A&M-Commerce plans to use a newly-acquired property to strengthen academics in food science and solve problems through research. The 12.5 acre property is, oddly enough, a blueberry farm. Twin Oaks Blueberry Farm is located a few miles from the university, down Highway 24, and was previously owned by Joe and […]

Easter eggs filled with candy and condoms appeared at various locations on A&M-Commerce’s campus, on April 5. The eggs also contained a note, which read, “Have A Happy Easter…in Bed.” Although no one has taken responsibility for distributing the eggs, Lt. Jason Bone of the University Police Department thinks the […]

The Commerce City Council voted in their April 6 meeting, to accept the resignation of current City Manager Dion O. Miller. Miller was not present at the meeting. The council adjourned into executive session for approximately 30 minutes to discuss Miller’s decision to resign. When they returned to council chambers, […]

Chocolate bunnies, packages of fake grass and egg dyeing kits are familiar signs of the approach of Easter Sunday in the United States. Celebrated by many Christian denominations as the commemoration of Jesus Christ’s resurrection, Easter has also come to be associated with such activities as egg hunts, gift giving […]

A&M-Commerce student Douglas T. Rohrabaugh will be running for a seat against incumbent Billie Biggerstaff on the Commerce City Council in the upcoming elections. Rohrabaugh is a senior history and political science major. “I decided to run for city council after completing an internship with the city of Commerce in […]

Recently there has been an increase in press releases related to drug busts by the Commerce Police Department. Community Resource Officer Alex Suarez said this does not mean there has been a major increase in drug related arrests in Commerce. “We are just doing a lot more press releases now,” […]

Commerce High School principal Virdie Montgomery is a businessman, but not in the normal sense of the word. He is a businessman because he makes the high school experience of students his business. “They know when they come here the expectations are high, but we want to create memories for […]

The Commerce Office of Cultural Affairs (COCA) is a non-profit organization designed to facilitate communication between community residents and Texas A&M University-Commerce through cultural projects. Former interim head of the department of art and senior lecturer Michael Odom began organizing COCA about one-and-a-half years ago. In January 2009, Odom made […]

The Nov. 4 election for Hunt County Precinct 4 commissioner provides Texas A&M University-Commerce students with two candidates to choose between: incumbent Jim Latham, Democrat, and Frank Janda, Republican. Latham is serving his second four-year term. “I don’t believe in term limits,” he said. “I think that the electorate is […]

Commerce Community Garden is designed to engage Commerce residents and Texas A&M University-Commerce students in a charitable, community-building endeavor. A non-profit organization, the garden is located behind First United Methodist Church-Commerce (FUMC-Commerce), and started in 2009. FUMC-Commerce leases the acreage for the garden. “We lease the space for $1 a […]