🌱 Meet the Lions putting Commerce basketball in the spotlight

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In today's newsletter:

• Meet the Lions putting Commerce basketball in the spotlight

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Mostly sunny and warm, with a high of 78 and low of 48 degrees.
• Thursday: Sunny and beautiful, temps: high: 75, low: 44.
• Friday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 68 and low of 42 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• This town of 9,000 now boasts an SEC win. Meet the East Texas A&M Lions (basketunderreview.com) — East Texas A&M has given Commerce basketball fans an opening week to celebrate, upsetting Oklahoma 68-64 before beating Rice on the road. Guard Bo Aldridge helped seal the Oklahoma win, while coach Jaret von Rosenberg credits a competitive, unselfish roster built through junior-college recruiting and international connections.
   

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📸 Around Commerce

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Commerce

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Tuesday November 17

• JV Girls Basketball vs Prairiland @ Home
  Commerce H S Commerce, TX 75428
  5:00 pm
• Varsity Girls Basketball vs Prairiland @ Home
  Commerce H S Commerce, TX 75428
  6:15 pm
• Varsity Boys Basketball vs Sunnyvale @ Home
  Commerce H S Commerce, TX 75428
  7:30 pm

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📣 Commerce Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday November 11

• Veterans Day Program
  Greenville High School, 3515 Lions Lair Rd, Greenville
  10:30 am

Thursday November 12

• Robotics Star Warriors- Battle of Hoth
  Miller Grove ISD Grand Prairie, TX, USA

Friday November 13

• HS Boys and Girls Basketball vs Greenville Homeschool
  Miller Grove ISD Cumby, TX 75433
  5:00 pm
• Zavalla at Cumby →
  Cumby High School, 106 Sayle St, Cumby
  6:00 pm

Saturday November 14

• JH Girls Basketball @ Lone Oak Tournament
  Miller Grove ISD Cumby, TX 75433

Tuesday November 17

• HS Girls Basketball vs. Cumby
  Miller Grove ISD Cumby, TX 75433
  5:00 pm
• Food Distribution for Community
  Greenville High School, 3515 Lions Lair Rd, Greenville
  5:00 pm
• Boys Basketball @ Ford
  Miller Grove ISD Cumby, TX 75433
  5:00 pm
• GHS Theatre Co. presents Greenville's Got Talent Show
  Greenville High School, 3515 Lions Lair Rd, Greenville
  6:00 pm

Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Hello my commerce neighbors my name is Victoria Taylor.
  I just moved from San Antonio Texas. and I’m trying to learn my way around I’m open for a new community to make new friends. (Nextdoor Brookhaven)

• Sonic posted a job opening for Team/Crew Member in Commerce. Apply here.
• Domino's Pizza posted a job opening for Customer Service Rep(06920) - 2200 Live Oak St. in Commerce. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Commerce here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Greenville

• Bland ISD $5.06 Million Campus Renovations Scheduled for 2026-2027 - Greenville, Texas (eextra.news)
• Starfighters Space Joins Exos Aerospace Team Pursuing U.S. Air Force AEDC Velocity Alliance Opportunities (businesswire.com)
• Football Recap: Joshua Stoltzfus Comes Up Big in Lucas Christian Academy's Win (maxpreps.com)

Sulphur Springs

• Two Hopkins County House Priced Below $180,000 Just Came on the Market (frontporchnewstexas.com)
• Next Hopkins County Genealogical Society Monthly Meeting to be Held November 19th (ksstradio.com)
• Hopkins County Sheriff's Office Emphasize Student Safety Protocols Following Bus Incident (ksstradio.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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