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The Fourth of July holiday weekend is fast approaching and Sachse residents are reminded that it is illegal to set off fireworks in the city limits. In Collin County, it is legal to discharge fireworks on privately owned property in unincorporated areas. Violators...
Princeton High School’s debate team recently finished a strong season that featured lots of growth. Debate Coach and UIL Coordinator Heather Stringer said she had a younger team compared to the past but her students competed well all season, culminating in a strong...
The Princeton Police Department’s first ever command officer to attend the FBI’s National Academy says his experiences and connections will be useful for the remainder of his law enforcement career. Lieutenant over Special Operations Jesus Rodriguez is a 21-year...
The Princeton Panthers athletic program celebrated a state champion, multiple playoff teams and an overall successful 2021-22 school year. With several top athletes’ waiting in the wings, the Panthers will hit the ground running the next year, hoping to replicate...
A frequent discussion topic involving solicitation in the city reached a resolution during the most recent council meeting. Council considered amending Princeton’s solicitation ordinance during the Monday, June 27, regular meeting. At the meeting, both councilmember...
Sports
The Princeton Panthers athletic program celebrated a state champion, multiple playoff teams and an overall successful 2021-22 school year. With several top athletes’ waiting in the wings, the Panthers will hit the ground running the next year, hoping to replicate...
The Princeton Panthers have plenty of questions with a young football roster, especially among their pass catchers. Replacing the top five pass catchers from last season, Princeton is working hard this offseason to prepare new faces for the varsity level. The biggest...
Replacing one of your best players is never easy but necessary in high school football. That is the case for the Princeton Panthers, who replace starting running back Junior Ombati. The Lamar University signee led the team with 1,477 all-purpose yards last season and...
The Princeton Panthers are eager to get back on the football field this season, led by the workhorses up front. Princeton returns two starting offensive linemen to an offense that is experiencing plenty of changeovers. For head coach Eric Chandler, that group will be...
The Princeton Panthers wrapped up their regular season with seven all-district team members. After several close losses during the season, Princeton (3-11, 7-20) finished seventh in the District 10-5A standings. Despite the results, the Panthers had two players named...
Education
Maintaining a healthy account balance is the hallmark of financial responsibility, especially when you’re a school district spending taxpayer dollars. Online testing and the district’s growth were at the forefront of the Princeton ISD Board of Trustees meeting,...
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 23 edition of The Princeton Herald. Please print out the attached document, have your child write...
With the summer winding down, multiple Princeton track and field athletes have utilized the offseason to improve and compete among their peers. This past weekend, locally-based Fanntastic Sports competed in the TAAF state track and field meet in Corpus Christi July...
Every Princeton ISD student will have access to free, nutritious meals every school day throughout the 2021-22 school year. A student’s household income would typically need to meet eligibility requirements to qualify for free or reduced-price meals. This year,...
Princeton nursing students will now have the opportunity to earn college credit for their Certified Nursing Assistant class, thanks to a partnership with Collin College. Princeton High School Career and Technology Center (CATE) Director Brett Hackman said that when...
Life & Style
After a few years of growing the typical Texas flowers; pansies in the winter, impatiens in the summer in the normal front flowerbeds, homeowner Kori Hendrix realized she wanted more variety and more gardens at her Wylie home. There was ample opportunity to make...
Sue Darte blames her daughter and a jewelry making class she took nine years ago for igniting a passion for the art of fusing glass. “A retail glass company had a Groupon coupon and I brought my daughter-in-law with me to make two pieces of jewelry,” Sue said. In...
Mother’s Day is just around the corner and if you’re fortunate enough to still have your mom or grandmother in your life why not plan a special trip to honor them this year? We all know flowers and lunch are nice but how about escaping town to visit a place where...
Pictures of trash on beaches, a whale found with a belly full of garbage and turtles with plastic straws up their nose are no laughing matter. They are all just a tiny snapshot of reality today. The impact of the world’s overuse of plastic is causing havoc on the...
Just a short drive away, every day is Earth Day at the Heard Museum and Wildlife Sanctuary in eastern McKinney where 289 acres of flora and fauna are dedicated to conservation, education and preservation efforts. In the 54 years since the Heard opened, this natural...
Opinion
Pet Milk was a kitchen staple in most Southern homes in mid-20th Century America. It had as many uses as a coffee can full of bacon drippings. Thankfully, the two weren’t used interchangeably. Opening our Frigidaire, you’d see that the top shelf of our refrigerator...
I miss the restaurants of my youth. In Ashdown, Arkansas, the restaurant everyone gravitated toward was Miss Mac’s. Its official name was, Mac’s Cafe. It started as a small truck stop off Highway 71 in Ogden, Arkansas, which is about halfway between Texarkana and...
I used to pay little attention to the world’s little idiosyncrasies, but now they seem ever present. And it’s more than slightly annoying. I can’t be the only one. When I was getting change back from the fast-food drive-thru recently, it all became clear. The world is...
I don’t recognize toys anymore. Our grandkids are coming from out of state to visit and I can’t find anything to get them as a surprise. Why? I don’t know what anything is or does. Toys should teach you how to prepare for life and be fun. Bakugan – Japanese Power, was...
We had a clothesline, but no washer or dryer. So the Laundromat was a weekly destination. Today, most folks would find the absence of a laundry room in the home as foreign as no air conditioning or Wi-Fi. Fifty years ago, most folks in...
