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City residents will have an opportunity later this month to comment on the city’s proposed Fiscal Year 2026-27 budget and a property tax rate increase of 3 cents per $100 of assessed valuation. Meeting in a Sept. 8 special session, the Princeton City Council set a...
Councilmember Cristina Todd questions the engineer presenting the 2026 update to the Princeton Water and Wastewater Plans. An update to Princeton’s 2017 Water and Wastewater Master Plan had members of the City Council asking, “Why?” Project Manager Stuart Williams...
Building Strong Futures is a program led by The Turning Point. It holds weekly workshops for parents and youth at the Deffibaugh Community Center in Princeton. Courtesy photo A Princeton program launched last year is helping families strengthen relationships, manage...
Monday, Oct. 5, is the last day to register to vote. New Secretary of State Robert Howden has rolled out an online portal that allows Texans to confirm their active voter registration, register to vote in the upcoming election on Tuesday, Nov. 3, or make changes to a...
The Princeton City Council has voted 5-1 to "sunset" or discontinue the use of Automated License Plate Readers (ALPRs) in the city.Police Sgt. Crawford said the PD does not currently operate any Flock or Motorola cameras in the city, but has six of each that could be...
Sports
Princeton junior linebacker Openheaven Seth tackles a McKinney North ball carrier during a non-district football game at McKinney ISD Stadium on Thursday, Sept. 3. Photo by Victor Tapia / C&S Media By David Wolman [email protected] MCKINNEY -- A six-point...
Princeton’s Zailey Fillingham pumps her arms as she approaches the finish line in the DUBEast Invitational. Photo by Kim Dill Higginbotham / C&S Media By David Wolman [email protected] Princeton drove 30 minutes south to compete in the Wylie East DUBEast...
Princeton finished with 439 yards of offense in a 49-7 victory over North Garland at Jackie Hendricks Stadium on Friday. Photo by Victor Tapia / C&S Media By David Wolman [email protected] (editor's note: check out game photos here --...
Princeton’s Marian Valdez ran a personal best time of 20:19.4 at the Kaufman Run with the Lions meet on Friday. Photo by David Wolman / C&S Media By David Wolman [email protected] For the second week in a row, the Farmersville and Princeton cross country...
Princeton senior Camila Beltran makes a pass in serve-receiver as junior Kinlee Ratliff, left, and senior Sam Phillips, right, back up the play during a match in the Allen Texas Open. Photo by David Wolman / C&S Media By Art Stricklin [email protected] CADDO...
Education
Class of 2027 graduation ceremonies will be held at the UNT Coliseum. Courtesy UNT Graduation for the Princeton Senior High School Class of 2027 will be held in Denton at the University of North Texas Coliseum. The commencement ceremony will be at 7 p.m. Sunday,...
Princeton ISD trustees approved the district’s 2026-27 budget and tax rate Monday, Aug. 17, as administrators reported continued enrollment growth, progress on two elementary school construction projects and improved accountability scores at several campuses....
Princeton Independent School District earned a grade of B, 81 out of 100 points, in the latest 2025-2026 school accountability rankings released by the Texas Education Agency. The district’s overall ranking was unchanged from last year. “This measures how much...
The Farmersville Campus is one of six identified by Collin College for future expansion. File Art Trustees of Collin College have called for a November bond election to raise $600 million for expansion including three new facilities. The board voted unanimously to...
Principal Erica Haggard says even the new workout room weights are a source of pride for Banschbach Jaguar athletes. Bob Wieland/Princeton Herald Standing in the bright commons of Princeton ISD’s newest middle school, Principal Erica Haggard looked past the unfinished...
Life & Style
Photo courtesy of Unsplash It’s a tale as old as treadmills: You buy a new exercise machine with the best of intentions, only for it to become an expensive laundry rack that makes you feel guilty every time you glance over at it. When it comes to making lifestyle...
Cool coastal escapes for one final getaway By Carrie Dunlea By August, many Texans have had enough. Triple-digit temperatures, baked sidewalks and endless afternoons indoors have us dreaming of somewhere cooler. Fortunately, late summer can be one of the best times to...
The countdown to a new school year has begun, and for many families, the final days of summer are filled with a mix of excitement and apprehension. While children may be eager to reunite with friends, join a sports team or move up to a new grade, they also may feel...
By Carrie Dunlea Retirement often brings more freedom, but it can also mean fewer daily opportunities to connect with others. Whether you're newly retired or simply looking to expand your circle, building new friendships can improve both physical and mental well-being...
Few things are as delicious and refreshing as watermelon on a warm day. Watermelon grows quite readily in summer and is often ready to pick after three months of growing time. Harvesters look for a pale buttery yellow spot on the bottom of watermelon (the ground...
Opinion
Columnist John Moore still has a couple of things from his days in the Cub Scouts. A Scouting knife and many memories. Photo John Moore By John Moore | TheCountryWriter.com Scouting was once as common for kids as Cap’n Crunch and Post Toasties. Learning how to tie...
By John Moore | TheCountryWriter.com Moms used to be more versatile. If you were in the back seat of the Buick, they could discipline you from the driver's seat and never swerve or knock the ashes off their Marlboro Red. My mom never smoked, so it’s possible...
The first man cave columnist John Moore experienced was his grandfather's blacksmith shop. Today, John has his own man cave. Photo: John Moore By John Moore | TheCountryWriter.com In the North, dads have basements. In the South, they have shops. Both...
Thanks to his grandmother, columnist John Moore knows the price of most items. Which will help if he's ever selected as a contestant on The Price Is Right. Photo John Moore By John Moore | TheCountryWriter.com Long before anyone knew who Drew Carey was,...
Columnist John Moore (right) and his sister, Renee', are pictured on a 1966 trip to Carlsbad Caverns. Photo: Mary Moore By John Moore | TheCountryWriter.com Leaving Ashdown, Arkansas, was an event unto itself. When your family has one car, going anywhere was a treat....
