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Nicholson city residents may get citations for their pets’ misbehavior if a motion discussed at a work session Thursday night is approved. Mayor Ronnie Maxwell brought a proposed animal control ordinance to the city council’s work session last Thursday night. The ordinance will be on the agenda for action at the June 6 city council meeting. ... [Full Story »] 

Over the past month, four new companies have expressed an interest in locating in Jackson County, bringing the total of active tire-kickers to 33 this year. “That is a really good number,” chamber president Shane Short told his board of directors last Friday morning. “At the end of last year, we were at 46 or 47.” While there have been ... [Full Story »] 

While he hasn’t made an official announcement yet, Ward 4 city councilman Dr. Clark Hill advised members of the Downtown Development Authority that he plans to run for mayor in the Nov. 8 Commerce elections. Hill, 39, was widely regarded as a potential candidate once Mayor Charles L. Hardy Jr. announced that he would not seek re-election. ... [Full Story »] 

Residents of Harris Lord Cemetery Road who petitioned the Jackson County Water and Sewerage Authority for county water will be asked to put their money where their mouths are. And if they do, the authority appears prepared to spend up to $300,000 to deliver the water. Ed Vollrath, who lives on the road, appeared before the authority at its May ... [Full Story »] 

It took four sessions of the General Assembly, but Gov. Nathan Deal last week signed legislation introduced by Rep. Tommy Benton that is designed to make it harder to poison dogs with antifreeze. Deal signed House Bill 40 — Chief’s Law – named for a dog owned by Jefferson resident Becky Davis that was poisoned to death with ... [Full Story »] 

The Commerce office of The Commerce News is closing and production will move to MainStreet Newspapers’ home office in Jefferson. The News office will close in Commerce June 1. Over the next two weeks, the office will be open intermittently. A door slot will remain available for people to drop off items, said Mike Buffington, co-publisher of ... [Full Story »]