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New construction adds tax revenue

New construction adds tax revenue

Princeton has $475.9M in new property values. File art New construction will provide additional property tax revenue this year, according to 2026 certified estimated taxable values released by Collin Central Appraisal District (CCAD).  “Collin County is still...

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Residents help homeless at Christmas

Residents help homeless at Christmas

Christmas spirit means different things to a variety of people but for Princeton citizens and residents helping others is at the top of the list. One way this spirit was shown during the holidays was a large event at VFW Post 9167 in conjunction with Our Helping...

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What’s ahead: Home, away contests on schedule

What’s ahead: Home, away contests on schedule

Princeton girls basketball has a pair of predistrict contests on tap this week. They opened Tuesday, Dec. 18 with Canton and 6:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 21 host Sunnyvale. “Canton, at 17-1, is a top, state ranked, very strong team. Their style of play and ours is very...

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Former Mayor J.M. Caldwell Sr. dies; services Monday

Former Mayor J.M. Caldwell Sr. dies; services Monday

The community is in mourning after civic leader and former mayor J.M. Caldwell Sr., 95, died Wednesday, Dec. 12. Caldwell’s son, John-Mark Caldwell, currently holds the seat as Princeton’s mayor. J.M. was the mayor of Princeton from 1969 to 1971. In 2004, he was...

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Downtown vision project results presented at meeting

Downtown vision project results presented at meeting

A vision for downtown was the topic of conversation by city council at a recent meeting. An update about the project was presented at the Monday, Dec. 10 city council meeting from Kimley-Horn, the firm the city uses for planning and engineering. The downtown vision...

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Veterans tax benefit bill support sought

Veterans tax benefit bill support sought

Veterans and their support organizations are rallying behind a bill that will go before Texas legislators in January 2019. The bill will provide severely disabled Texas veterans a tax break on their home’s property taxes in an effort to prevent veteran homelessness....

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Sixth graders fund Angel tree with Shark Tank projects

Sixth graders fund Angel tree with Shark Tank projects

Some organizations get clever when it comes to finding ways to fund their charity. The pre-AP Huddleston math classes opened a store to raise money to adopt angels. Mark Cuban might be missing from this scenario, but everything else is in place for a full-blown Shark...

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Crunch time: Toys still needed

Crunch time: Toys still needed

As Christmas approaches, the Marine Corps League of Collin County has been hard at work to make the holidays brighter for less fortunate children through its Toys for Tots program. This is the second year for Toys for Tots as a Collin County effort separate from...

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