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School board OKs pay raises

School board OKs pay raises

All certified and non-certified Princeton ISD teachers will be getting a $2,000 per year pay raise, following a unanimous vote by the Board of Trustees. The board emerged from a three-hour executive session and quickly approved the teacher raise, a 60 cent per hour...

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Registration underway at Collin College

Registration underway at Collin College

Collin College has begun open registration for Maymester and Summer 2025 courses, offering flexible scheduling options for students. Registration began March 3 and will continue through the start of each term. Students are encouraged to meet with an academic advisor...

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Candidate for Collin College Place 4

Candidate for Collin College Place 4

Staci Weaver, a private school superintendent, said would like to contribute her skills, experience and dedication to ensuring Collin College continues to be a leader in higher education. The candidate for Place 4 on the Board of Trustees holds a bachelor’s degree in...

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Residents speak against proposed Islamic community

Residents speak against proposed Islamic community

A man sang “My Country ‘Tis of Thee’’ as Collin County commissioners held an overflow public hearing on the proposal by some members of the East Plano Islamic Center to build EPIC City and EPIC Ranch on unincorporated land in Collin and Hunt Counties. The project, by...

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Sugar Hill historical marker unveiled

Sugar Hill historical marker unveiled

Collin County Commission Member Misty Wiebold reads the inscription for the newly unveiled Texas Historical Marker for Sugar Hill Saturday, March 29. From left, Katherine McCraw, Betsy McCraw Gantt, Lin McCraw, Judge John McCraw, Linda Hess, Mark McCraw, Chris McCraw,...

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School library bill passes

School library bill passes

The Texas Senate has passed a bill that would require school libraries to tell parents what books their children had checked out as well as requiring each school district to establish an advisory council to review library content. Sen. Angela Paxton, R-McKinney, said...

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Early morning shooting in Princeton Crossroads

Early morning shooting in Princeton Crossroads

A 21-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a shooting early Sunday, March 30, outside his house in the Princeton Crossroads neighborhood.In a release, the Princeton Police Department said the shooting followed a disturbance report received by the Collin...

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Resident dies from pre-dawn fire

Resident dies from pre-dawn fire

A 57-year-old Princeton man has died from a fire that destroyed a double-wide mobile home off FM 982 on the Lake Lavon peninsula, officials said.Collin County Fire Marshal Jason Browning said the victim of the early morning blaze was Troy Anthony...

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Strategic Retreat postponed

Strategic Retreat postponed

The city’s 2025 Strategic Retreat, which had been set for Saturday, March 29, in the Municipal Center, has been postponed. “I’ve decided to postpone the Strategic Retreat in order to allow more input from the full council,” Mayor Eugene Escobar Jr. posted today. “I’ve...

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