Blacklands Cafe

Pud Kearns with Housewarmers of Greenville relates the story of the handbag collection she inherited from her mother and which is on display at the Audie Murphy/American Cotton Museum through the summer.

Cooper Lake State Park superintendent Steve Killian says the park has again imported white sand for the swimming beaches at the Doctors Creek and South Sulphur units.

Sharline Freeman, director of the Northeast Texas Children's Museum, says in observance of the museum's 20th anniversary this year, it will have 2002 admission prices of $3 for children and $2 for adults this Friday (June 10). The museum will celebrate its actual opening anniversary this fall.

Greenville Chamber of Commerce membership director Lonny Schonfeld weighs in on the recent hiring of Micah McBay, as the city of Greenville's new venue and tourism manager, succeeding Kevin Banks, who has retired.

Commerce ISD Superintendent Charlile Alderman contemplates Gov. Abbott's recent proposal to provide funding to families for school-choice options.

Commerce Mayor Teddy Reel, who recently succeeded Wyman Williams, says one of his objectives to improve communications with the citizens of Commerce.

Emily Glass, former mayor of Sulphur Springs and our commentator on events in the city, relates plans for a 278-acre subdivision with up to 1,159 single-family homes to be built about a mile west of the city on State Highway 11.

Former Commerce mayor and long-time businessman Wyman Williams says the expansion of the Texas economy, with dozens of companies being attracted to the state each year, is also being seen in Commerce.

Commerce ISD Superintendent Charlie Alderman, reflecting on the mass murder of students and teachers at a Uvalde elementary school, says Commerce schools all require visitors to be visually identified before they are allowed to enter a school, and then they are further delayed from entry in a vestibule before entering the main area of the school.

Teddy Reel, the recently inaugurated mayor of Commerce, says a project is underway to install new playground and exercise equipment at Ivory Moore Park on the city's northeast side.