Eastbound or westbound, any time of day, traffic is heavy on U.S. Highway 380 through the center of Princeton. A TxDOT project widening the road from four lanes to six is not expected to be finished until 2028. Bob Wieland/The Princeton Herald Relief for drivers on...
School security is on the minds of the Princeton ISD school board as they work to implement a 10-year security plan. Newly hired PISD Security Director Brent Collins presented preliminary information to the school board at its Monday, March 18 meeting. Collins stated...
Secondary education schoolteachers of the year were presented awards Monday, March 18 by the Princeton Independent School District. Each teacher was required to write an essay on why they are a teacher and the writings are engraved on plaques, which they received when...
Princeton emerged from last with a .500 finish in district baseball. They fell 9-2 at McKinney North and rebounded with a 2-1 win over Denison. Princeton scored one run in the third and fourth innings on five hits in the opening game. Maika Brinkerhoff had two hits,...
A few of the funding priorities expressed by the executive, legislative and judicial branches are not covered in Senate Bill 2, the state’s tentatively approved appropriations bill for fiscal years 2020 and 2021. So, on March 13, the Senate voted unanimously in favor...
While everyone else is sleeping safe in their beds there is a group of Princeton officers patrolling. Those on ‘deep nights’ as the shift from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. is referred to tackle the same type of calls as those on the dayshift. The major difference? Darkness, which...
Each week Princeton senior citizens are on a mission: to keep their minds sharp by playing games and being social with one another. There are many benefits for senior citizens staying active and busy. According to a study using data from the National Social Life,...
The Texas Senate and House were not on the same page last week as they rolled out plans for reforming the public education system. State Senators on Monday, March 4, approved giving Texas public school teachers and librarians an across-the-board raise of $5,000, and...
Princeton baseball is out to add two more runs to its district victory total. The quest began Tuesday, March 12 at McKinney North in 10-5A. It continues 7:30 p.m. Friday March 15 with Denison. The Panthers were 11-3-1 overall and 1-0 in district as of Monday, March...
