The Denton County city of The Colony has hired Princeton Fire Chief Shannon Stephens as its new fire chief, City Manager Troy Powell said. Stephens had served for 24 years with The Colony Fire Department, becoming assistant chief, before leaving in July 2023 to become...
New construction continues to fuel Princeton property values, but some residents – like Mayor Brianna Chacon – think enough is enough, for now. Chacon said at the Feb. 12 meeting of the Princeton City Council that she would like members to consider a building...
Princeton is booming and local officials want more coordination of marketing efforts to bring in new businesses to serve and employ the city’s growing population. Early last year, the boards considered hiring an executive director for the Princeton Economic...
The newest member of the Princeton Police Department is Bolt the K-9, an 18-month-old Belgian Malinois that will live with and patrol with Officer Nearhood. The department’s first K-9, Bolt is trained to track, detect drugs and attack. Courtesy Photo Mayor Brianna...
The elections administrator said the county will need more voting machines for the November election. File Art Collin County voters may have new locations to cast ballots in November’s elections. But that’s not necessarily a good thing. A requirement for large...
The family of new Princeton City Manager Mike Mashburn, from left, Zander, Heather, Mashburn, Piper. In front, Hollis. Courtesy Photo California native Mike Mashburn says he made the right decision to move to Texas almost 10 years ago. And he’s even more excited by...
Although city voters rejected a $200 million bond proposal that would have allowed commercial airlines to serve McKinney National Airport, the facility continues to grow. More than 58% of McKinney voters rejected the plan in last May’s bond election. The proposal...
A 9-year-old Farmersville girl died in a four-vehicle collision on the FM 3286/East Lucas Road bridge. Nine Princeton ISD students aboard a school bus were unhurt. Photo Courtesy NBCDFW.com A chain reaction accident on the East Lucas Road bridge claimed the life of a...
Updated Feb. 1, 2:20 p.m. A chain reaction accident on the East Lucas Road bridge claimed the life of a young Princeton girl riding in a car driven by her mother, the Department of Public Safety said.Nine students on a Princeton ISD school bus involved in the crash...
