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Approximately 100 people turned out Thursday evening for a hearing in Nicholson on the proposed package sale of beer and wine in the city. Of the nearly 100 people packed into the Nicholson Community Center, approximately 25 spoke out in opposition to the proposal. No one spoke in favor of allowing alcohol sales. For the full story, see the ...

A woman police found to be “very possessive” of her boyfriend was unsuccessful in getting police to arrest him following an argument she started. According to the Commerce Police Department incident report, a 19-year-old white female came to the police department to inquire about getting a restraining order on a 19-year-old black male she ... [Full Story »] 

The Commerce Planning Commission will consider requests for an annexation and for a rezoning Monday night. The planners will meet at 7 p.m. in the Peach Room of the Commerce Civic Center. Recommendations on the two matters will be taken up by the Commerce City Council at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 11, in the Commerce Room of the Commerce Civic ... [Full Story »] 

In his first meeting as chairman of the Jackson County Area Chamber of Commerce, Mark Valentine served notice that he has high expectations for the coming year. The general manager of Tanger Outlets let his board of directors know last Friday morning that he expects members to “challenge the status quo,” participate in all chamber events, ... [Full Story »] 

Expired registrations helped the Commerce Police Department put two men in jail, one on a felony drug charge and the other — considered “armed and dangerous” — on an outstanding Hall County warrant. At 4:49 a.m. on Saturday morning, an officer pulled over a vehicle on U.S. 441 near W.E. King Road for driving with a suspended ... [Full Story »] 

A newspaper ad purchased by commissioner Dwain Smith and chairman Tom Crow alleging that someone in county government is “hiding money being spent” angered fellow commissioner Chas Hardy and led him to call for a meeting with all of the information being presented instead of “misinformation and half-truths.” The board of commissioners ... [Full Story »] 

The newly expanded and fully renovated Commerce Public Library will not open Thursday morning as planned, apparently because the move back into the South Broad Street building has not been completed. Details as to when the facility will open have not been announced. The $2 million project was funded by more than $580,000 raised locally and a ... [Full Story »]