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By Kevin Jefferies

Hunt County – A partial gag order has been issued in the murder trial of 23 year old Adam Ward of Commerce. Following a hearing yesterday, Judge Richard A. Beacom instructed the lawyers in the case to not discuss details of the trial with media. He did not, however, completely seal the file from public access. Beacom said sealing future motions would be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Defense lawyers had filed a motion for a gag order, fearing Ward would be unable to receive a fair trial due to media coverage of the case.

By Kevin Jefferies

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The Commerce Tigers are at home tonight facing Wills Point after nearly a month of road games. The Tigers suffered their first loss of the season last week to the Paris-North Lamar Panthers. North Lamar racked up 27 points to Commerce's 3 to take the victory.

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By Kevin Jefferies

By Kevin Jefferies

Hunt County – Some wind, lightning, and cooler temperatures rolled in last night as a line on thunderstorms crossed Hunt County, but little rain fell. Nickel sized hail and winds up to 60 miles per hour accompanied the storms that blew through the area around 7pm last night. Celeste reported wind gusts around 60 miles per hour, 1.6 inches of rain in just a few minutes and a 20-degree temperature drop was reported in Fannin County, and winds snapped power lines and helped fuel grass fires near Lone Oak and Caddo Mills.

By Kevin Jefferies

San Angelo – The A&M-Commerce women's soccer team dropped their second straight conference game 1-0 in a tightly contested game against Angelo State. The Lions fall to 0-2 in conference play and have a 5-3 record overall after the loss.

The Angelo State Rambelles took the lead on a cross to the left post played across the face of the goal and the Lions could only counter with 10 shots on goal all afternoon, and all but one of those in the second half.

By Kevin Jefferies

By Kevin Jefferies

Greenville – Defense attorneys are seeking a gag order in the capital murder case of Adam Ward, who is charged with killing a Commerce code enforcement officer. 23 year old Ward was arraigned and pleaded not guilty Monday. The defense filed the motion to limit pretrial publicity and seal the file in the case under claims that media reports could prevent Ward from receiving a fair trial.

By Kevin Jefferies

Greenville – Defense attorneys are seeking a gag order in the capital murder case of Adam Ward, who is charged with killing a Commerce code enforcement officer. 23 year old Ward was arraigned and pleaded not guilty Monday. The defense filed the motion to limit pretrial publicity and seal the file in the case under claims that media reports could prevent Ward from receiving a fair trial.

By Kevin Jefferies

Commerce – The Commerce City Council is scheduled for a special meeting tonight to pass the new tax rate and budget for the city. The tax rate is set to go up 6-cents per $100 valuation. The tax hike is primarily to be used to repay debts on the bonds issued for the New City Hall and Fire and Police Complex. Preliminary construction work on the new city facilities has already begun. The project has a 9 month construction timeline and both buildings are expected to be finished in June of next year.