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By Brad Kellar

Greenville – A Greenville woman pleads not guilty to charges of aggravated robbery and engaging in organized crime in a May 2009 armed holdup.

27-year-old Crystal Heath was arraigned on the charges Thursday. A tentative trial date was set for Nov. 15. Heath and Bryana Bankston were indicted last fall.

Bankston reportedly told officers she had no idea the passengers in her vehicle were planning to commit a robbery at the Chalet Apartments. The charges against her were recently dismissed.

By Brad Kellar

Greenville – A Rains County man has been convicted of possession of cocaine in connection to a 2007 incident in Commerce.

44-year-old Melroy Lynn Anderson, of Emory, was found guilty of the charge Wednesday.

He was scheduled to go to trial Tuesday on a indictment which included the possession charge as well as two counts of aggravated robbery. The Hunt County District Attorney's Office dismissed the robbery charges but trial proceeded on the drug charges.

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By Scott Harvey

Fort Worth – The Texas Rural Education Association (TREA) is scheduled Friday to honor Dr. Graham Sweeney as Superintendent of the Year.

Sweeney has served the Boles ISD for 24 years. He was notified of the award in April.

"We've had a lot of great things happen through Boles," Sweeney said. "Boles, out of the 1,040 public schools not counting charters, is the poorest district in the state but yet we've been able to do quite well."

By Brad Kellar

Greenville – A local movie rental business will soon be closing its doors. Effective July 18, the Blockbuster in Greenville officially closes.

The store ceased making any rentals as of Sunday and a clearance sale of remaining inventory is currently underway.

Blockbuster will keep the "kiosk" rental locations in the Super One and Brookshire's stores in Greenville open.

Reports indicate company officials were seeking contingency financing to avoid going into bankruptcy.

By Brad Kellar

Greenville – Charges have been dismissed against a Rains County man in connection to a 2007 armed holdup in Commerce.

44-year-old Melroy Lynn Anderson, of Emory, was scheduled to go to trial Tuesday on the indictment which included two counts of aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon. Anderson had pleaded not guilty.

Reports from the Hunt County District Attorney's Office indicated the alleged victim did not wish to pursue the case.

By Brent Lyday

Commerce – Texas A&M University-Commerce was recently awarded a $50,000 grant from the Sid W. Richardson Foundation to participate in a university-wide effort to improve teacher preparation in Texas schools. A&M-Commerce will participate with six other Texas universities in preparing a plan to implement findings of Sid Richardson report.

By Scott Harvey

Sulphur Springs – Preliminary TAKS figures show Sulphur Springs High School could improve its accountability rating to acceptable or higher.

The Texas Education Agency won't release district ratings until July 30.

A presentation to board members this week by Campus Intervention Team officials indicated the possible rating change. The board acknowledged the initial data is neither complete nor comprehensive, but likely will show at least a small change.

By Brent Lyday

Commerce – Students from Cooper and Commerce Independent School District are in the midst of the Maximizing Motivation, Targeting Technology (M2T2) summer camp at Texas A&M University-Commerce. The camp is an innovative program targeting technology to motivate students to pursue careers in the STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) workforce.