Princeton Independent School District earned a grade of B, 81 out of 100 points, in the latest 2025-2026 school accountability rankings released by the Texas Education Agency. The district’s overall ranking was unchanged from last year. “This measures how much...
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...
Only one day after July Fourth fireworks sparked numerous grass fires throughout the county, a burn ban was issued by County Judge Keith Self Thursday, July 5. According to information released by Collin County, the burn ban was put into place for the unincorporated...
Young water skiers from near and far made the trek recently to Princeton Lakes. The 2018 South Central Region-Junior Development Clinic and Tournament, held June 30 and July 1, consisted of kids from around the region, such as Texas, Oklahoma, Mississippi, Arkansas...
The city of Princeton’s annual July Spectacular was held Tuesday, July 3 at the J.M. Caldwell Sr. Community Park/POW Camp and featured more than 130 vendors. Approximately 15,000 people attended this year’s event. For additional photos see the July 12 edition or...
U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) met today with U.S. Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh. “I’ve known the judge for a long time, I’ve followed his record, and I think he is the type of judge that we need on the Supreme Court, one that’s not going to be making...
