is 10-16-1 vs. Van Alstyne in October
Largest margin of victory for Howe = 40 in 1979 at Van Alstyne
Largest margin of victory for Van Alstyne = 51 in 1992 at Howe

Most rushing yards by Howe vs. Van Alstyne (missing 1979 game):
406, 2016
360, 1985
359, 1986
324, 1989
303, 1998

Most rushing yards by Van Alstyne vs. Howe:
396, 2008
370, 1984
326, 2005
323, 1961
323, 1965

The first Silver Spike 

1941 1024

 

1989 Full Game of the 32nd Silver Spike at Van Alstyne

1990 Full Game of the 33rd Silver SPike at Van Alsytne

1991 Full Game of 34th Silver Spike at Bulldog Stadium in Howe

1998 Full Game of 42nd Silver Spike at Bulldog Stadium

The Silver Spike trophy was the brainchild back in 2001 by sports writer Jeff Wood of the Van Alstyne Leader and Howe graduate Monte Walker. The winner of the Howe and Van Alstyne football rivalry receives a silver railroad spike, mounted on a three-foot trophy to keep in their trophy case for an entire year. Howe has yet to have it since its creation. The tall and heavy trophy features the silver spike which symbolizes the growth that the Houston and Texas Central railway brought to both towns in the early years of their existence. Not soon after the towns were formed, they started playing football against each other. But those early years prior to 1920 formation of the UIL do not formally count and Howe didn’t even field a UIL sanctioned team until 1935.

Howe first played Van Alstyne on October 24, 1941 which the Panthers won, 31-7. The Spike was created before the 2001 season and that was the year Van Alstyne started the current 9- game winning streak over Howe. It also happened to be the same time that Van Alstyne outgrew Howe in enrollment numbers due to the Georgetown edition in their community. Before the current winning streak, Van Alstyne led the series, 25-17-2 but now have double the amount of Howe’s wins thanks to the recent stretch. Howe’s longest winning streak versus the Panthers was four games from 1977-1980. When the trophy was originated in 2001, then Van Alstyne Head Coach Randy Matthews told the Van Alstyne Leader, “Because of the closeness of the two towns and what this rivalry means to so many people, I hope everybody will be up for this game and prepared to play. When you have a game like this with so much emotion, there’s always big plays involved.”

The Spike was is akin to Sherman and Denison’s Battle of the Axe which Walker was a radio broadcaster for those games from 1994- 2003 and television broadcaster in 2008. “The community involvement and the electricity that comes with that Sherman Denison Battle of the Axe is so impressive and Howe and Van Alstyne had the same rivalry, but on a smaller scale. We were able to work with those in Van Alstyne back in 2001 to share cost of the trophy and make this something special. However, it won’t be truly special until it comes to Howe’s trophy case.” said Walker.

 

On this date in Bulldogs history:

1939, Howe beat Pilot Point, 13-0
1942, Howe beat Denison B, 40-0
1944, Howe beat Tioga, 27-6
1960, Howe beat Wylie, 22-6
1961, Howe lost at Leonard, 43-0
1967, Howe beat Allen, 28-16
1972, lost to Van Alstyne at home, 40-12
1978, lost at Honey Grove, 14-7
1989, Howe beat Pottsboro, 41-0
1995, Howe beat Leonard, 28-0
2000, Howe beat Van Alstyne, 14-10
2006, Howe beat Tom Bean, 27-0

 

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Howe at Pottsboro 2017



It is game number 750 in Howe Bulldogs history.  Howe has an overall record of 381-344-24 in 74 seasons.  Howe has lost six straight games for the first time since losing seven in a row in 2012.  The Dogs are 0-5 for the first time since 2005.  The 2005 team started 0-8 and finished 1-9.

The bad news:  Howe is averaging only 10.40 points per game on offense and allowing 35.60 points per game.

The good news:  None of those numbers matter because district play starts tonight with Pottsboro (3-2) who were hit hard by graduation.

The Cardinals are still led by their fantastic quarterback Hunter Watson and their great head coach Matt Poe.

The Howe vs. Pottsboro series began November 3, 1972 with a 21-0 Bulldogs win at Bulldog Stadium.  Since then, Pottsboro now holds a 18-10-1 advantage in the series.  The Bulldogs have lost the last six contests versus Pottsboro.

11/3/1972 21 Pottsboro 0
11/2/1973 44 at Pottsboro 22
11/15/1974 0 at Pottsboro 21
11/14/1975 0 Pottsboro 40
11/5/1976 6 Pottsboro 19
11/4/1977 0 at Pottsboro 33
9/8/1978 21 Pottsboro 0
9/7/1979 14 at Pottsboro 14
10/10/1980 20 at Pottsboro 6
10/9/1981 8 Pottsboro 33
10/15/1982 16 at Pottsboro 18
10/14/1983 6 Pottsboro 7
10/26/1984 10 at Pottsboro 3
10/25/1985 28 Pottsboro 6
10/17/1986 14 Pottsboro 16
10/16/1987 3 at Pottsboro 16
10/14/1988 21 at Pottsboro 14
10/20/1989 41 Pottsboro 0
9/13/1996 7 Pottsboro 6
9/12/1997 14 at Pottsboro 19
11/10/2006 24 at Pottsboro 49
11/9/2007 6 Pottsboro 34
10/29/2010 20 Pottsboro 13
10/28/2011 0 at Pottsboro 34
9/28/2012 15 at Pottsboro 48
9/27/2013 0 Pottsboro 28
9/26/2014 14 Pottsboro 56
9/25/2015 7 at Pottsboro 49

10/7/2016                            7                                   Pottsboro                       35

 

On this date in Bulldogs history (7-4):

1939, Howe beat Anna, 14-6
1960, Howe beat Collinsville, 36-6
1961, Howe beat Bells, 20-8
1967, Howe lost to Leonard, 27-7
1972, Howe lost at Whitewright, 55-7
1978, Howe beat Van Alstyne, 28-12
1989, Howe beat Celina, 28-12
1995, Howe lost to Whitewright, 28-11
2000, Howe beat Tom Bean, 30-0
2001, Howe beat Tom Bean, 27-0
2006, Howe lost to Whitewright, 49-0