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Public hearing: height and area regulations

Public hearing: height and area regulations

The Princeton City Council will conduct a public hearing and consider Ordinance No. 2026-05-11-02 of the City of Princeton amending Section 82-22 (d) "Height and Area regulations" to add a height increase within 1,000 feet of US 380 right of way to this Section of the...

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Top Panthers plan to be Longhorns

Top Panthers plan to be Longhorns

Tanisha Kumar, salutatorian, and Lakshmi Muppana, valedictorian, will lead the PSHS Class of 2026. Courtesy PISD Princeton Senior High School’s top two graduates will continue their education this fall at the same university, following different academic paths shaped...

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Appeals court OKs Ten Commandments in classrooms

Appeals court OKs Ten Commandments in classrooms

In a divided ruling, the 5th U.S. Court of Appeals has upheld Texas Senate Bill 10 requiring all public schools to display the Ten Commandments in classrooms. In reversing a lower court ruling the appeals court concluded the law, passed last year by the Legislature,...

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Police chief named alternate city manager

Police chief named alternate city manager

The Princeton City Council has voted unanimously to appoint Police Chief James Waters as alternate city manager following the resignation of Jeff Jones, who had been serving in that position. “We didn’t find out until just before the meeting that we didn’t have a city...

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Onion Festival packs high school

Onion Festival packs high school

Runners burst from the starting line in the Onion Festival 5K, led by members of the Princeton Senior High School cross country team, several dressed in shirts and ties. Shelley Dowdle/The Princeton Herald Hundreds of Princeton residents swarmed to Princeton Senior...

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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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