The deadline for paying 2025 property taxes in Collin County is approaching quickly, and county officials are reminding property owners that payments must be made by Jan. 31, 2026, to avoid penalties and interest. Property tax payments not received by the deadline...
Monday, Feb. 5, is the last day to register to vote in the Tuesday, March 5, election. Registration forms are available on the Secretary of State’s website, www.votetexas.gov. The Republican and Democratic parties are holding primary elections ranging from federal...
Five Princeton Fire Rescue firefighters have been promoted to Engineer. Chief Tom Harvey presented the men with their badges and helmet shields before the Monday, Jan. 22, meeting of the Princeton City Council. “Your hard work, commitment, and passion for serving our...
Princeton’s rapid and relentless growth dominated several policy discussions at the Monday, Jan. 22, meeting of the Princeton ISD Board of Trustees. It was the first school board meeting to be livestreamed and archived on YouTube via a link on princetonisd.net....
People who are passionate about eclipses are called umbraphiles, like the vain guy who Carly Simon said “flew his Learjet up to Nova Scotia to see the total eclipse of the sun” on July 10, 1972. But 12 million Texans won’t have to leave on a jet plane to see the next...
Diamond Ring, Courtesy Rick Fienberg Nobody alive today saw the last total eclipse in Princeton. And nobody who sees this year’s April 8 eclipse will live to see the next in this location. The most recent total eclipse for the area occurred July 29, 1878, the week...
A new Texas law has brought steep punishments for students caught vaping on school campuses. Signed June 13 by Gov. Greg Abbott, House Bill 114 (HB 114) went into effect Sept. 1, just weeks after the 2023-24 school year started. With punishment previously at a...
District 89 State Rep. Candy Noble got a gubernatorial push Saturday, Jan. 13, in Lucas as she campaigns for her fourth term in the Texas House. Chad Engbrock/The Wylie News Gov. Greg Abbott kept a promise to Rep. Candy Noble by campaigning for her re-election to a...
Older Texans and those with preexisting health conditions or disabilities face extra dangers from winter cold, according to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).Such people are especially vulnerable to the health impacts of power outages due to their...
