Columnist John Moore speaks Southern. He learned it in his grandfather's blacksmith shop. Photo John Moore Southern folks don’t need proper nouns. We have whatchamacallits and thingamajigs. My grandfather had the only blacksmith shop in Ashdown, Arkansas. That’s where...
Princeton Police Department officers charged a motorist with multiple drug charges after making a traffic stop in the 800 block of W. Princeton Drive on Tuesday, April 18, police said. While checking the truck and trailer stopped at 8:35 a.m., officers located and...
The city of Princeton’s consultant on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) is preparing for Phase One of the contract to recruit a minimum of 10 residents for an ad hoc committee to execute a DEI program for the city. At its March 13 meeting, the Princeton City...
A Princeton Fire Department engine stands ready outside the firehouse in Branch. Princeton Fire Department crews and trucks were manning the Branch Fire Station 24 hours a day, pending its formal acquisition by the city and designation as Princeton Fire Station No. 4,...
Jeans are no longer everyday wear for Princeton ISD faculty and staff. PISD School Board trustees decided at their Monday, April 17, meeting to revise the staff dress code adopted last July. The code had approved jeans – with no rips, holes or tears -- from Monday...
Voters decide next month whether to let the Princeton Independent School District sell $797 million in bonds to pay for eight new schools over the next decade. If approved, the Princeton ISD debt service tax rate would remain at $0.50 per $100 in assessed valuation...
The Princeton Community Development Corporation (CDC) will have sole rule-making authority over the Steven and Judy Deffibaugh Community Center that is leased by the city. Princeton City Council members voted at their regular meeting Monday, April 10, to exclude the...
Paris Figueroa wires her physics project house with help from lab partner Maria Salinas. (Courtesy photo) A physics project taught Princeton High School students how electricity gets to the lights and power outlets in a home. Teacher Natalie Wilson had her class build...
Life Skills student Dominic Estelle gets some eggs from Panthers catcher Braeden Ratliff at the school’s annual Easter egg hunt on the ball field. (Courtesy photo) It was a field of dreams for Princeton ISD life skills students as they spent the morning running across...
