By Jerrod Knight

The Morning Blend: Bill Harrison

Jerrod Knight

Commerce, TX – Bill Harrison, president of Demand Solutions, talks with the guys about methods local small- and mid-sized business can employ to be in the best economical position while waiting on forthcoming breaks.

By Jerrod Knight

KETR Sportscast 04-08-09

Jerrod Knight

Commerce, TX – Mavs square off against Utah; Rangers battle the Indians; Stars lose in Minnesota; Cennecticut women come out ahead; A&M-Commerce senior Blake Worden shines at the Kickingbird Golf Classic; Greenville Lady Lions scoreless for 4 district games.

By Scott Harvey

Commerce – Braum's Ice Cream and Dairy Stores in Commerce has received consent to build a new facility with drive-in service along Highway 50.

The Commerce City Council Tuesday approved a conditional use permit for the business, currently located along Culver Street in Commerce. The company plans to build the drive-in or curb service at 1589 Highway 50, adjacent to Dominos Pizza in the Commerce shopping center.

By Scott Harvey

Commerce – The City of Commerce has taken the next step in its obligation to relocate utility lines along a portion of Highway 11 just east of the city.

Council members Tuesday approved the issuance and sale of tax and revenue certificates of obligation for the project.

Alliance Bank in Sulphur Springs was the low bidder, offering the city an interest rate of 5.24 percent. That's a good bid, according to Financial Advisor with First Southwest Jim Sabanis, who presented the report to council members Tuesday.

By Brad Kellar

Greenville – Progress is being made on a new service center for the Greenville Electric Utility System.

The GEUS board of trustees is expected to receive an update Thursday on the progress of the new center. The board also intends to authorize a final payment to the company which installed the utility's solar panels at local schools.

By Scott Harvey, Brad Kellar

Commerce – A Commerce robbery suspect is appointed an attorney following a Tuesday hearing.

17 year-old Larry Denel Clark, of Commerce, is charged with aggravated robbery in connection with a reported burglary, a theft of pit-bull puppies and an attack on the owner of the dogs.

Clark remained in custody in the Hunt County Jail as of Tuesday on $50,000 bond.

As KETR first reported earlier this week, Commerce Police were dispatched to an apartment in the 800 block of Roseanne last Thursday.

By Scott Harvey

Sulphur Springs – Sulphur Springs Mayor Oscar Aguilar will retain his post for another term, after the city council Tuesday night canceled the May 9 election for the Mayor's seat/Place 3.

Aguilar was unopposed for the race. The two remaining races for Place 1 and 2 on the council are hotly contested, however, with eight individuals in all seeking appointment.

By Scott Harvey

Sulphur Springs – The Sulpur Springs Independent School District has released details of its multi-million dollar bond issue to appear on the May 9 ballot.

The district has called for a $48.4 million school bond to build, improve and renovate facilities that will impact students at each of their eight campuses.

This Day in History: Tuesday, April 7, 2009.

This Day in History

This Day in History: Tuesday, April 7, 2009.

By Scott Harvey

The Morning Blend: Kristen Jarrell

Commerce, TX – A&M-Commerce student Kristen Jarrell stops by the Morning Blend to talk about tomorrow's National Sexual Assault Awareness Day.