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Facing ethics allegations raised by Mayor Charles L. Hardy Jr., Ward 4 Commerce city councilman Bob Sosebee has resigned from office. Sosebee, 61, held the Ward 4 seat on the council for all but two years since 1982. Sosebee delivered a letter of resignation Monday morning following a Friday afternoon meeting at Community Bank and Trust during ... [Full Story »] 

The Commerce Police Department is investigating cases of sexual battery and public indecency and indecent exposure at Commerce Middle School. On Tuesday, March 10, a male student allegedly forced his hands between the legs of a female student, “making contact with her genital area,” according to the incident report. The next day, a teacher ... [Full Story »] 

Commerce School leaders weighed in at length at Monday night’s school board meeting about a new report card system that scraps the traditional A-F grading scale and evaluates student achievement according to Georgia’s Performance Standards Curriculum. “The new Georgia curriculum has kind of pushed people in this direction,” Commerce ... [Full Story »] 

Carson Street resident Forrest Green may just have talked himself into a job as a city volunteer. After getting a warm reception from the Commerce City Council Monday night for proposals to start a city community garden and to organize a clean-up campaign, Mayor Charles L. Hardy Jr. issued the friendly warning. “You’ll probably be put in ... [Full Story »] 

A woman who three times denied running into a pickup truck while trying to park at Fred’s faces charges of driving under the influence (DUI) of drugs. According to the Commerce Police Department arrest report, an officer was summoned to the parking lot of the South Elm Street business in regard to a minor traffic accident. Upon arrival, he ... [Full Story »] 

The benefits of a lower-than-expected price for the new Commerce High School will extend beyond construction. With the bids coming in a couple million dollars lower than expected, Commerce can afford to adopt new textbooks for 2009-2010. The school system needs about $81,000 locally to buy the new books, which can be paid for out of the surplus ... [Full Story »] 

Monday night’s vote by the Commerce City Council demonstrates its fundamental weakness. The council has little regard for the integrity of the ordinances it passes. Case in point: A couple proposes to enlarge a dining room, but needs a variance in the side yard setback to do it. The city’s planning commission, doing its job, looks at the ... [Full Story »]