Mark Haslett

If you’d like to have a say in the development of public transportation in Hunt County, you have a chance to do so this week. The North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTOG) is inviting the public to participate in one of two online public meetings this Tuesday and Thursday. Also, online surveys are available for any local person or organization that would like to participate.

Greenville school officials have suspended a Lamar Elementary School teacher after circulation of a photo that showed the teacher placing a foot on an African-American student’s neck.

Cases of COVID-19 at Texas A&M University-Commerce have been rising in April, according to an alert published by the university on Tuesday.

City of Commerce police released a statement Monday about a shooting that happened in Commerce last Thursday. The shooting at a convenience store on Monroe Street resulted in serious injury to a young man, and the suspect, although identified, remains at large, police said.

Severe thunderstorms are possible in Northeast Texas on Friday afternoon and evening, the National Weather Service said. Large hail is the primary threat with this system, though high winds and isolated tornadoes are also possible, forecasters said.

Another round of severe thundertorms is possible in Northeast Texas tonight, with hail and high winds the primary threats, with a low tornado threat also forecast across parts of the region.

The City of Commerce is offering free COVID-19 vaccinations for eligible people on Thursday, March 25. The drive-through vaccination event will be held at the city’s Commerce Public Service Building, 1103 Sycamore St.

In Wolfe City, water service is slowly being restored as of Tuesday morning. A broken pump was repaired late Monday, and water began flowing through the city's system again, although it will take some time for levels in the city's water tower to return to normal. A boil water notice is in effect for Wolfe City municipal water customers until further notice.

In Wolfe City, many homes and businesses do not have water service as of Monday afternoon. Furthermore, a boil water notice is in effect for those who do have water service.

City of Commerce officials announced a restoration of municipal water service on Feb. 22. The city published this statement at 7 a.m. on Monday:

"The City of Commerce was able to produce enough water overnight to get the water towers about half full. This should mean that all water mains and all customers within Commerce have water.

In Commerce, city staff are still working to restore water service as of late Thursday afternoon. But even if water delivery is restored on Thursday, a boil water notice will remain in effect until next week.

The City of Commerce municipal water system has been offline since Tuesday evening, when the system’s pumps failed. Without the pumps to create sufficient pressure, water cannot be moved through the system’s pipes.

In Commerce, city officials have said the municipal water delivery system should be operating normally by late Thursday afternoon, although a boil water notice will likely remain in effect until next week.

edited, Feb. 17, 11 a.m.

The City of Commerce municipal water system has been offline since Tuesday evening, when the system’s pumps failed. There is no timeline for when repairs to the pumps will be completed and water pressure will be restored.

The North Hunt Special Utility District, which serves customers in rural northern Hunt County, has issued a boil water notice. The North Hunt SUD is a rural water provider that serves customers who live near, but outside, the city limits of Commerce, Wolfe City and Ladonia.

Thousands of Northeast Texas remain without electrical service as another round of wintry precipitation is expected to strike the region Tuesday night.

Temperatures below zero greeted the communities of Northeast Texas on Tuesday morning, as thousands of people across the region remain without electrical service. Widespread outages across the region began early Monday morning, and many have been without power for more than 24 hours as of Tuesday morning.