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The past year was not without its strange stories. Here are two that had us scratching our heads:
Fake Craigslist AD lists A&M-Commerce lion statue for sale
April 26, 2012– A recent post on the classified advertisement website Craigslist might have had some Texas A&M University-Commerce students and faculty scratching their head. The post, made anonymously, detailed an “old lion statue” for sale. The price? $500.
“Must come and pick it up,” the post read. “This thing ways too much. Bring four men or twelve women and a dodge ram heavy duty-the only truck that works.”
Items that the anonymous poster would accept in trade included four Nintendo Gamecubes, a Macbook Air 2011 or “things that go boom.”
“I have a lion statue probably 1960-1970 that I don’t need anymore because I’m getting a new one,” the post read.
The author then continued to mention that statue was “hand-made” and “perfectly sculpted.” Four photos of the lion statue located outside of the Rayburn Student Center were uploaded to the website.
An individual notified the University Police Department of the potential “sale” a couple days after it was uploaded to the website. While the post’s humorous nature is probably enough to keep anyone from taking it seriously, if it resulted in monetary loss or damage to A&M-Commmerce porperty, the original poster would potentially face chargesn according to University Police Department Lt. Jason Bone.
The brass statue is actually new, dedicated in February of 2011 to A&M-Commerce by the Gamma Upsilon Chapter of Kappa Delta in honor of their 50th anniversary.
UPD pulls marijuana plant from university planter
July 27, 2012– Large ceramic planters dot the sidewalks of the Texas A&M University-Commerce campus, usually filled with an assortment of perennial flowers. But early Thursday afternoon, a University Police Department officer pulled something quite different out of one of the planters.
A&M-Commerce graduate student Joe Whinery shot video of the UPD officer pulling the three foot plant and then walking away. Initially, UPD Chief Communications Officer Lt. Jason Bone said the plant was not marijuana, but after testing and research UPD determined that it was, in fact, pot.
“I stand corrected, it was a marijuana plant in the planter,” Bone said. “I honestly don’t think someone would have just planted a marijuana seed.”
According to Bone, the plant could be the result of a prank, an individual dumping pot to avoid a bust, or simply natural causes.
“I can see someone doing it as a joke, but most likely somebody probably dumped a baggie,” he said. “There are a lot of biological ways a plant seed could spread as well.”
UPD misidentified the plant initially because of its color, the size of its leaves and its lack of odor. The plant was still immature, according to Bone.
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The wild and wacky of 2012
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Lions Club helps children see the world more clearly
For 10 years, the Commerce Lions Club has been putting on vision clinics to help give children a chance to see life a little more clearly.
- Road project still on schedule
- Dr. Hendricks Appointed to Serve on National Policy Board
- One contested race today
- A&M-Commerce names Dr. Adolfo Benavides Provost and VP for Academic Affairs
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Lions Club helps children see the world more clearly
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The Commerce Lady Tiger softball team celebrates a 6-4 victory over New Boston at the Northeast Texas Community College softball field in Mount Pleasant on May 10. The Lady Tigers will play number one ranked Pilot Point in the state semi-finals in a best two-out-of three series. Two games will be played on Friday, the first at 6 p.m. and the second at 8:30 p.m.; and a third, if needed, is scheduled for Saturday at 10 a.m.
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Lady Tigers softball look to topple number one ranked Pilot Point
Tomorrow the Commerce High School Lady Tigers Softball team will play Pilot Point, the number one ranked team in the state.
- Wilson wins gold, silver at state track meet
- Soccer field receives needed repair
- Commerce athletics receive boost in funding
- CISD athletics receives boost of support
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Lady Tigers softball look to topple number one ranked Pilot Point
- Obituaries
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Kelly Jones
Funeral services for Kelly Walker Jones of Sulphur Springs were conducted at 10 a.m., May 11, in the West Oaks Funeral Home chapel with Bro. Hoyt Scoggins officiating and Jay Porterfield assisting. Interment followed at Restlawn Memorial Park with Lance Looney, Grant Looney, Kyle Smith, Ryan Reed, Taylor Pace and Brad McFadden serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearer was Trey Elliott.
- Nancy Talley
- Lee Leonard
- Sarah Fletcher
- Marjorie Hendrix
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Kelly Jones
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AD sees bright future with support of community
It’s a great day to be a Lion!
- Busy week ends with full weekend
- Road project, Tigersharks examples of city and university working together
- Road project, Tigersharks examples of city and university working together
- Ivey walks the walk, responds to comments
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AD sees bright future with support of community
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Dying Man's Blinks Lead to Murder Conviction
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Brothers Arrested in NOLA Parade Shooting
