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Month: March 2019
Recycled plastic could find new life as roadway

Recycled plastic could find new life as roadway

The Solid Waste Institute for Sustainability at the University of Texas at Arlington recycles plastic by processing it into pellets mixed with asphalt for road repair. Photo Courtesy SWIS/UTA Princeton could become one of the first cities in Collin County to pave a...

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Secondary teachers receive annual awards

Secondary teachers receive annual awards

Secondary education schoolteachers of the year were presented awards Monday, March 18 by the Princeton Independent School District. Each teacher was required to write an essay on why they are a teacher and the writings are engraved on plaques, which they received when...

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Going .500: Panthers beat Denison, fall against North

Going .500: Panthers beat Denison, fall against North

Princeton emerged from last with a .500 finish in district baseball. They fell 9-2 at McKinney North and rebounded with a 2-1 win over Denison. Princeton scored one run in the third and fourth innings on five hits in the opening game. Maika Brinkerhoff had two hits,...

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Keeping citizens safe while they sleep

Keeping citizens safe while they sleep

While everyone else is sleeping safe in their beds there is a group of Princeton officers patrolling. Those on ‘deep nights’ as the shift from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. is referred to tackle the same type of calls as those on the dayshift. The major difference? Darkness, which...

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Senior citizens stay sharp with activities

Senior citizens stay sharp with activities

Each week Princeton senior citizens are on a mission: to keep their minds sharp by playing games and being social with one another. There are many benefits for senior citizens staying active and busy. According to a study using data from the National Social Life,...

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Bills address education, teacher raises

Bills address education, teacher raises

The Texas Senate and House were not on the same page last week as they rolled out plans for reforming the public education system. State Senators on Monday, March 4, approved giving Texas public school teachers and librarians an across-the-board raise of $5,000, and...

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Sunshine Week sheds light on transparency

Sunshine Week sheds light on transparency

Sunshine Week, March 10-16 this year, is a time that news gatherers take annually to focus on successes and assaults on the laws governing the right to know what public officials are doing, and how they are spending tax money. The weeklong observance sharpens the...

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