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Commerce seeking more 'opportunity zones'

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Friday, April 5. 2013

Hoping to encourage economic activity, Commerce and its downtown development authority plan to create up to six more sections of town that qualify for local and state development incentives. A large swath of Commerce is already both an “enterprise zone” and an “opportunity zone,” but the plan is to make virtually all of the city’s ... [Full Story »]

Humane Society seeks Commerce support

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Friday, April 5. 2013

The Humane Society of Jackson County, which is trying to raise $750,000 to build an animal shelter, has a problem with Commerce. It has no directors and no business partners from the county’s second-largest city. Speaking to the Commerce Kiwanis Club last week, Humane Society president Roxanne Rose and its new operations manager, Cecil ... [Full Story »]

Sign up at police dept. for firearms safety course

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Friday, April 5. 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 »]

Invitation was for video games, not sex

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Wednesday, April 3. 2013

A 22-year-old white male who tried to turn a late-night invitation from a 21-year-old female to play video games into a sexual encounter didn’t take her rejection very well, according to the Commerce Police Department. The victim, a white female, told police she invited the man to play video games at about 1 a.m. at her Heritage Crossing ... [Full Story »]

Early returns: LOST running behind budget

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Wednesday, April 3. 2013

It may be too early to be concerned, but two months into the year, receipts of the local option sales tax (LOST) are running almost 7.5 percent below budget. The county received a $425,574 LOST distribution for February. “Our budgeted FY 2013 goal for local option sales tax receipts is $5,575,000,” wrote Jackson County finance director ... [Full Story »]

DOT to re-work Ila Road intersection

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Wednesday, April 3. 2013

Drivers entering Commerce from the Ila Road will soon find changes at its intersection with South Broad and South Elm streets, and for most of them, the changes should be welcome. City manager Pete Pyrzenski got his city council’s buy-in Monday night to a Department of Transportation proposal for the modification. The main feature is that ... [Full Story »]

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

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 »]

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