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Early voting in council runoff ends today

Early voting in council runoff ends today

Today, Tuesday, June 9, is the last day of early voting in the runoff election for Place 4 on the Princeton City Council.No one of the four candidates in the May 2 special election received more than 50% of the vote, so a runoff is being held between Jan Goria and...

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Rural fire protection to continue

Rural fire protection to continue

The Princeton Fire Department will continue until further notice to serve the area outside the city limits while the Collin County Commissioners Court sets up an emergency services district approved by voters in the Nov. 4 election.The city served notice earlier this...

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Samaritan Inn expands food and emergency services

Samaritan Inn expands food and emergency services

The Samaritan Inn of McKinney has assumed the food pantry and emergency assistance programs of Community Lifeline Center (CLC).Under the consolidation, CLC’s former homelessness prevention programs, emergency rent and utility assistance and grocery-style food pantry...

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 Ironwood Apartments back on schedule

 Ironwood Apartments back on schedule

Supervisors and contractors meet at the Ironwood at Princeton to plan next steps for completion of the former Luxury Apartments next to Walmart. Bob Wieland/Princeton Herald The former Princeton Luxury Apartments complex next to Walmart is on schedule for completion...

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Council to consider leasing lakeside parks

Council to consider leasing lakeside parks

Bratonia Park on Lake Lavon is one of several parks to be closed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Twin Groves Park, Tickey Creek Park and Clear Lake Park have been offered to the city of Princeton. Bob Wieland/Princeton Herald.com The future of three U.S. Army...

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FINAL: All proposed amendments apparently pass

FINAL: All proposed amendments apparently pass

Complete, unofficial returns from the Nov. 4 election show all 17 proposed amendments to the Texas Constitution passed in Collin County, as they did in statewide balloting. With all 91 vote centers reporting, Collin County Elections showed Proposition 10 had the...

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PISD staffers fired after party

PISD staffers fired after party

The Princeton Independent School District has announced the dismissal of two staff members following reports they had attended a party in May at which underage PISD students were allegedly drinking alcohol.“This conduct directly violates the Educator Code of Ethics,...

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