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Wounded baseball player making progress

Wounded baseball player making progress

Former Princeton High School catcher Matthew DeLaney is continuing to recover from a bullet wound to his chest, but the slug remains close to his spine, his family said. The 18-year-old with Texas A&M-Texarkana was struck Saturday, April 29, by a stray bullet...

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Top 10 celebrate top teachers

Top 10 celebrate top teachers

The Top 10 students in the Class of 2023 got a moment to celebrate their academic achievement as they were honored during the annual Top 10 luncheon. The graduates were not the only ones who were recognized during the festivities, as each student was asked to invite a...

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Outside consultant out the window

Outside consultant out the window

The Princeton City Council tabled a controversial proposal to hire a consulting firm after a work session on the issue was cancelled for lack of a quorum. Councilmembers Steven Deffibaugh and David Kleiber were the only members on hand for the session scheduled before...

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Early voting begins May 30 for runoff

Early voting begins May 30 for runoff

Runoff election early voting is right around the corner as voters will cast their ballots for two trustee positions on the Collin College board. The runoff election day is Saturday, June 10, with an early voting window that is set to begin Tuesday, May 30, and run...

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Decoration Day Sunday, May 26

Decoration Day Sunday, May 26

Friends and family members of those at rest in Princeton Cemetery are encouraged to participate in Decoration Day on Sunday, May 28.  Flowers or flags may be placed on the 1,612 graves in the 10.47-acre facility on Yorkshire Drive, just north of U.S. 380. VFW...

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Sports

McCoy earns state medal in high jump

McCoy earns state medal in high jump

Terrayah McCoy was the lone Princeton athlete at the state championships and will bring home a medal for her efforts. The sophomore finished tied for second in the girls 5A high jump Friday morning in Austin, clearing 5-feet-6 on her jump. She finished in a four-way...

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McCoy qualifies for state championship

McCoy qualifies for state championship

Princeton's Terrayah McCoy is heading to state, placing second in the high jump at the regional finals. Competing in the Region II-5A championships last Friday, April 28, McCoy cleared 5-feet-7 in her final jump, enough to seal her trip to the state finals. McCoy had...

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Williams, McCoy lead regional qualifiers

Williams, McCoy lead regional qualifiers

The Princeton Panthers will send a handful of athletes to the regional meet next weekend, following good performances at area. Hosting the area meet on Thursday, Princeton's Terrayah McCoy finished with the gold medal in the girls high jump with a height of 5-foot-6....

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Education

Top 10 celebrate top teachers

Top 10 celebrate top teachers

The Top 10 students in the Class of 2023 got a moment to celebrate their academic achievement as they were honored during the annual Top 10 luncheon. The graduates were not the only ones who were recognized during the festivities, as each student was asked to invite a...

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School construction bond officially passes

School construction bond officially passes

It’s official! Princeton voters overwhelmingly approved a $797 million bond proposal, according to the canvass of votes cast in the Saturday, May 6, bond election.  The Princeton ISD school board, at its regular meeting Monday, May 15, certified voters had approved...

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Top two PHS students to study healthcare

Top two PHS students to study healthcare

Colin Nguyen and Savannah Brewer are the valedictorian and salutatorian of Princeton High School Class of 2023. The top two students in Princeton High School Class of 2023 both plan careers in healthcare although neither took specific medical classes at PHS. ...

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PISD School bond election passes handily

PISD School bond election passes handily

Voters approved $797 million in bonds for the Princeton Independent School District to build eight additional campuses to cope with “explosive” growth expected over the next 10 years. Final unofficial returns from Collin County show voters in the Saturday, May 6,...

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Life & Style

Local nonprofit supports those embracing grief

Local nonprofit supports those embracing grief

To purchase books, read grief-related articles, donate or signup for a class visit bravepenny.org Grief is a complicated and personal process that has no timeline. And for survivors of any type of loss, it can often be difficult to navigate without the proper positive...

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Panthers, community provide meals

Panthers, community provide meals

The Panther athletic program spent the last few weeks collecting food to provide 35 less fortunate families with a feast for the Thanksgiving holiday. It takes a community to care for a community, so the Panthers received some crucial help with this effort. Once...

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Send a Letter to Santa this Christmas

Send a Letter to Santa this Christmas

If you’re the parents/guardians of elementary school-age children, the Herald is collecting Letters to Santa again this year. The letters will be printed in the December 22 edition of The Princeton Herald. Please print out the attached document, have your child write...

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Loya recognized for life-saving actions

Loya recognized for life-saving actions

Princeton police officer Armando Loya was recognized with a Certificate of Merit at Monday night’s city council meeting. His life-saving actions on Feb 10, 2022 while responding to a call involving a one-year old who had fallen and become unresponsive, were described...

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Opinion

The canning jar quest

The canning jar quest

Forty-five years ago, my mother began collecting a series of antique canning jars. I can’t remember why this happened, but my best guess is that she came across one that was unique, she liked it, and she bought it. This purchase would start a chain reaction and a...

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The heat is on

The heat is on

After a recent meeting, a coworker mentioned that she and her family had bought a new home. Actually, it was new to them, but it was built in 1963 in what was then and is still now one of the city’s most desirable neighborhoods. What seemed like a typical workplace...

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Bowled Over

Bowled Over

By John Moore | thecountrywriter.com.  Whenever I see canister sets, cookie jars, clocks and Formica dinette sets from the 50s and 60s, I feel as if I’ve gone home. These items adorned my youth, but as often happens, new things come and old things go. As the 70s made...

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An old sew and sew

An old sew and sew

By John Moore | Johnmoore.net I’m not sure how a tomato became the symbol of sewing in the South, but it did. My mom, and every other mom I knew in Ashdown, Arkansas, had a pincushion in the shape of a tomato. Many of those pincushions are still around. Judging from...

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