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Early voting for Princeton City Council Place 4

Early voting for Princeton City Council Place 4

Eighteen early voting polling places in Collin County will be are open for the special election on Saturday, May 2.Four candidates are running for Place 4 on the Princeton City Council and include Hassan Abdulkareem, Sharad Ramani, Jaisen Rutledge and Jan Goria.Voting...

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Class of 2024 top two

Class of 2024 top two

Princeton High School Class of 2024 valedictorian is Jonathan Waithaka. Mackenzie Akkerman is the salutatorian. The top two students in Princeton High School’s Class of 2024 have some sage advice for students entering ninth grade this fall: perfect your study skills...

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How PISD is dealing with growth challenges

How PISD is dealing with growth challenges

Brantley Duke walks the stage at Mayfield Elementary to collect his kindergarten diploma from Principal Jason Brown Saturday, May, 16. The young grad was a student in Ms. Lafon’s class. All six elementary schools in the district held ceremonies Saturday. Princeton ISD...

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Council OKs trash collection fee increase

Council OKs trash collection fee increase

Community Waste Disposal crews helped hundreds of Princeton residents get rid of trash they had been hoarding all winter at the Saturday, April 6, Trash Off & CWD X-treme Green event in Caldwell Park. If Community Waste Disposal picks up your garbage, you’ll be...

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Bois d’ Arc Lake beckons

Bois d’ Arc Lake beckons

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...

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Collin County cities score high on safety

Collin County cities score high on safety

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...

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Total property values up 14.63%

Total property values up 14.63%

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...

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Habitat kicks off new build

Habitat kicks off new build

Princeton High School students helped raise the wall to begin work on a new home on Harrelson Drive by Habitat for Humanity of Collin County. The wall raising on Friday, April 19, was the start on a home for the LaTischa Johnson family. PHS students in the...

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Princeton will remember and honor fallen officer

Princeton will remember and honor fallen officer

From now on, July 25 will be Officer Nancy Dominguez Day in the city of Princeton. Mayor Brianna Chacon issued a proclamation on Monday, April 29, recognizing that Dominguez “displayed, on and off duty, the Core Values of the Princeton Police Department: Respect,...

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