By Kevin Jefferies

KETR Sportscast 11-18-08

Commerce – Cleveland manges a late field goal to win on Monday Night Football; Mark Cuban is now facing federal charges for insider trading; the Cowboys may have saved their playoff chances with the win over Washington; baseball's new Hall Of Fame Classic changes; the A&M-Commerce soccer match will now be broadcast on KETR.

By Scott Harvey

Commerce – The Commerce School Board Monday recognized those responsible for helping the district earn a number of instructional grant awards.

Dozens of administrators and citizens were on hand, as Executive Director of Curriculum and Personnel Danna Meyers thanked Commerce alumni, instructors and the Educational Enrichment Foundation for their help in obtaining the grants.

By Brad Kellar

By Brad Kellar

By Brad Kellar

Greenville – A new church is to be built soon in Greenville. The Greenville Planning and Zoning Commission Monday gave its unanimous approval to the future Rising Star Christian Church for the replatting of four lots on Hemphill Street, where the church plans to locate. The church burned in a fire during the fall of 2007, as the result of a lightning strike.

Click the MP3 icon to listen as KETR's Greenville Correspondent Brad Kellar reports.

By Scott Harvey

Commerce – Students at Texas A&M University-Commerce have rejected a proposed athletic fee that would have aided in scholarship dollars, recruiting, and marketing, among other things.

Needing a simple majority to pass, the referendum fell 88 votes short, with 946 opposed and 859 in favor, for a total of 1805 votes cast.

By Scott Harvey

Commerce – A recent meeting between Hunt County and City of Commerce officials discussed the possibility of the City being admitted into the County's Emergency Medical Advisory Board.

By Scott Harvey

Commerce – The Commerce Independent School District reinstated its policy on sex offenders during its Monday Board meeting.

Officials suspended the policy last month, after the District realized it had not been enforcing its practices of prohibiting sex offenders from attending extra-curricular activities.

By Scott Harvey

Lamar County – Lamar County Crime Stoppers is offering a reward of up to $1,000 for information regarding an auto theft in the County.

During the night of Saturday, September 4, sheriff's deputies responded to a vehicle just off County Road 36850 where a black 2004 Chevy Tahoe had been completely burned.

During the investigation, Deputies contacted the owners who advised they had just had the vehicle up for sale at the corner of CR 33900 and 271 north.

By Scott Harvey

KETR Newscast 11-17-08

Greenville appoints assistant city manager; Greenville Christmas Concert to feature band MercyMe; Final hearing expected Monday in local internet fraud case involving Gold Incorporated; Recount resumes today in Hunt County Commissioner Precinct 1 contest; Royse City City Council appoints panel to spearhead search for new city manager.