Portraits of five Collin County veterans were added to the Hall of Heroes at the Collin County Courthouse. Courtesy Misty Wiebold A long-missing World War II sailor from Farmersville is among five Collin County service members newly honored in the Hall of Heroes at...
During typical non-holiday work week, the U.S. Hwy 380 and Beauchamp Boulevard intersection in Princeton is often clogged with traffic. The future Town Center complex will anchor the northwest corner. Shelley Dowdle/ The Princeton Herald With the population of Collin...
Eugene Escobar Jr., mayor of Princeton, effective Monday, Dec. 23. Bob Wieland/The Princeton Herald Family and friends of Eugene Escobar Jr. filled the first two rows of seats in the Princeton City Council Chambers as City Secretary Amber Anderson swore in Escobar as...
Bill restricts insurance covering gender transition State Senate and House members preparing for the 89th Texas Legislature to convene on Tuesday, Jan. 14, have filed hundreds of bills to be considered during the 140-day regular session. As of Friday, Dec. 20, Sen....
Singer-songwriter Aaron Watson headlined performances at the June 29 Freedom & Fireworks event. File Art A cloudy day turned black as night as Princeton residents witnessed the area’s first total solar eclipse since 1878. April 8, 2024, will remain in the...
The Princeton High School Class of 2024 celebrated their graduation. File Art Princeton ISD board members wrestled with the same growth problems facing the city as a whole as the district opened two new elementary schools, struggled to find enough teachers and adopted...
Rampant growth continued to batter Princeton’s infrastructure during 2024 as city leaders attempted to curb and refine development. By the time the U.S. Census Bureau reported in May that Princeton was the third-fastest-growing city by percentage, a new administrative...
A field of campaign signs welcomed voters to the Community Center for the primary elections. File Art Unhappy Princeton voters unseated the mayor and two city councilmembers in 2024, and a new member joined two Princeton ISD trustees who were re-elected. Four...
City Secretary Amber Anderson swore in Eugene Escobar Jr. as mayor of Princeton, effective Monday, Dec. 23.Escobar won 55% of the vote in a runoff election on Saturday, Dec. 14. He is to preside over the first Princeton City Council meeting on Monday, Jan. 13, 2025....
