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Voters choose Collin College trustees

Voters choose Collin College trustees

Three of the nine seats on the Collin College Board of Trustees were open in the Saturday, May 3, general election.  Collin County Elections said Staci L. Weaver had 37,166 votes, or 58.20%, for Place 4, previously occupied by Trustee Greg Gomel. Tamara Thomas...

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PHS names valedictorian, salutatorian

PHS names valedictorian, salutatorian

Class of 2025 Salutatorian Isabella Vance and Valedictorian Tyler Phillips pose under a PHS Panther mural. Bob Wieland/Princeton Herald The top two students in Princeton High School’s Class of 2025 include one who came to Princeton at the start of his junior year and...

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Top students recognize favorite teachers

Top students recognize favorite teachers

Shalley Boles, left, Upneet Kaur, Jean Ann Collins, and Upkar Kaur are joined by twins’ mom, Bhupinder Kaur. Courtesy photo Over the last few weeks, 10 special teachers received a special invitation. As the school year begins to wrap up, the high school has started to...

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Residents pitch in for Princeton cleanup

Residents pitch in for Princeton cleanup

Princeton residents gather Saturday, May 3, for the first Day of Purpose community event sponsored by the city, VFW Bois D’Arc Post 9167 and the Princeton-Lowry Crossing Chamber of Commerce. John Kanelis/Princeton Herald  Despite days of soaking rain across North...

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Governor signs school voucher bill

Governor signs school voucher bill

Gov. Greg Abbott displays Senate Bill 2, signed May 3, creating educational savings accounts – a school voucher system – in Texas. Photo Courtesy Governor’s Office Effective with the 2026-27 school year, Texas families will be able to apply for a trust fund account...

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Education

PHS names valedictorian, salutatorian

PHS names valedictorian, salutatorian

Class of 2025 Salutatorian Isabella Vance and Valedictorian Tyler Phillips pose under a PHS Panther mural. Bob Wieland/Princeton Herald The top two students in Princeton High School’s Class of 2025 include one who came to Princeton at the start of his junior year and...

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Top students recognize favorite teachers

Top students recognize favorite teachers

Shalley Boles, left, Upneet Kaur, Jean Ann Collins, and Upkar Kaur are joined by twins’ mom, Bhupinder Kaur. Courtesy photo Over the last few weeks, 10 special teachers received a special invitation. As the school year begins to wrap up, the high school has started to...

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Governor signs school voucher bill

Governor signs school voucher bill

Gov. Greg Abbott displays Senate Bill 2, signed May 3, creating educational savings accounts – a school voucher system – in Texas. Photo Courtesy Governor’s Office Effective with the 2026-27 school year, Texas families will be able to apply for a trust fund account...

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Local school districts rate Bs

Local school districts rate Bs

After 19 months of court challenges by several districts, the Texas Education Agency has released school accountability ratings for the 2022-23 school year. The 2023-24 rankings are still blocked pending the resolution of a second lawsuit. No scores were released for...

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Collin College candidates file reports

Collin College candidates file reports

Two candidates for the Collin College Board of Trustees have filed 30-day preelection campaign finance reports ahead of the upcoming Saturday, May 3, election, detailing their fundraising and expenditures in compliance with state law. The reports were filed by Place 4...

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Celebrate Cinco de Mayo with food

Celebrate Cinco de Mayo with food

Cinco de Mayo is a relatively insignificant holiday on the Mexican calendar. However, among Americans, Cinco de Mayo has become an opportunity to celebrate Mexican culture and cuisine. Each year on May 5, many Cinco de Mayo celebrants toast with their favorite...

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Top destinations for family fun this summer

Top destinations for family fun this summer

Zion National Park, Danika Perkinson/Unsplash As the days grow longer and the school year winds down, families everywhere begin to anticipate the joys of summer vacation. Planning ahead can mean the difference between a rushed, last-minute trip and a thoughtfully...

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Opinion

Gardens and Grandma

Gardens and Grandma

Columnist John Moore didn’t like gardens as a kid. That’s changed thanks to his grandmothers. Photo: John Moore As a kid, I hated the vegetable garden. If you stood on our back porch, it was to your left. It took up the entire corner of our large yard. To me, gardens...

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Insurance crisis hitting public schools

Insurance crisis hitting public schools

Severe weather from hurricanes and other weather events has not spared the state’s public schools, resulting in skyrocketing property insurance costs, the Houston Chronicle reported. Insurance costs for districts have increased by 44% statewide in the past five years,...

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A numbers game

A numbers game

You don't see phone books much anymore. But even when they were around, columnist John Moore was nowhere to be found in one. Courtesy John Moore For those of us who once made our living working on the radio, one of the main competitors we had for advertising dollars...

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What a trip

What a trip

Traveling isn’t columnist John Moore’s favorite activity. He’s pictured here with his father on a camping trip circa 1966. Photo: John Moore Bruce Willis ad libbed a line in Die Hard that struck a chord with me. No, not the “Yipee Ki-Yay,” line. I think that was...

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Kitsch me if you can

Kitsch me if you can

Columnist John Moore grew up with yard art, and still proudly displays a concrete gargoyle out on the front porch. Photo: John Moore Pink flamingos. Chalk and concrete figures. Cast iron pots with flowers. Old school bells. Cars on blocks. The yard art of yesterday....

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