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Chandler installed as Municipal Court judge

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Wednesday, January 11. 2012

With the retirement of 22-year mayor Charles L. Hardy Jr. and a reappointment made Monday night, Billy Chandler becomes the second-longest-serving public official in Commerce. The city council voted 6-0 to reappoint Chandler as municipal court judge, and city attorney John Stell administered the oath of office. “This is the 12th time,” ... [Full Story »]

Thief walks off with $10,000 worth of rings

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Wednesday, January 11. 2012

The Commerce Police Department is investigating the alleged theft by a homeless man of $10,000 in jewelry from a Commerce Crossing apartment on Steve Reynolds Industrial Boulevard. According to the incident report, the tenant allowed two homeless men from Crawford to spend six nights in his apartment. At the same time, he let another couple ... [Full Story »]

Wednesday morning fire destroys house

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Wednesday, January 11. 2012

A Wednesday morning fire destroyed a 4,300-square foot house at 229 Rob Belue Road. The Commerce, Nicholson and Jackson County Correctional Institute fire departments responded to the scene. Commerce fire chief Keith Whitfield said the entire west side of the house was fully engulfed when firemen arrived. Rob Belue Road runs of U.S. 441 about a ... [Full Story »]

Red Cross blood drive is Monday at First Baptist

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Friday, January 6. 2012

The American Red Cross will hold a blood drive Tuesday, Jan. 10, from noon to 6:00 p.m. in the family fellowship center of the First Baptist Church of Commerce. The church is located at 1345 South Broad Street, Commerce. The Red Cross provides blood services to local hospitals, including Northridge Medical Center and the Athens, Gainesville and ... [Full Story »]

Red Cross blood drive is Tuesday at First Baptist

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Friday, January 6. 2012

Reception Jan. 19 to honor former mayor Hardy

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Friday, January 6. 2012

The Commerce City Council will hold a reception Thursday, Jan. 19, to honor Charles L. “Buzzie” Hardy Jr. for his 22 years of service as mayor. The reception will be from 5 to 7 p.m. in the Commerce Civic Center, with a presentation planned for 6 p.m. The public is invited. Hardy, who left office Dec. 31 after deciding not to seek ...

Wife, at hubby's urging, tries to shoot him

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Friday, January 6. 2012

A Commerce woman faces charges of aggravated assault and disorderly conduct after she pointed a .38 caliber pistol at her husband and, at his urging, pulled the trigger. Fortunately, the gun was not loaded – as the husband knew, but apparently not the wife — according to the Commerce Police Department. According to the incident report, ... [Full Story »]

Commerce Council to hold planning session

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Wednesday, January 4. 2012

The Commerce City Council will hold a planning session Friday afternoon at Southeast Toyota’s cabin just outside of Commerce. Call it a team-building and agenda-setting gathering that will begin at 2:30, formally end at 5:00, followed by dinner for officials and their spouses. “I wanted to do this as quickly as possible to get you (new Ward ... [Full Story »]

Suspects charged in veterinary hospital burglary

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Wednesday, January 4. 2012

The Commerce Police Department charged two people last week with the Dec. 17 burglary of Commerce Veterinary Hospital. They are Michael Eugene Taylor, 38, 74 Pepper Street, Jefferson, and Curtis Jordy Simmons, 25, 5577 Holly Springs Road, Pendergrass. Both are also considered linked to other Commerce area burglaries, as well as to burglaries in ... [Full Story »]

Plenty of elections ahead in 2012

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Wednesday, January 4. 2012

Jackson County voters will go to the polls multiple times this year, from the March 6 Presidential Preference Primary to a possible General Election runoff Dec. 4. While the early attention will be on the March 6 Republican Presidential Preference Primary, local candidates will begin qualifying in May for constitutional offices where some ... [Full Story »]

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