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School board OKs pay raises

School board OKs pay raises

All certified and non-certified Princeton ISD teachers will be getting a $2,000 per year pay raise, following a unanimous vote by the Board of Trustees. The board emerged from a three-hour executive session and quickly approved the teacher raise, a 60 cent per hour...

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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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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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Election filing begins Saturday

Election filing begins Saturday

The mayor’s position and two seats on the Princeton City Council are coming up for election this fall along with three seats on the Princeton Independent School District (PISD) Board of Trustees. The city council comprises the mayor and seven council members and there...

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School board limits phone use

School board limits phone use

Middle school students in the Princeton ISD will soon have to lock up their cell phones during the school day. The PISD Board of Trustees voted at their Monday, July 15, regular meeting to consider magnetically sealed security pouches made since 2014 by Yondr of San...

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Consultant to design three parks

Consultant to design three parks

Councilmembers approved a resolution authorizing City Manager Mike Mashburn to execute a professional services agreement for conceptual design of three parks among projects in the bond proposal approved last year by voters.  HDLA, an architectural architecture...

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Council fields questions from citizens

Council fields questions from citizens

City department heads met one-on-one with Princeton residents attending a town hall meeting. Residents had a variety of questions for the Princeton City Council during a town hall on the proposed budget. Questions at the Monday, July 8, meeting ranged from animal...

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Police investigate alleged trafficking

Police investigate alleged trafficking

Four Collin County residents have been charged with felony human trafficking following the discovery of at least 15 young women working at a rented residence in Princeton, police said. Princeton Police Chief James Waters said the case began in March when officers...

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