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After months of hard work — voting, reviewing ballots and tallying results — the 2023 Best of results are in! This special section is one of my favorites because it is a celebration of local businesses and individuals who have been recognized by citizens for the hard...
Mary Abercrombie, environmental education coordinator, prepared proclamations for the mayor. She is flanked, from left, by Councilmembers Steven Deffibaugh and Bryan Washington, Mayor Brianna Chacon and Councilmembers David Kleiber, Marlo Obera and Kevin Underwood....
More than 100 residents of McKinney and surrounding communities have raised questions about noise and traffic congestion that could result from expanding McKinney National Airport. McKinney City Council members voted Tuesday, Feb. 7, to put a $200 million bond...
Mayor Brianna Chacon points out traffic across Veterans Memorial Park to Councilman Bryan Washington, City Manager Derek Borg and DeShawyna Walker, EDC/CDC coordinator. Princeton officials have started getting serious about revitalizing the city’s downtown area. In...
By John Moore It saw a T-shirt that said, “I like a couple of my buddies, my dog, and that’s about it.” It substantiated what I had long felt, seldom said, and had heard from others. Many of us like our dogs better than most people. And I don’t think there’s anything...
Sports
The Princeton Panthers boys soccer team snapped a two-game losing skid, entering the final week with a shot at the postseason. They defeated Melissa 4-0 at home last Friday to improve to fifth in the district, just a couple of points off of Greenville for the final...
The Princeton Panthers aim to right the ship ahead of the 2023 season, with goals of reaching the playoffs. Last season, Princeton finished 5-19 in the regular season, but return key players and welcome several young players ready to make an impact in 2023. For head...
The Princeton Lady Panthers won their first playoff game since 2018 on Monday night, advancing to the area round of the state playoffs. They held off Terrell, winning 47-44 in the bi-district round of the state playoffs in Greenville, netting their 23rd win of the...
The Princeton boys and girls wrestling teams went to the district championships in Lovejoy last Saturday, with several Panther wrestlers qualifying for regionals. Delaying the event on multiple occasions for bad weather closing the school, Princeton had to wait until...
Every new season brings a renewed sense of optimism, that’s no different for the Princeton softball team. The Lady Panthers made some big changes over the summer, bringing in new head coach Brian Goulart. He ended the season as an assistant coach of the team and...
Education
Fifty teachers in the Princeton ISD will be getting thousands of dollars in bonus checks for the next five years under the Texas Incentive Allotment (TIA) approved by the Legislature in 2019, the PISD said. House Bill 3 created the TIA to recruit, support and...
New enrollment figures show PISD continues to add students as Princeton grows with more people moving into the district. “We’re still growing,” Superintendent Donald McIntyre said as he reported enrollment figures to trustees at the school board’s regular...
A relatively new essay and art competition returns for its third year, inviting local students to submit their best essays or artwork in their summer and fall competitions. The essay contest will accept submissions by email through July 17, while the deadline for art...
The Princeton ISD has implemented a massive overhaul of the district’s Facility Use Policy (FUP) with new restrictions on activities allowed on school property. The new policy was to take effect March 13. The previous policy adopted in October 2022 stated simply that...
Princeton ISD trustees met and honored six grand prize winners from the Fourth Grade Science Fair at the start of the Monday, Feb. 27, Princeton ISD board meeting Trustees saw a brief video as each student explained their project exploring concepts in chemistry...
Life & Style
For individuals looking to serve Collin County as a member of the board of trustees, three places are up for election in May. The Collin College Board of Trustees, in collaboration with the district president, according to collin.edu, “establishes the vision for the...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Opinion
By John Moore It saw a T-shirt that said, “I like a couple of my buddies, my dog, and that’s about it.” It substantiated what I had long felt, seldom said, and had heard from others. Many of us like our dogs better than most people. And I don’t think there’s anything...
By Kelley Shannon, executive director of the non-profit Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas. For more information go to www.foift.org. To witness bipartisanship at the Texas Capitol, look to the lawmakers who are working to improve open government laws....
When Eisenhower, JFK, and LBJ were in office, rarely would you find a kitchen that didn’t have one. Waking up each morning to the smell of bacon, sausage, and fried potatoes was just how the world turned in 1960s Ashdown, Arkansas. And an electric skillet was part of...
It takes a lot of trust to let someone shave your face with a straight razor. But from what the old timers used to say, there’s no better or closer shave. My great grandfather shaved with a mug, brush, and straight razor. So did other men in my family. As a child...
If you see a church cookbook, buy it. When women in a church are asked to submit their best recipes for a fundraiser, they bring their A game. They do not want to be outdone. You will not find better recipes anywhere else. By John Moore To Login to read the full story...
