Sharline Freeman, director of the Northeast Texas Children's Museum , says the museum located in Commerce is expanding by 3,700 square feet within its facility, a former industrial building on 1000 Maple Street (Highway 11 East). The space will be occupied by a car-safety exhbit among other attractions.

Paul Voss, Commerce Chamber of Commerce manager, discusses the Bois D'Arc Show returns to downtown Commerce from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday on the square in downtown Commerce. Paul says he expects as many as 150 cars. The car show was not held last year because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Carol Taylor, chairman of the Hunt County Historical Commission, says Celeste was created by the Santa Fe Railroad in the 1880s when the nearby town of Kingston refused to help pay for the consruction of the rail line. Santa Fe then purchased nearby property and established a depot there. The town that grew up there was named "Celeste" for the wife of a railroad official. Many of the people and businesses moved to Celeste.

Sarah Latham, Rains County Agrilife Extension Agent, says spring cleanin g should include reducing clutter in and around your home, which tends to attract insects and rodents. Sarah also suggests planting a pollinator garden with already-blossoming flowers to help pollinating insects and birds who have had fewer flowers in early spring because of the February freeze.

Commerce Mayor Wyman Williams says the City Council received a postive audit report at this week's meeting, and voted to create a new building-inspector position because of the increasing in construction activity in the city.

Hank Pickering of Wolfe City says the "Rail to Trail Opening Day" on the Northeast Texas Trail in Wolfe City will begin at 8 a.m. Saturday morning. Events include a 5-K run on the the trail. Another NETT trail is planned for Saturday in Farmersville , where plans are in place to provide a paved surface on an additional eight miles of the NETT.

Paul Voss, Commerce Chamber of Commerce manager, says the Chamber is hosting a four-player scramble golf tournament Friday at Sand Hills Country Club . Paul says he expects the Chamber will now have golf tournaments in the spring and the fall, on the Bois D'Arc Bash weekend. Paul says the Chamber has a new web page and group Facebook page created by David Lay of "A PC Geek."

Dr. Kent Montgomery, head of the Physics and Astonomy Department at Texas A&M-Commerce, says the Lyrid meteor showers Wednesday night and Thursday morning (April 21-22) will produce some excellent night-sky viewing, possibly "fireballs." About 10-20 meteors per hour will be visible.

Pud Kearns with Housewarmers of Greenville says the Hunt County Fair will return Friday (April 23) and continue through Sunday, May 2. The fair was canceled last year because of the coronavirus. The fairgrounds on located on Jack Finney Boulevard (Farm Road 1570), near L-3-Harris. Also, Pud says "Vinyl Radio," a tribute to the folk rock of the 1970s, will perform at the Greenville Municipal Auditorium Monday evening, April 26 as part of the Greenville Entertainment Series.

Hunt County Master Gardener Wayne Bowman recommends "companion gardening." He says some plants compliment each other and some do not "play well with others." For example, okra doesn't need much water, but cabbage does. Also, plants in common "families," such as potatoes and tomatoes, attract some of the same insect pests or plant diseases. Also, the Master Gardeners tour of gardens is Saturday, May 15.