SFOT RH 2026
Year: 2024
SFOT RH 2026
Loud and Clear

Loud and Clear

About 40 years ago, my dad gave me a radio. Not just any radio. It is what’s called a farm radio.  According to Texas Co-op Power Magazine, in 1936 just three out of 100 farms had electricity. By the mid-1940’s it was three out of 10. That still left most farm...

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Podcast explores 1988 murder

Podcast explores 1988 murder

Murder victim Angela Stevens was in the eighth grade at Princeton High School in 1986. Courtesy photo It was a parent’s worst nightmare: a 16-year-old daughter sneaked out of her bedroom one night and never returned. Her brutalized body was found 11 days later. A new...

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How a congressman helps constituents

How a congressman helps constituents

U.S. Rep. Keith Self talks to Rotary Club members at their Tuesday meeting. Self also held a “Koffee with Keith” session at Southard Middle School last weekend. U.S. Rep. Keith Self said his staff stands ready to help deal with federal policies. In a Tuesday, July 16,...

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Council approves new housing developments

Council approves new housing developments

The Princeton City Council has approved a development plan for 710 single-family homes on 179.4 acres at the southeast corner of FM 75 and CR 831. Lennar Homes of Texas Construction and Land proposes to build the homes on lots 50 feet wide and 115 feet deep with a...

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CDC funds new police, fire equipment

CDC funds new police, fire equipment

CDC directors authorized the purchase of a Trimble X9 3D Laser Scanning System. The high-tech laser scanner and mapping tool is used to help police investigate traffic accidents and crime scenes. Courtesy photo The Princeton Fire Department will be getting five new...

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The Garden of Eatin’

The Garden of Eatin’

Columnist John Moore’s wife grows a lot of food. And boy, is he glad. Photo: John Moore The great thing about growing a lot of your own food is the ability to walk out the back door and pick it. It doesn’t get much fresher than that. If there’s a downside to growing a...

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Back to School Bash is July 27

Back to School Bash is July 27

Dakota Chapman got back-to-school ready with his new haircut provided by Supercuts at the Back-to-School event. File Art Two thousand backpacks filled with school supplies will be provided free to Princeton ISD students during the annual Princeton-Lowry Crossing...

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Women thought to have been trafficked

Women thought to have been trafficked

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is among agencies investigating charges alleging four Collin County residents had been trafficking female immigrants. The Princeton Police Department filed the charges in March after finding 15 women in a house on Ginsburg...

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