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Artist's Conception Of New Commerce Middle School Available

Artist's rendering of planned new Commerce Middle School
Commerce ISD
Artist's rendering of planned new Commerce Middle School

Commerce ISD Superintendent Charlie Alderman discusses the status of the construction projects approved by voters last November, including the new Commerce Middle School.

Charlie says the Middle School will look very similar to Commerce High School, and will be built to the north of CHS. Artist's renderings of the Middle School are now available. He says contracts have been signed for the construction of the middle school, the agriculture barn and the multi-purpose facility, and construction equipment is beginning to arrive on site.

John Mark Dempsey is the host of the public interest program The Blacklands Café from KETR News. Dempsey is also the play-by-play announcer for Commerce Tigers Football on 88.9 FM and on ketr.org.