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My grandfather was a blacksmith. To supply his shop with the metal, wood, and other materials he needed to operate, he attended auctions. Auctions that sold all types of items. Since his shop was located in Ashdown, Arkansas, that gave him close proximity to the...

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Motorcyclist killed in Thanksgiving Day accident

Motorcyclist killed in Thanksgiving Day accident

Emergency services personnel responded to a single motorcycle accident on Thanksgiving Day that resulted in a fatality. Steven Reynolds, 68, was killed in the crash. According to DPS Public Information Officer Lonnie Haschel, what town Reynolds is from was not...

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Purcella one of 162 drivers to finish Baja 1000

Purcella one of 162 drivers to finish Baja 1000

A Princeton resident and part-time race truck driver, Rick Purcella, achieved his goal last month by completing the Baja 1000 off-road race on the Baja Peninsula in Mexico. “My body is beat to crap,” he declared of his achievement. Purcella competed in the 866-mile...

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Texting while driving ban proposed again

Texting while driving ban proposed again

In light of a renewed effort to make texting while driving illegal in Texas, Princeton Police Chief James Waters would welcome the opportunity to enforce that measure if it becomes law. “Any distraction is not good,” Waters said. “Drivers need to pay more attention...

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Hands-on Thanksgiving

Hands-on Thanksgiving

Mrs. Wilkins helps Bryson Johnson place a turkey-sized handprint on his Thanksgiving placemat at Godwin Elementary School. Students gave thanks for a variety of things on their placemats including family, siblings, pets and a lion. For additional photos see the Nov....

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City to host tree lighting

City to host tree lighting

Santa Claus comes to Princeton next week when the city hosts its annual Community Christmas Tree lighting in Veterans Park downtown. Several activities, some of them new, are planned from 4:30 p.m. until 8 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 1. One of the additions is a community...

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Identity of victim in fatality fire released

Identity of victim in fatality fire released

After more than a month of investigation into a deadly fire that occurred Oct. 3 at 223 W. Willow Lane, the name of the victim has been released by the Princeton Police Department. Denise Wils Kusturin-Woodham, 55, was killed in the fire. “Due to the location of the...

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Lacy Elementary honors veterans with ceremony

Lacy Elementary honors veterans with ceremony

Military veterans visited in the Lacy Elementary School library prior to a Veterans Day program, and gathered again after the program for a reception. For more photos see the Nov. 17 edition of The Princeton Herald or click here for the e-Edition.

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