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Nicholson adopts animal control ordinance

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Wednesday, June 8. 2011

On a 3-1 vote on Monday, the Nicholson City Council approved an animal control ordinance. Council member Lamar Watkins cast the lone vote against the ordinance proposed by Mayor Ronnie Maxwell. Maxwell first proposed the ordinance at the May work session meeting. At the time, he said, “It’s time for Nicholson to have an animal control ... [Full Story »]

4 charged with breaking into vehicle

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Wednesday, June 8. 2011

The Commerce Police Department charged four people with entering an auto in a downtown parking lot Saturday night, but it is not clear whether those suspects are connected with a rash of recent thefts from vehicles. The suspects are Brandon Joseph Vaughn, 18, 141 Williford Street, Commerce; Raymond Ortiz-Rodriguez, 23, 74 Piedmont Street, ... [Full Story »]

Industry still serious about LP building

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Friday, June 3. 2011

The timeline has been pushed back, but it appears that a company that makes pellets for wood-burning heating systems will buy the former Louisiana Pacific plant in Center. “There are no issues from Jackson County,” reported Courtney Bernardi, the chamber of commerce’s director of economic development, at a Jackson County Industrial ... [Full Story »]

IDA turns attention to retail

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Friday, June 3. 2011

A group that usually works to bring industry into Jackson County turned its attention to retail last week — and didn’t like what it saw. The end result was a consensus to begin exploration of ways the county can entice high-traffic retail stores. John Buchanan, who develops property for retail clients, brought the matter up Friday morning ... [Full Story »]

Man buys one drink, steals four

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Friday, June 3. 2011

The Commerce Police Department is looking for a man who thought he was entitled to four Johnny Bootlegger drinks for buying just one. Police responded to Ray’s Corner Station, Washington Street, where the store owner showed them a security tape with a shoplifting incident. The police report said the tape showed a black male coming into the ... [Full Story »]

State audit faults Commerce School System spending

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Wednesday, June 1. 2011

Conflicting opinions on how the Commerce School System could use federal stimulus funds has the state auditor saying the system fell $67,811 short of a federal spending requirement for children with disabilities. The school system will contest that finding. That was the most significant of a number of “significant deficiencies” reported in ... [Full Story »]

Newspaper office relocates to Jefferson

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Wednesday, June 1. 2011

The Commerce office of The Commerce News is closed. The office relocated June 1 to MainStreet Newspapers’ home office 33 Lee Street, Jefferson. A door slot will remain available at the South Broad Street former office for people to drop off items. The Jefferson office, nine miles from Commerce, is the home office of MainStreet Newspapers, ... [Full Story »]

Tail light infraction leads to drug charges

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Wednesday, June 1. 2011

The Commerce Police Department charged two local men with a total of four drug offenses following a traffic stop for a broken tail light. The traffic stop at 1:18 a.m. Sunday morning led to the discovery that both had consumed prescription cough syrup. According to the incident report, an officer was coming out of Ashworth Mobile Home Park on ... [Full Story »]

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