Why small choices — especially about plastic — still matter By Carrie Dunlea Earth Day may have passed by the time this hits your doorstep, but its message shouldn’t be confined to a single date on the calendar. Since its launch in 1970, when millions of Americans...
Growth just keeps coming for the city of Princeton and more than 600 housing permits have been approved since January. According to Chief Building Official Shawn Fort, 621 single family permits have been filed for this calendar year. The majority of these homes are...
Filing has ended for city council and school board seats with contested races for both. Five candidates have filed for three seats on city council. Place 5 is uncontested with incumbent City Councilmember Steve Deffibaugh filing to retain his seat. Place 3 has two...
This week is going to be a busy one for the varsity volleyball team at Princeton. The Lady Panthers (10-5 overall as of Monday, Aug. 27) started off on Tuesday, Sept. 28 at Trenton. They’ll then compete in the Friday, Aug. 31 and Saturday, Sept. 1 Whitney...
With a trained pilot Princeton Fire Department is now on the cutting edge of utilizing using unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) in emergency response situations. The department has a UAVs and is called by the FD to provide mutual aid with its equipment, supplying an...
August 25 marked one year since Hurricane Harvey’s battering winds and torrential rains brought death and destruction to coastal and inland counties of Texas. Repairs and rebuilding in the region continue to this day, and the U.S. Office of Coastal Management has...
Shortly after 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 23, Princeton Fire Department received the call regarding a structure fire in the 900 block of Collin Circle, off Hwy. 380 in Princeton Village Manufactured Homes. Upon arrival firefighters discovered a home with the attic full...
Princeton Independent School District trustees approved a total budget of $56.8 million for fiscal year 2018-‘19 that is $3.4 million more than the prior year. Trustees voted on the budget and property tax rate Monday, Aug. 20. The tax rate remains at $1.62 per $100...
A contested race is now on tap for the November city council and school board election. All three incumbents have filed for re-election on the school board including Tim Tidwell, Lisa Caldwell and Bob Lovelady as well as John Kusterbeck and Roddy Joe Gilliam....
