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Commerce Easter parade and egg hunt

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Saturday, March 30. 2013

Tag readers new tool for law enforcement

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Saturday, March 30. 2013

People prone to driving without insurance, with expired tags or with suspended licenses in Jackson County will find their chances of being arrested and heavily fined increasing this year. That’s because the Commerce Police Department has installed an auto tag reader — a device that automatically scans the tags of vehicles passing by the car ... [Full Story »]

Free firearms safety course set for women

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Friday, March 29. 2013

The Commerce Police Department and the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office will hold a firearms safety course for women on Saturday, April 20. The six—hour course will begin at 9 a.m. at Lanier Technical College in Commerce, said Commerce police chief John Gaissert, after which it will move to the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office firing range ... [Full Story »]

Library seeks more funds for books

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Friday, March 29. 2013

The Commerce Library Board approved a tentative budget of $229,018 Monday night after adding a $6,000 line item for the purchase of new materials. The budget request is subject to review by city manager Pete Pyrzenski, finance director James Wascher and the Commerce City Council prior to adoption in June. The document represents an increase of ... [Full Story »]

Male anger leads to damaged vehicles

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Wednesday, March 27. 2013

The Commerce Police Department made a pair of arrests last week in which angry men damaged vehicles with rocks or concrete. Officers charged Derek Ezra Burdette, 19, of 2753 Grady School Road, Canon, with criminal damage to property after he allegedly did $4,175 in damage to a vehicle owned by a man dating a woman he wanted to date. Officers ... [Full Story »]

Budget talks Thursday for county school board

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Wednesday, March 27. 2013

The Jackson County Board of Education will hold a budget meeting Thursday to discuss strategy for its upcoming FY2013-2014 finances. The board will meet at 6 p.m. at its office in Jefferson. One part of that discussion will include plans by system leaders to consolidate some school facilities. System leaders expect to present a final ... [Full Story »]

Easter parade, egg hunt on tap Saturday

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Wednesday, March 27. 2013

Hundreds of Commerce area children are expected Saturday morning for a longstanding city tradition — a children’s Easter parade through town followed by a citywide egg hunt on the lawn of the First Baptist Church, located at 1345 South Elm Street. Children are invited to decorate their wagons, bicycles, scooters and electric vehicles for ... [Full Story »]

Commerce council makes short work of March agenda

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Friday, March 22. 2013

Meeting for the first time on a new schedule, the Commerce City Council made short work of its March agenda Monday night. The meeting was the council’s first since it voted in February to change its regular meetings to the third Monday of each month at 6 p.m. — after decades of meeting on second Mondays at 6:30 p.m. The council approved two ... [Full Story »]

14 arrested at birthday party

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Friday, March 22. 2013

The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office made 14 arrests Saturday night, March 16, after responding to a disturbance call near Commerce. Seven juveniles and seven adults were arrested Saturday night at the Mount Olive Townhomes. Deputies observed several people standing outside the residence drinking and when they saw the deputies, many of them ... [Full Story »]

Woman fleeing Commerce police caught by deputies

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Wednesday, March 20. 2013

An Athens woman learned the truth of the old adage that you can outrun the cops, but you can’t outrun their radios Monday afternoon, according to the Commerce Police Department. After a Commerce officer backed off on a high-speed chase for safety purposes, Page Yvonne Nalley, 38, of 130 Conrad Drive, Athens, appeared to have gotten away from ... [Full Story »]

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