Category: Howe News Bulletin

As of 11:30 am Sunday, Grayson County Precinct 1 Commissioner Jeff Whitmire has announced that Luella Road is now closed due to flooding over Choctaw Creek. 

Tornado Warning including Celeste TX, Blue Ridge TX, Westminster TX until 7:45 PM CST

The National Weather Service is reporting a tornado has been seen near Interstate 35E in Lancaster.

The twister was spotted near Bear Creek Road and I35E and is believed to be moving north toward the Dallas area. Authorities are urging everyone to seek shelter in the DeSoto and Lancaster areas.

Flights departing from Dallas Love Field Airport are currently delayed. Incoming flights are also being held on airborne delays of at least 15 minutes. Passengers in the airport have been moved away from the windows, officials said. No word on how long those delays are expected.

Flights departing from DFW International Airport to Amarillo have been canceled due to storms in the panhandle.

The Howe Police Department announced a Criminal Mischief Alert.  According to HPD, there were numerous vehicles egged last night (12/23) on Swanner, Timbercreek, and other areas. Please be alert to suspicious vehicles cruising your neighborhoods. Contact us via the non-emergency Grayson County Sheriff’s Office number 903-813-4411 to have an officer dispatched. Please contact Howe PD if you have information concerning the identity of the individuals responsible.

Dec 19 – Howe Police Officer Jamie Morris took a theft report from a business in the 1500 block of South Collins Freeway in which a 2011 John Deere Gator was stolen. The theft was discovered after the ATV was recovered abandoned on Bost Road with the wheels and tires removed. Anyone with suspect information is asked to contact the Howe Police Department.

Dec 18 – At approximately 7 am, HPD Officer Keith Milks responded to a domestic disturbance at a residence in the 600 block of South Maple Street. A 27-year-old woman reported being struck in the face by her 27-year-old boyfriend, of Anna, Texas. The suspect left the scene prior to the officer arriving. An arrest warrant was obtained and the suspect was arrested at the police department that evening for Assault Causing Bodily Injury – Family Violence.

Dec 15 – At approximately 11 am, HPD Officer Jamie Morris took a theft report from a resident in the 300 block of Elm Street. The homeowner reported a theft of a FedEx package that was confirmed as delivered on December 14.

Dec 13 – At approx 8:35, HPD Officer David Morris responded to a domestic disturbance at a residence in the 1100 block of Reed Circle. A 23-year-old man was arrested for Assault Causing Bodily Injury – Family Violence for assaulting his 28-year-old brother.

Dec 12 – At approx 2pm, HPD Officer David Morris arrested a 20-year-old Missouri man for Possession of a Dangerous Drug after stopping him for speeding on US Hwy 75. Officer Morris recovered ADHD medication inside the suspect’s vehicle. The medication was in a prescription bottle labeled for a different medication, and prescribed to someone else.

Dec 6 – HPD Officer Brandon Ozuna responded to a residence in the 1500 block of Timbercreek in reference to a possible motor vehicle accident. The officer met with a 19-year-old Sherman woman who reported running off the roadway on FM 902. The officer smelled a strong odor of alcohol on her breath and signs of intoxication. Her vehicle, a 2003 Hyundai was found sitting upright in the bottom of the creek along FM 902 near Timbercreek. The suspect consented to a blood draw and was transported by ambulance to a local hospital. The suspect will be filed on for DWI.

Dec 1 – At approx 11 am, HPD officers responded to a report of a disturbance at a residence in the 900 block of S. Farmington. Det. Keith Milks arrested the 27-year-old resident for Assault Causing Bodily Injury. Investigation revealed that the suspect assaulted his live-in girlfriend’s 25-year-old brother.

Photos by Keri Harvey

Howe citizens are receiving letters regarding a failure to properly test for lead and copper in the water system.  TCEQ requires municipalities to send out letters any time a failure in testing occurs.  The City of Dorchester also failed to send in the testing to TCEQ and they are sending letters out also.

Howe Mayor Jeff Stanley released the following statement.

“To the citizens of Howe:

Most of you received a letter form the Public Works Director, David Wortham, that the city violated the monitoring and reporting requirements set by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality(TCEQ).

The test that were missed were for Lead & Copper, and have been missed for the past two years. When this happens a notice has to go out to the water users. It does not mean that your water is not drinkable, it is just a notice that has to go out by law. A test has been scheduled for January 1st.

At this time the city does not expect any fines from TCEQ or any abnormal results from the scheduled test.

Lead & Copper are just one of many tests that are routinely done on the water system each year. Once a year a report goes out on the water and can be viewed from the city website, www.cityofhowe.org, or by requesting a copy from City Hall.

If you have any questions about this please call City Hall Monday.”

2014 Annual Drinking Water Quality Report CCR)