As Collin County continues to experience rapid growth, planning efforts are moving forward on a major transportation project intended to improve future mobility across the region. Collin County is advancing work on Segment 5 of the planned Collin County Outer Loop, a...
Easter egg hunting opportunities are in no short supply as the spring holiday approaches. The Easter Egg Hunt for the city of Princeton has been moved to the Princeton ISD indoor facility due to rain predictions Saturday. The indoor facility is located at 960 Bois D'...
LUCAS – It was a medal-winning district meet for the Princeton boys and girls track and field programs. The 10-5A meet was held April 3-4 at Leopard Stadium on the campus of Lovejoy High School. The top four individuals and relays will compete in the April 16 9-5A and...
Bluebonnet season in Texas is in full swing and a bumper crop of the state flower can be found on Collin County roadways. “While there is no law against picking the state flower, laws do exist against damaging or destroying rights-of-way and government property,” DPS...
The Texas House of Representatives on April 3 approved much-anticipated legislation written to revise the state’s public school finance system. The vote was 148-1, and the bill now moves to the Senate for consideration. House Bill 3 would increase pay for public...
Two people were stabbed in the early morning hours of Monday, April 8. Emergency services personnel flooded the 5000 block of FM 982 around 3 a.m. A man and woman were transported with serious injuries, one by air ambulance to Medical City of Plano and one by ground...
Multiple fire departments were on scene in the overnight hours for a fully engulfed barn fire on FM 75 and County Road 408. The fire was reported around 10:12 p.m. Upon arrival, the barn was approximately 50 percent involved with smoke and flames. According to the...
The city of Princeton is encouraging beatification throughout its city during the month of April starting with its annual Trash Off. The event will be held from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, April 6 at J.M. Caldwell Sr. Community Park/POW camp. The park is located at 500...
A Collin County family recently made quite the discovery, of a prehistoric nature, near Lake Lavon. Matthew Payne, of Wylie, along with his wife Tana Trent and her daughter Landry, 11, uncovered an 80-million year old mosasaur skeleton. Though the animal’s name may...
