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Town hall addresses rural fire protection

Town hall addresses rural fire protection

Collin County commissioners have reassured residents living outside Princeton’s city limits they won’t lose firefighting protection Oct. 1 when the city ends its contract with the county.Commissioner Cheryl Williams told attendees at a town hall meeting the fire...

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Lawmakers pass Ten Commandments bill

Lawmakers pass Ten Commandments bill

A monument on the grounds of the Texas Capitol in Austin provides the text of the Ten Commandments that will be posted in all public school classrooms. Courtesy Library of Congress Starting this fall, all Texas public schools will be required to post the Ten...

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Council plans funding for public safety facility

Council plans funding for public safety facility

The Princeton City Council has taken the first legal step in the issuance of certificates of obligation (COs) to finance a public safety operations and training facility. Councilmembers agreed at a special meeting Tuesday, May 27, to publish notices of the city’s...

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City exploring alternative fire protection plans

City exploring alternative fire protection plans

The former Branch Volunteer Fire Department station at 7777 FM 546 is now Princeton Fire Department Station No. 4. In the future, the station could be returned to local control. Bob Wieland/The Princeton Herald Options to continue firefighting service for county...

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VA Clinic named for Congressman Sam Johnson

VA Clinic named for Congressman Sam Johnson

Plano’s VA clinic is now officially the U.S. Congressman Sam Johnson Memorial VA Clinic. Bob Wieland/The Princeton Herald The Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Plano has been officially dedicated as the ‘‘U.S. Congressman Sam Johnson...

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Lawsuit seeks to ground airport expansion

Lawsuit seeks to ground airport expansion

A new nonprofit has filed a federal court petition seeking to block construction of a $72 million expansion of McKinney National Airport that would allow commercial passenger service to begin next year. The North Texas Conservation Association, based in McKinney,...

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Town hall to discuss emergency services UPDATE

Town hall to discuss emergency services UPDATE

The city of Princeton and Collin County will hold a town hall at 7:15 p.m. Tuesday, June 3, at Cowboy Church, 2800 FM 3364, to discuss Princeton’s decision to terminate firefighting service to rural residents. Princeton was the latest Collin County city to discontinue...

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Town hall to discuss emergency services

Town hall to discuss emergency services

Collin County Commissioner Darrell Hale has scheduled a public town hall with county and city officials to discuss Princeton’s decision to terminate firefighting service to rural residents.Hale said Cyndi Darland, president of the Princeton ISD Board of Trustees,...

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