Local Interest

The heroes come out to (cos)play

Kevin Jefferies — Sat, 18 May 2013 01:01:22 +0000

The Dallas area Comic-Con, hosted at the Irving Convention Center in Las Colinas was May 17th - May 19th and we have images of some of the best Cosplay for the event.

Lady Tigers take on Pilot Point

Daniel Starks — Fri, 17 May 2013 21:35:31 +0000

After defeating New Boston in the one-game round last Friday night, the Commerce Lady Tigers have moved on to the Regional Semi-finals tonight in Mt. Pleasant.

Jesus Flores' 'Spotlighting the Pride'

Jesus Flores — Thu, 16 May 2013 18:36:40 +0000

Jesus Flores, a Texas A&M University-Commerce student and aspiring sports journalist, presents profiles of local athletes in his "Spotlighting the Pride" podcast series.

Review: Tuscan Slice, a wood-fire kitchen

Jerrod Knight — Wed, 01 May 2013 20:42:49 +0000

Greenville has a new purveyor of pizza and many other Italian bistro dishes. Tuscan Slice opened in late April at the corner of Wesley St. and Mustang Crossing, a quarter-mile south of Interstate 30.

Drug sting nets 21 arrests

Cindy Roller — Wed, 01 May 2013 13:30:34 +0000

Numerous law enforcement agencies got an early start this morning in a drug sweep that resulted in multiple arrests in Delta County.

'Spotlighting the Pride' at A&M-Commerce

Jesus Flores — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 16:57:35 +0000

Jesus Flores, a Texas A&M University-Commerce student and aspiring sports journalist, presents profiles of local athletes in his "Spotlighting the Pride" podcast series.

Commerce officials urge West Nile Virus awareness

City of Commerce official release — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 20:51:25 +0000

Warm weather - and mosquitoes - are back.

JMD on the 24-hour news cycle

John Mark Dempsey — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 16:04:30 +0000

I felt a certain guilt in watching the search for the two alleged Boston Marathon bombers: I enjoyed it.

Misty May-Treanor on passion, adversity, and the Wheaties box

Kevin Jefferies and Jerrod Knight — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 20:53:00 +0000

Olympic Gold Medalist Misty May-Treanor spoke with KETR's Jerrod Knight in conjunction with the A&M-Commerce William L. Mayo Prestigious Speaker Series. Full interview here.

Spring 2013 Membership Drive underway

Jerrod Knight — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 15:46:06 +0000

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