Mark Wineka/Salisbury Post Elaine Howle, pronounced 'Owl,' stands next to some of the 12,000-plus owls that fill most every space in her China Grove home. CHINA GROVE — It started 50 years ago ...

Jackson is entering his freshman year at Tennessee Tech. The Owls also are moving on. Junior William House is penciled in as Jackson’s replacement, but don’t call House the next Jeremiah Jackson.