Category: Howe News Bulletin

After serving as interim director of the Grayson Crisis Center for the last six months, Shelli Shields was promoted to executive director by the center’s board of directors at a recent board meeting.

 

Shields, who lives in Pottsboro and is a 2002 graduate of Southeastern Oklahoma State University, has been with the Crisis Center since 2012. Her duties have included overseeing the agency’s advocacy and SART/SANE programs, community education, school/community-based primary prevention, batterers/anger managements groups, as well as assisting in the agencies fiscal growth and development. She has many years of experience responding to family violence and studying ways to create change within the movement.

 

Shields has “the passion, enthusiasm, and vision to lead this organization to success and to new and greater heights,” said Crisis Center Board President Asa Jessee. “Over the past six months as interim executive director and the past several years in various positions at the Crisis Center, she has excelled and has often exceeded expectations. The board believes Shelli’s abilities as a leader and the relationships she has fostered with the community, the board, and the staff will be a strong factor in the future success of the Crisis Center.”

 

The new executive director said she is humbled by the opportunity “to lead such an amazing team that continues to support survivors in a way that is second to none.”

 

She added: “I believe there is no limit to the impact our agency can make in our community with the support of our board members and local collaborative partners. I gladly accept the challenge and responsibility to meet the needs of victims and survivors of family violence while providing awareness, prevention, and education through the resources at the Grayson Crisis Center.”

 

The Crisis Center provides a safe haven and various services for adult and child victims of domestic violence and sexual assault. To find out more about the center, its mission or to make a donation, please go to www.graysoncrisiscenter.org.

On Monday, March 27, 2017, Raymond Langford reported to the Howe Police Department that someone broke into his rental property in the 400 block of South Hughes Street.  Mr. Langford stated that between March 25^th at 4 pm and March 27^th at 9 am, someone broke a door window pane to make entry into the building.  Once inside, the actor(s) spray painted letters on the concrete floor and poured an unknown paste or liquid in a couple of areas inside the shop.  The estimated damage was $100.00.  Police are following up on the case.

From the National Weather Service:

TORNADO WATCH 86 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS .    TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

CLAY

COLLIN

COOKE

DALLAS

DELTA

DENTON

FANNIN

GRAYSON

HUNTJACK

LAMAR

MONTAGUE

PARKER

ROCKWALL

TARRANT

WISE

There is a chance for thunderstorms late this afternoon through

tonight across all of North and Central Texas. While only a few

storms are expected to develop, those that do form will likely become

severe. The main hazards are expected to be large hail and damaging

winds, although there is the potential for a few tornadoes north of

Interstate 20. The highest chances for thunderstorms and severe

weather will be along and north of Interstate 20 beginning after 4PM.

The severe weather threat is expected to diminish after midnight.

 

 

 

 

 

At approximately 5:30 am, Howe police responded to a single vehicle rollover in the 400 block of S. Collins Freeway.  When the officers arrived, they found the male passenger of the vehicle had been ejected and the male driver was up walking around. The driver was transported to Wilson N Jones Hospital by Sherman EMS, the passenger was flown by helicopter to Plano.  Both males are from Grandbury, Texas. They were headed to Oklahoma. It appears the driver fell asleep and left the roadway. The crash is still under investigation.

 

Howe- funeral services for Margie Donaghey Smith will be held at 1:00 PM Tuesday, March 21 at Waldo Funeral Home. Graveside services will follow at 3:00 PM at White Mound Cemetery. Mrs. Smith, 93, passed away Saturday, March 18 at Wilson N. Jones Regional Medical Center. Margie was born November 12, 1923, to the late Elsie and Virgil Donaghey in her great grandmother’s home near Whitewright.  She married Dwight Smith on June 5, 1940, in Sherman. Margie was a devout Christian who taught Sunday school for many years with her favorite student age being 12 years. She was a devoted homemaker to her husband and daughters. She and her husband were true partners in their business, Dwight Smith Farm Machinery, with Margie serving as corporate president. Margie loved to read from the age of four years to the end of her life. Her house was always filled with books. She received two double promotions in school and lettered in debate in Whitewright High School. She graduated from Draughn’s Business College & also earned a realtors license.  One of her clients was Elizabeth Taylor.

She was an accomplished and prolific artist in both oil and porcelain.

She was a member of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas through her great-great-great-grandfather, John T Fitzhugh, a Texas Ranger. Her great great great grandmother, Sarah Shelton, was the niece of Patrick Henry. Mrs. Smith had multiple American Revolutionary ancestors including three generations of the Col. William F Fitzhugh family.

Mrs. Smith is survived by two daughters, Sherilyn Smith and husband Reggie of Sherman and Dr. Roxanne Donaghey Smith of Howe; seven grandchildren, Reggie Smith and wife Stephany of Van Alstyne, Kristen McCoy and husband Billy of Sherman, Allison Robertson and husband Clay of Kerrville, Adam Coffey of Arlington, Hunter Smith and wife Jennifer of Zionsville, IN, Cariana Haker and husband Chad of Gunter, and Che’ Jones and husband Doug of Honolulu, HI; and a precious host of great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband Dwight Smith; daughter, Margo Smith; parents, Virgil and Elsie Donaghey; sister, Helen Snowden; and great-granddaughter, Morgan Coffey Haker.

The family will receive friends from 12:00-1:00 PM Tuesday at Waldo Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Howe Volunteer Fire Dept at 120 E. Haning St, Howe, Texas 75459. The register book can be signed online at waldofuneralhome.com.