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Flag to half-staff after tragic car crash
A single car accident took the life of an A&M-Commerce student last night near Groveton, Texas. Rajesh Puli, 25, was traveling...
Volunteer firefighters receive grant money
Texas A&M University-Commerce and the Commerce Community can sleep a little easier at night, thanks to a $732,000 grant from the...
Local pastor turns attention to Japanese relief efforts
Dr. John LaNoue has been an interim pastor at the First Baptist Church in Commerce for about a week, but for the past few months he ...
Commerce comes together for 'Big Event'
On Saturday, April 9, one of the biggest cleanup projects in the county, known as the Big Event, brought people from the...
Mayor gives response to city lawsuit
When a lawsuit was brought against Commerce Mayor Quay Throgmorton by the city for an allegedly un-paid sum of money in the range...
Commerce Idol winners announced
March 22, 2011 (COMMERCE, TEXAS) -- The Commerce Rotary Club is pleased to announce that this year's Commerce Idol talent show...
'Plain & Fancy' brings personal atmosphere to Commerce
A new sandwich shop has opened for on the northeastern edge of the A&M-Commerce campus. This week marks the third business week...
Commerce Public Library bolsters future
The Commerce Public Library, buoyed by local funding efforts, is more financially secure than it has been in previous years according to...
Review: Wings & Things attracts diverse crowd
Four years in a small-town university can do wonders to the psyche. It can cause fear of long drives, apathy at the idea of originality...
Chanukah steeped in family traditions
The holidays are a time in which people of many faiths and races celebrate for a variety of reasons. It is important to remember that...
Campus program seeks to help those in holiday need
The Social Work Advocates from A&M-Commerce's Department of Social Work are running their annual program to assist needy families...
UPD officer moonlights as student
It is a rare occurrence for a person to be taking the same college class as the police officer who recently gave them a parking ticket....
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