Derek Price, representing Greenville's Park Street Historical Association , relates plans for the return of the traditional Fourth of July parade on Park Street, at 10 a.m. Saturday, July 3. The parade was cancelled last year because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Lori Cope, director of CASA for Hunt County (the Court-Appointed Special Advocates for children in foster care), discusses plans for the first "Charlotte Turner Car, Truck and Motorcycle Show," at 10 a.m., Saturday, July 3 at the Alliance Bank in Greenville.

Steve Killian, superintendent of Cooper Lake State Park , says the park is preparing for its 25th anniversary celebration this fall. Steve says the park has a new same-day camping reservation system.

Paul Voss, Commerce Chamber of Commerce executive director, says the annual "Bois D'Arc Fourth of July" will return to Centennial Park on Saturday, July 3 after being cancelled last year because of the coronavirus pandemic. Paul says the city of Commerce has offered to pay half for the $12,000 cost of the fireworks show this year.

Dr. Kent Montgomery, head of the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Texas A&M-Commerce, contemplates news that debris is becoming more of a hazard for space ships and astronauts in orbit around the Earth, and will become more of a problem as time goes on.

Emily Glass, our commentator on event in Sulphur Springs , discusses the City Council's efforts to obtain a state grant to develop a new park in the area west of downtown. It would feature a small lake with a board walk, among other features. The Toole Design Group, which led the re-development of downtown Sulphur Springs, will design the park, if the grant is received. Emily is the former mayor of Sulphur Springs, and the co-proprietor of the Venue at two-nineteen , a meeting venue in the

Commerce Mayor Wyman Williams says the City Council has agreed to a plan in which the Boys and Girls Club will run the city's youth sports programs. Parks and Recreation will continue to maintain the athletic fields. The mayor also describes how the city's hotel occupancy tax revenue will be shared among local organizations.

LaVelle Hendricks reflects on the upcoming Juneteenth holiday, with observances Saturday in Greenville, Sulphur Springs and Paris. Each city is hosting a parade or other celebration beginning at 11 a.m. LaVelle is pastor of the New Caney Baptist Church and Mount Moriah Baptist Church in Commerce. In his capacity as professor of counseling at Texas A&M-Commerce, Dr. Hendricks comments on the 50th anniversary of the "War on Drugs ," which an ACLU survey says is now seen as a failure by a large

Steve Killian, superintendent of Cooper Lake State Park , says the park is seeking a person with teaching experience to fill the role of park educator, serving visitors to the park. The deadline to apply is Thursday, June 17. Steve also discusses a recent WFAA-TV news story on the community of Granny's Neck , which existed near the Cooper Dam and was covered with water when the lake filled up.

Correction to original story: Carol Taylor updates us that at least seven courthouses have stood throughout history on Greenville's downtown square, Carol Taylor, chairman of the Hunt County Historical Commission , says the existing Hunt County Courthouse is at least the fourth courthouse to sit on the square in downtown Greenville. The first was a very modest structure, but the second and third were each very ornate buildings, almost identical to each other. The first of those was completed in