Texas A&M University-Commerce formally introduced Craig Case as its new volleyball coach Thursday. Case has served the last four seasons as head volleyball coach at Valley City State University in Valley City, North Dakota. Hear the complete press conference above.

Craig Case introduced as new volleyball coach

Bob Aikin joins The Morning Blend on Thursday, May 20 to talk about the recent elections in Pennsylvania and talks regarding expanding some of the major conferences in Division I college sports.

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By Brad Kellar

Greenville – A new arrest warrant has been ordered for a Greenville woman, indicted on a charge of attempted capital murder.

18-year-old Lola Danielle Cherry failed to appear for an arraignment hearing Wednesday. As a result, a judge ordered Cherry's bond revoked, ordered a new arrest warrant for her and set a new bond at $50,000 cash only upon Cherry's arrest.

Cherry originally turned herself in to Greenville Police on Jan. 5.

By Brad Kellar

Greenville – A Wills Point charged with murder is set to appear in court soon to see if a judge will reduce his bond.

43-year-old Lanny Dean Campbell has been in the Hunt County Jail since Jan. 31, but has not yet been indicted in connection with the death of James Michael McKinnis.

Campbell was appointed an attorney on Feb. 2. He'll appear in court Monday on a request to reduce his $1 million bond.

By Brad Kellar

Greenville – A Collin County man has pleaded not guilty to robbing a Greenville bank. Justine DeShaun Simmons, of McKinney, was arraigned Wednesday in connection to a September 2009 holdup at the Bank of America.

An interim hearing has been scheduled for June 22 in the case.

Simmons was arrested two days following the alleged holdup. He was said to have provided investigators a full confession of his involvement in the robbery, as well as the name of an alleged accomplice.

By Scott Harvey

Greenville – Regional airports will be on the discussion block Friday in Greenville. The Texas Department of Transportation is hosting a meeting to review and update information for airports in the Texas airport system.

Airports to be discussed include Majors Field in Greenville, City of Commerce, Caddo Mills and Sulphur Springs municipal airports and the Franklin County airport in Mt. Vernon.

Grammy award-winning songwriter Brad Davis joins us in studio to discuss his latest projects with The Boxmasters and Lou Ann Petty, as well as the Cowhill Singer/Songwriter Showcase.

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By Scott Harvey

Commerce – Commerce K9 Officer Amanda Taylor and her partner Rocco played an important role in two cases that were being investigated on Wednesday, May 19 by the Commerce Police Department and Commerce ISD Police Department.

In one instance, the K9 was summoned to Commerce High School were it was reported that a smell of burnt marijuana was coming from one of the student locker rooms. K9 Rocco was able to pinpoint the source of the smell as he alerted to one of the stalls in the locker room.

By Scott Harvey

Hopkins County – Severe thunderstorms that included a developing tornado caused minor damage in portions of Hopkins County Thursday afternoon.

Judge Cletis Millsap says the damage was centered around the Dike community, where a tree was said to have fallen on a resident's home and shingles were ripped off the roof of another house.

The National Weather Service Office in Fort Worth at 1 p.m. issued a tornado warning for the southeast portion of the county near Como as radar images indicated a developing tornado.

By Scott Harvey

Tyler – The Ramada Inn in Tyler will host a public meeting Thursday evening about the Trans-Canada XL Keystone Pipeline.

The pipeline would run through much of East Texas, including Lamar, Delta, Hopkins, Franklin and Wood counties on the way to Houston and Port Arthur.

TransCanada refers to the crude oil transport project as an innovative and cost-competitive solution to a growing North American demand for energy.