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Make every day Earth Day

Make every day Earth Day

Why small choices — especially about plastic — still matter By Carrie Dunlea Earth Day may have passed by the time this hits your doorstep, but its message shouldn’t be confined to a single date on the calendar. Since its launch in 1970, when millions of Americans...

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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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Swatting suspect identified

Swatting suspect identified

A juvenile suspect in East Texas is believed responsible for numerous bomb threats and “swatting” hoaxes across multiple states, the Collin County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) said. The investigation began in May when the suspect initiated a swatting incident at a...

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Notice of violation for luxury apartments

Notice of violation for luxury apartments

City inspectors are preparing a site analysis of The Princeton Luxury Apartments east of Walmart on U.S. 380, prior to scheduling a hearing on a violation notice issued May 17, Princeton Marketing & Communications Director Erin Mudie said.Developers had been given...

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Fundraising under the stars 

Fundraising under the stars 

Kerrville rock and roll band The Blandelles have Heard Museum patrons dancing in the dark at the Night Out fundraiser, Saturday, June 22. It was hot and humid, but that didn’t stop Heard Museum patrons from dancing at the first of two Night Out fundraisers. More than...

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Annual event set for Saturday, June 29

Annual event set for Saturday, June 29

The Kids’ Zone will be back at this year’s annual patriotic celebration at Caldwell Park. Also on tap are live bands, food, vendors and more. Princeton’s Independence Day festivities will be 6-10 p.m., Saturday, June 29, with the Freedom & Fireworks celebration at...

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