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Emergency Management Coordinator details week spent in West
Several Hunt County leaders, including police chiefs from Commerce and Greenville, received a first-hand account of what happened in West, Texas, when Josh Roberts, district coordinator for Texas Department of Public Safety Division of Emergency Management for Region 1, spoke of how emergency personnel responded to the explosion that occurred on April 17.
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Commerce urges citizens to be mindful about West Nile Virus
Texas is currently at the beginning of mosquito season and as the weather continues to warm up residents will start spending more time outdoors. With the return of mosquito season this means that the exposure to West Nile Virus (WNV) is possible.
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Government officials plan preparedness workshop
Local government officials will be gathering in Commerce this week to learn what can and will be done in the event of a major disaster.
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Lions prepare for spring game
Texas A&M University-Commerce football fans will get their first chance to see the Lions under the leadership of head coach Colby Carthel at 7 p.m. on Friday in Memorial Stadium during the annual Blue vs. Gold Spring Football Game.
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Plant explosion rattled the landscape like an approaching storm
The explosion at a fertilizer plant that rocked this small Texas city shook the earth, shattered windows and blew down doors for miles around. People more than 50 miles away said they felt and heard Wednesday night’s blast.
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Commerce Public Library to host Spring Open House
The Commerce Public Library wishes to invite you to our Spring Open House on Sunday, April 21 from 2 to 4 p.m.
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Technicality forces council to postpone vote
A deal that could have brought 10 duplexes to Charity Road and Washington Street, and potentially added nearly $2 million to the Commerce’s tax roll, was postponed due to a technicality in the Texas Local Government Code.
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Technicality forces council to postpone vote
A deal that could have brought 10 duplexes to Charity Road and Washington Street, and potentially added nearly $2 million to the Commerce’s tax roll, was postponed due to a technicality in the Texas Local Government Code.
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Possible attempted abduction in Commerce
Commerce Police are looking for a Hispanic male in his 30’s, with no facial hair, in connection with a possible attempted abduction that occurred early in the afternoon on April 17 in the area of Chestnut and Church streets.
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Olympians remember those lost in Boston Marathon bombing
Even though they have all but been immortalized for their gold medal victories in the Olympics, 11 time Olympic medal winner Ryan Lochte and Misty May-Treanor, three-time Olympic gold medalist, said they were reminded of how precious life was when they heard the news of the Boston Marathon bombing on April 15, which killed three and injured more than 140.
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