Princeton property taxes are going up, but not by the 10 cents per $100 valuation that staff had proposed. In a surprise move, Mayor Eugene Escobar Jr. asked the Princeton City Council at a special meeting on Monday, Aug. 17, to withdraw all tax increase items from...
In the South, we believed with all of our hearts what we were told when we were children. Even if it was wrong. In the 1960s, the RCA color console TV my family had on Beech Street in Ashdown, Arkansas, could make you go blind. It could if you believed what our mom...
Mother’s Day is a special time for children to show their appreciation for their mothers, grandmothers and the other special women in their lives. Older children typically are capable of designing their own Mother’s Day crafts or even shopping for gifts for Mom, while...
NTMWD’s newest lake, Bois d’Arc Lake, is now 100% full and open to public access. Courtesy NTMWD After 20 years of planning and four years of construction, Texas’ first major reservoir to be built in more than three decades glistens in the sun as a recreational...
PHS theater students help stage an accident scene as part of a national safety awareness program. Courtesy Photo Princeton High School students have experienced a realistic vision of what could happen to an impaired driver. On Thursday, May 2, School Resource Officer...
The Collin County city of Melissa ranked No. 1 on the 2024 list of the “safest” cities in Texas, according to the annual survey of FBI data by SafeWise. The rankings were compiled from data sent to the FBI in October 2023 for crimes reported in 2022. According...
The estimated average market value of a home in Princeton is now $340,434. Once again, Collin County property values are generally higher, according to 2024 certified estimated taxable values released by Collin Central Appraisal District (CCAD). However, the...
The Princeton Lady Panthers saw their tremendous season end last week at the hands of the top-ranked team in Class 5A. Despite two losses to Forney, the girls made quite the run to clinch a playoff spot, finishing the year 13-16. (Oladipo Awowale/The Princeton Herald)...
Back in the 60s, some American college kids protested the Vietnam War, but mostly, they conducted sit-ins. Few protests were violent. Other American college kids would have contests to see how many of them they could cram into a Volkswagen. Today, some college kids...
