Eastbound or westbound, any time of day, traffic is heavy on U.S. Highway 380 through the center of Princeton. A TxDOT project widening the road from four lanes to six is not expected to be finished until 2028. Bob Wieland/The Princeton Herald Relief for drivers on...
As thousands fled southeast Texas ahead of Hurricane Laura, Texas A&M promoted an Ike Dike as a critical way to protect the region from devastating damage. Texas escaped a direct hit from Laura, which made landfall as a Category 4 storm in Cameron Parish,...
Explore Collin College’s new home for technical education serving all of Collin County at an open house for the new Technical Campus from 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 12. The campus, located at 2550 Bending Branch Way in Allen, offers programs related to...
If you think you don’t have time to answer the 2020 Census because your response doesn’t matter, think again. Princeton residents, and individuals nationwide, have until Sept. 30 to self-respond to the 2020 Census before a census taker is sent to your home to...
Collin County commissioners last week approved a $385 million budget for fiscal year 2020-21 while holding the line on property taxes. Commissioners met in regular session Monday, Aug. 24, to approve a budget that increased a little more than $3 million adopted for...
With Princeton football just around the corner, Princeton ISD has set up new attendance and safety guidelines for the upcoming season. According to the new attendance policy, events at Princeton venues will limit capacity to 35 percent. Additionally, Princeton ISD...
Heading into 2021, Princeton High School will welcome a new coach to shape a sports program, as Amy Ruengmateekhun heads over to lead a new era of the Panthers golf team, coaching both the boys’ and girls’ sides. “I’m really excited. This is a job where I really care...
The city of Princeton will mail out another 7,000 vouchers for use at businesses located in town as the second round of a financial stimulus program. The vouchers will be mailed after Aug. 27. Each voucher is worth $25 to be spent on goods and services. In June, the...
The Collin County Commissioners Court approved Monday, Aug. 24 the launch of the Collin CARES Small Business Grant Program that provides up to $25,000 for eligible companies where gross revenue losses were more than 15 percent, due to the COVID-19 pandemic....
