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Our business commentator Wyman Williams, former Commerce mayor and long-time businessman, says the plans announced recently for the Taiwanese company GlobalWafer to build a manufacturing plant in Sherman, and previous plans announced by Texas Instruments to expand its microchip making plant in the city will ultimately benefit all of Northeast Texas.
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Emily Glass, our commentator on events in Sulphur Springs and former mayor, will chair the 2022-23 Hopkins County United Way fund-raising campaign.
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Commerce Mayor Teddy Reel says the city has about 30 vacant lots available for sale to people who want to build homes on them.
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Commerce Chamber of Commerce executive director Paul Voss relates plans for the Chamber's annual "Bois D'Arc Fourth of July Celebration" Sunday evening (July 3) at Centennial Park.
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Alice Reese, Herald-Banner movie critic, says "Elvis," starring Australian Austin Butler as Presley and Tom Hanks as Elvis' manager Col. Tom Parker, is an engaging biopic of Elvis' career from Tupelo, Mississippi, to Las Vegas.
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Commerce Mayor Teddy Reel says the among the goals of a series of meetings on the future of the city's downtown that started this week is the creation of an iconic feature, for example a water display of some kind.
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Commerce Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Paul Voss discusses a meeting on the future of downtown Commerce set for this evening (Monday, June 20) from 5 to 7 p.m. at City Hall.
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Frances Dalbey, outreach specialist with Hunt Regional Healthcare, reminds us that June is "Men's Health Month."
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Pud Kearns with Housewarmers of Greenville discusses a series of Greenville Police Department activities planned for youngsters called the "Summer of Safety."
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Angela Roberts, representing the Commerce Food Pantry, says the Food Pantry, located at the First Presbyterian Church on north Monroe Street, plans to serve about 30 families per week, although as many as 50 families may come to the pantry on a given day.