Cool coastal escapes for one final getaway By Carrie Dunlea By August, many Texans have had enough. Triple-digit temperatures, baked sidewalks and endless afternoons indoors have us dreaming of somewhere cooler. Fortunately, late summer can be one of the best times to...
Emma Lozado took to the mat against some of the top freestyle grapplers. As a member of Team Texas, she competed July 13-20 in the Marines Cadet/Junior National Championships at Fargo, ND. The event was held at the FargoDome. “Those are the best wrestlers from around...
Dawn Struthers can’t afford to go to the doctor to get the medicine she needs these days. As a diabetic, the Princeton resident is playing Russian Roulette with her health due to lack of income. “I flat out cannot afford to go to the doctor. I need to as I am a...
The U.S. Army on July 12 announced its new Futures Command would be headquartered in Austin “to better partner with academia, industry and innovators in the private sector, while providing a good and affordable quality of life for Futures Command personnel.” After the...
Both an excessive heat watch and a Heat advisory are in effect for portions of this week due to extremely high temperatures. An excessive heat watch is in effect from Thursday, July 19 through Friday, July 20. High temperatures ranging From 103 To 107 are possible...
A cure for Alzheimer’s disease does not exist and treatments are hit and miss. However, researchers are working overtime to find new ways to deal with the menace of dementia, according to senior advocate Dan Weber. Dementia, most notably Alzheimer’s, is a leading...
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on July 2 notified 11 Texas cities that their ordinances against plastic shopping bags had been knocked down by the Texas Supreme Court. Paxton said he issued letters to the cities of Austin, Sunset Valley, Port Aransas, Laguna Vista,...
Currently, Princeton Police Department is facing the same difficulties as many departments across the county, state and nation: finding police officers. At the request of Councilmember Mike Guillen, Princeton city council heard an update on the police department from...
Taking two weeks out of its allotted 60 days, 600 signatures have been received on the alcohol petition for which a group of Princeton citizens have been working. 600 signatures for a mixed beverage for on-premise consumption petition have now been achieved, according...
