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Click on the mp3 icon to hear an interview with the Chancellor of the Texas A&M University System, Dr. Michael McKinney and KETR General Manager Bill Oliver. The conversation opens with the System searching for Presidents in Commerce, Texarkana, Tarleton, and College Station.

The Texas A&M University System is looking for Presidents to lead 4 of the System's 9 campuses. System Chancellor Dr. Michael McKinney was in Commerce Friday, September 7th to start the process to find the person who will follow Dr. Keith McFarland next August.

Have you seen them?

Thanks to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, motorists going through Hunt, Collin, and Fannin Counties can be introduced to KETR via billboards. Let us know where you see them. E-Mail General Manager Bill Oliver at bill@ketr.org.

Here's the billboard closest to KETR.

In Collin County, think lakes to find this billboard, which gets your attention as you reach the top of an overpass!

There's a reason more of you went to the ketr.org website this week-necessity!

More demolition occurred the week of August 13th on Live Oak Street in Commerce between Highway 50 and Washington.

The new superintendent of the Commerce school district, in addition to preparing for a new school year, is also keeping tabs on the new elementary school approved by voters earlier this summer. Click the mp3 icon to hear comments from Mike Roberts.

KETR-FM 88.9 was off the air Thursday, July 26th, because two guys climbed the tower! But they were supposed to be there.

Every 7-10 years, broadcast towers must be painted. Now that the rain has ended, Thursday (July 26) was the day for a tower crew to climb the nearly 400 foot KETR stick south of Commerce High School. This required turning off the transmitter.

It was only a test! If you saw fire trucks around the new Science Building at Texas A&M University-Commerce Thursday afternoon, July 19th, it was for a demonstration.

It was only a test! If you saw fire trucks around the new Science Building at Texas A&M University-Commerce Thursday afternoon, July 19th, it was for a demonstration.

It was only a test! If you saw fire trucks around the new Science Building at Texas A&M University-Commerce Thursday afternoon, July 19th, it was for a demonstration.

July 4th was celebrated on Sunday the 8th in Commerce.
Click to see a collection of photos from Bicentennial Park.

Most photos (except where noted) by Commerce Chamber of Commerce Manager Barbara Kersey

While Barbara caught KETR's Kevin Jefferies and Bill Oliver?

?Bill caught shutterbug Barbara!

The crowd in front of the stage enjoying 3 bands!

Leading off stage entertainment was the Pickin' and Prayin' gospel band!