Commerce News

By Brad Kellar Journal Staff Police officers and emergency responders in Commerce spent the past week answering multiple reports of assaults, disturbances and fires, among other calls.

Our Jaunt of the Week is spending the day in downtown McKinney, where you can stroll and shop in charming surroundings.

Juarez, trapped in a punishing 2-year-old drug war, needs help. So it is seeking assistance from one of the world's most storied entities -- the United Nations.

Wanda Hazelwood has lived in the same green and white house on North Spring Avenue for 62 years.

A Commerce woman has pleaded not guilty to a charge of aggravated assault, in connection with a reported 2008 knife attack.

We told you last month that KXII viewers would soon be able to see us on DirecTV.

The Texas A&M University-Commerce Planetarium is getting into the Christmas spirit, and will be hosting the holiday show, "Mystery of the Christmas Star," beginning Friday, Nov.

With a new divided four-lane highway in the background, state and local officials joined almost 100 Northeast Texas residents Friday on the outskirts of this rural community to celebrate the completion of yet another link between Interstate 30 in Hunt County and the rest of the North American hemisphere.

By Brad Kellar Journal Staff Business in Commerce was good during September, as local merchants recorded a big jump in the amount of sales taxes they collected.

The Annual Commerce Christmas Parade is scheduled at 7 p.m., Dec. 3, at 7 p.m. This year's theme is "Christmas Memories." Everyone can use the memories' theme to make an entry or may choose a theme subject of their own.

By Amber Pompa Journal Staff This Monday will begin the 18th Annual Veterans Vigil hosted by Texas A&M University-Commerce. This two-day event, which will run Nov.

By Brad Kellar Journal Staff The Halloween weekend wasn't too scary for the Commerce Police Department, but it certainly was busy.

The Bryan-College Station Chamber of Commerce is hosting a Business After Hours on Thursday.

At approximately 7:40 a.m. on November 3, Commerce Police and Fire Departments were dispatched to an auto-pedestrian accident in the 2100 block of Live Oak Street.

Texas State Technical College-Marshall will play host to 25 different companies and several colleges when the school has its semi-annual Industry Career Day Event Thursday.

Personnel with the Commerce Police Department responded during the past week to multiple burglary calls.

The Woman's Culture Club met in the fellowship hall of Fairlie Baptist Church on Oct.

The 18th annual Veterans Vigil, which is dedicated to a particular branch or section of the military each year that has served our country during times of military action, will be held on the Texas A&M University-Commerce campus Nov.

The Hunt County grand jury returned multiple indictments earlier this month involving alleged offenses connected to Commerce.

For those who want to get a four-year degree or even a graduate degree in Collin County, there will be a new place to do it, beginning in January.