A single car accident took the life of an A&M-Commerce student last night near Groveton, Texas. Rajesh Puli, 25, was traveling southbound at about 7:45 p.m. when he lost control of his SUV as it left the roadway, overturned and struck a tree. Slick road conditions might have been […]
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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 Department of Homeland Security that will increase the amount of local volunteer firefighters. As reported last semester by The East Texan, Fire Chief Brian McNevin applied for 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 has spent his time serving in a completely different environment: the earthquake and tsunami hit regions of Japan. LaNoue, who received his doctorate […]
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 university and the community together for a day of charity. County Commissioner Jim Latham said the event, which he helped start 13 years ago, has gradually become […]
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 of $50,000 on a real estate project, most of the information available to the public was from the city’s side. On Feb. 15, the Throgmortons’ attorney, […]
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 and scholarship fundraiser boasted the largest audience in the event’s six-year history. The annual event is the Commerce Rotary’s largest fundraiser of the year; the money raised is […]
‘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 for “Plain & Fancy,” a sandwich shop on Monroe St. across from the Prairie Crossing apartment complex. Partnering with her mother Sandi Wallace, A&M-Commerce alumna Heather Salverino […]
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 Library and Literacy Director Gayle Gordon. This is due in part to the success of “A Pictorial History of Commerce, Texas” by Dr. Jim Conrad and Chery Westhafer, […]
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 and fear of the unknown. However, it is with those changes that the freshness of a new ideal can flourish. Such is the case of […]
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 Christmas is not the only holiday during this time period. Those of Jewish faith celebrate the festival of lights called Chanukah. Nowadays, the holiday is […]