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Howe Police Chief Carl Hudman said that a Howe man was struck and killed by a semi-truck early Thursday morning while he was walking to work. The individual, David Harvey, was struck in the northbound lane of US 75 south of the FM 902 overpass.

Mr. Harvey was pronounced dead at the scene when Howe PD received the call about the wreck at 3:26 a.m.

It is unclear why Mr. Harvey, age 50, was walking on the highway, but the man’s car would not start and had informed his boss at Tyson Foods that he’d be walking to work.

Howe Police Sgt. Michael Hill said the truck that struck Mr. Harvey was owned by PFG trucking. Hill said the driver will not be charged with anything following the wreck.

With 100 percent rain scheduled for Saturday, the Howe Area Chamber of Commerce has decided to push the parade back one week at the same time – Dec. 19 at 4:30.  Everything will be the same as far as route and floats; only the date has changed.  To register for a free float, please click here or on the photo:

http://howechamber.com/event/howe-christmas-parade/

On December 7^th, 2015, Raymond Gabriel Padilla, 38, of Sherman, pled guilty to a charge of  Continuous Sexual Abuse of a Child and was sentenced to 30 years in prison.   The sentence, handed down by 397^th District Court Judge Brian Gary, was the result of a plea agreement Padilla reached with the Grayson County District Attorney’s Office.

On February 19^th, 2015, a woman called the Sherman Police Department and reported that her 12-year-old great niece had told the woman that Raymond Padilla, who was the child’s father, had been having sexual contact with her.    Officers took the child to the hospital for a forensic examination and to the Grayson County Children’s Advocacy Center where she was interviewed.   The child told the interviewer that Padilla had touched her on several occasions over the prior weeks.  Detective Flores located Padilla and interviewed him.   Padilla confessed to having sexual contact with the victim on several occasions beginning in November 2014.

“This kind of thing just breaks your heart,” said Grayson County District Attorney Joe Brown.  “Kids should not have to deal with these issues, but we know that it happens.   The Sherman Police Department did a great job moving quickly on the report, and securing a confession.”

“The charge of Continuous Sexual Abuse of a Child is a relatively new charge in Texas law, and covers situation where there is ongoing abuse on more than one occasion.    One of the key features of the law is that a sentence in these cases does not allow for parole, so Mr. Padilla will do an actual 30 calendar years in prison.”

Assistant District Attorney Jeremy Wood prosecuted the case.   Padilla was represented by Sherman attorney Rick Dunn.

There will be traffic stops along Luella Rd just north of Bennett Rd today and tomorrow. The creek that runs beside the road has eroded the shoulder and several trees have now fallen into the creek. Grayson County Commissioner Jeff Whitmire says that to prevent future damage to the road and to prevent flooding in the area, their crew will be clearing the trees from the creek and then rebuilding the shoulder.  “We will be working from the road, so traffic will be closed for periods of time. We will let you by, but have a little patience. If possible, please avoid this area during the work day.”

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With what has taken place over the past 12 months with the Bulldogs winning four gold footballs in 12 months and the Lady Bulldogs collecting their hardware on the basketball court and softball fields, one could very easily refer to Howe as “Victory Town” – at least for this one year. The Howe Area Chamber of Commerce is labeling Howe that for one night anyway and has named this year’s annual Christmas parade theme in fact, “Victory Town.”

The chamber is not charging a fee for entering a float in this year’s parade that starts at 4:30 pm on Saturday, Dec. 12. Howe’s newest version of the chamber formed this time a year ago and are still in growth mode.

The parade route will not change from last year as the trip through downtown sparked an excitement from the community. Floats will line up at the Howe Middle School on Beatrice Street back to the Howe Community Library.  The parade route will be from Beatrice Street to Duke Street and then left on Denny Street (Highway 5). From there, the route will take a right turn on Davis Street in front of FBC Howe and then left for a block on Hughes in order to go through the heart of Howe on Haning Street’s downtown district. With the route heading west on Haning Street, it will then take a left on King Street and then back to Howe Community Library.

The float registration form can be found at the bottom of this page or by clicking here at howechamber.com on the bottom of the home page. Some of those that have already registered are radio stations K-Lake, KMKT and Mad Rock, Grayson County Commissioner Jeff Whitmire, Candidate for Grayson County District Attorney – Bobbie Peterson Cate, Howe Enterprise, Howe Area Chamber of Commerce, and Howe Youth Football 3rd and 4th Grade Super Bowl Champions. The highlight of the parade each year is the Highway 5 Band that consists of the high school marching bands of Anna, Van Alstyne and Howe.
The parade will be the final one of a day full of floats. Anna will begin their parade at noon followed by Van Alstyne’s 2 pm start. For businesses, it’s the perfect situation to be involved in three different communities by being in all three parades. Last year’s parade was chalked full of spectators but was not as heavy in participants that the chamber is seeking in 2015.

“With the turnout we have had throughout 2015 so far for our events, we are expecting similar results from the Christmas parade this year.” said Howe Area Chamber of Commerce President Robert Cannaday. “From our experience, community involvement has been great this year, so we believe that we should have a large turnout come December.”

The businesses downtown will be open and available for shopping and dining. The chamber and Keep Howe Beautiful will be decorating Howe very soon with candy canes, lollipops just as a year ago. They are hoping that all high-traffic homes will participate in a decorating contest. More information on that to be released soon.