Johnny Eubanks to run for Ward 5 council seat

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Mark Beardsley
in Area Headline News, Top Stories
Wednesday, December 2. 2009
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Former fire chief Johnny Eubanks has announced plans to run for the Ward 5 seat on the Commerce City Council.

The special election to fill the unexpired term of the late Richard Massey will be held Tuesday, March 16. Eubanks, 58, is the first candidate to publicly state his intentions.
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Stephanie Ring is Commerce schools' teacher of the year

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Ben Munro
in Area Headline News
Friday, November 13. 2009
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Complete with a ringing endorsement from her principal, Commerce Middle School teacher Stephanie Ring took city school system Teacher of the Year honors at Monday night’s school board meeting.

“In my 30 years (in education), she’s as good as I’ve been around,” CMS principal Chuck Bell said.
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Public hearing on BJC sale is Monday

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Mark Beardsley
in Area Headline News, Top Stories
Wednesday, November 11. 2009
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Should BJC Medical Center be sold to Restoration Healthcare of Tennessee for $7.1 million?
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Council nixes rezoning for towing service

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Mark Beardsley
in Area Headline News
Wednesday, November 11. 2009
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Scratch one garage and towing service in Ward 1.

Faced with about 40 residents voicing fear of everything from traffic to rats and snakes to criminal enterprises, the Commerce City Council voted unanimously to reject the request of Danny Allen for the rezoning. [Full Story »] 

Commerce Crowns Homecoming Court

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Staff Writer
in Area Headline News
Monday, November 9. 2009
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Commerce High School crowned its homecoming court Friday night at halftime of the Commerce-Prince Avenue football game.

Left to right are Haiden Nunn, Miss Junior; Bree Haggard, Miss Homecoming; Taylor Brock, Miss Freshman; and Andrea Mathis, Miss Sohomore.

Photo courtesy of Carol Streetman. [Full Story »] 

City to use solar power to improve water taste

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Mark Beardsley
in Area Headline News
Wednesday, November 4. 2009
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Commerce officials plan to buy or lease three solar-powered devices to prevent algae from causing foul-tasting water each spring at the city’s reservoir.
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Burchett, Owensby, Pattman and Seabolt win in Commerce election

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Mark Beardsley
in Area Headline News, Top Stories
Tuesday, November 3. 2009
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Keith Burchett will be sworn in on Jan. 11 as Commerce’s mayor pro tem.

Burchett beat former Jackson County Commissioner Sammy Thomason 396-349 in Tuesday’s municipal election, carrying every ward but Thomason’s Ward 4.
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Commerce election features 4 races

Posted by
Mark Beardsley
in Area Headline News, Top Stories
Wednesday, October 28. 2009
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Commerce voters will elect a mayor pro tem, two city councilmen and two school board members Tuesday.

Four of the five positions on the ballot are contested.
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Hospital, buyer finalize deal

Posted by
Mark Beardsley
in Area Headline News, Top Stories
Wednesday, September 30. 2009
If the process for selling BJC Medical Center to Tennessee-based Restoration Healthcare goes as scheduled, Georgia Attorney General Thurbert Baker will hold a public hearing on the subject Nov. 16.

That’s by no means a sure thing, but the process grinds slowly forward and could be completed by the end of the year.
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Commerce Election: Nine running for five positions Nov. 3

Posted by
Mark Beardsley
in Area Headline News, Top Stories
Wednesday, September 2. 2009
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When Commerce voters go to the polls in the Nov. 3 elections they’ll find nine candidates competing for five positions on the city council and school board. Qualifying closed Wednesday afternoon.
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