Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has launched a two-step enforcement effort aimed at ensuring cities comply with a recently enacted state law governing property tax transparency and financial reporting, an initiative that has already affected several municipalities...
The Steven and Judy Deffibaugh Community Center will be closed indefinitely for repairs, not to cost more than $500,000. Directors of the Princeton Community Development Corporation (PCDC) voted unanimously at a Tuesday, Aug. 6, special meeting to undertake...
The Princeton City Council will meet Thursday, Sept. 12, to discuss the city budget and property tax rates for next year. A public hearing is set for Monday, Sept. 16, at which time the tax rate and city budget will be adopted. Councilmembers also called an...
Mosquito spraying was scheduled after a mosquito pool near East College Street tested positive for West Nile Virus (WNV), the city said. The city of Princeton said overnight spraying starting at 8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 8, would target the area from Mabel Avenue north to...
Extra precaution must be used to protect people and pets when walking in areas where ticks may live. File Art Summer months draw Texans outdoors, but the number of people enjoying warmer weather also draw out ticks looking for a meal. Texas A&M AgriLife Extension...
The estimated average market value of a home in Princeton is $340,434. Bob Wieland/Princeton Herald Total certified taxable values for Princeton and Collin County property were up from 2023, according to Collin Central Appraisal District (CCAD) figures as of July 23,...
PHS Class of 2013 alum Fayola Oyatayo, a media personality known as “Mr. Wichita,” reminds PISD teachers their profession is a calling. Courtesy Photo A successful Princeton High School graduate has returned to motivate teachers preparing for the start of classes....
Directors of the Princeton Economic Development Corporation (PEDC) have chosen Vice Chair Mike Thompson, Place 1, as chair. He succeeds Terrance Johnson, who resigned in June. Thompson was not present at the Monday, Aug. 5, special meeting chaired by Place 3...
The city of Princeton has delayed for 10 days the hearing by the Housing Standards Commission on a notice of violation sent in May to the owner of the unfinished apartments just east of Walmart on U.S. 380.The hearing had been scheduled for 5 p.m., Monday, Aug. 12. It...
