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All good things come to an end, so the departure of four-year Main Street manager Hasco Craver to another job is no surprise, but it is a substantial loss to Commerce. The Commerce program — and the downtown — have prospered under Craver’s attention. While occupancy of buildings ebbs and flows, consider that for the times, the Commerce ... [Full Story »] 

When Commerce voters go to the polls in the Nov. 3 elections they’ll find nine candidates competing for five positions on the city council and school board. Qualifying closed Wednesday afternoon. The field of candidates for Nov. 3 is: City Council Mayor pro tem: Keith Burchett and Sammy Thomason Ward 1: Archie D. Chaney, incumbent Ward 2: ... [Full Story »] 

A Commerce man will go on trial this month in U.S. District Court in Texas after authorities found more than 100 kilograms of cocaine in the tractor-trailer he was driving. James Pittman was arrested July 23, along with another man after Immigration and Custom Enforcement (ICE) officials found some 91 packages of cocaine in the sleeper ... [Full Story »] 

East Jackson Comprehensive High School and Commerce High School both raised their scores on the SAT Reasoning Test this past year. The improvement was dramatic at EJCHS, where 2009 college-bound seniors scored 1,451, some 144 points higher than the previous year. At Commerce, 2009 graduates posted a composite score of 1,478, up 21 points from ... [Full Story »]