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School board candidates express views

School board candidates express views

The Princeton-Lowry Crossing Chamber of Commerce hosted a forum Saturday Oct. 4, for candidates seeking to become Princeton ISD trustees.  Courtesy photo Four of the seven candidates vying for seats on the Princeton Independent School District Board of Trustees...

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Quenching Texas’ water supply problem

Quenching Texas’ water supply problem

Texas voters face a $1 billion question in November: whether to begin planning for future water needs. Legislators this year passed Senate Bill 28 that would amend the state constitution by adding a fund to expand the state’s water supply. To Login to read the full...

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Scouts adopt and spot and clean it

Scouts adopt and spot and clean it

The volunteers of Boy Scouts of America Troop 229 are the gift that keeps on giving. Members gathered Saturday, July 8, at the troop’s Adopt-A-Spot along Tickey Creek in J.M. Caldwell Sr. Community Park to clean up the flood zone and Frisbee golf course. To Login to...

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Wellness event at Collin College

Wellness event at Collin College

Texas Health Resources is on mission to reach Texans living in underserved communities by offering healthcare opportunities in a convenient, accessible way. In partnership with Collin College Farmersville campus, Texas Health will host Wellness Day at the campus,...

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PISD board looks at budget, cuts taxes

PISD board looks at budget, cuts taxes

Trustees of Princeton ISD have authorized the sale of $137 million in construction bonds, lowered taxes, called a Nov. 7 election for two seats on the board and approved a new student handbook with a revised code of conduct.But first Jona Boitmann, assistant...

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Property tax relief clears Legislature

Property tax relief clears Legislature

The Texas House and Senate have completed work on an $18 billion compromise that could cut an estimated $1,300 from the average homeowner’s property tax bill. The proposal, which took two special lawmaking sessions to pass, will be put to voters as a constitutional...

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New vendor for online school meal accounts

New vendor for online school meal accounts

Parents of Princeton ISD students may now apply for free and reduced-price meals for the 2023-2024 school year. One meal application covers all students in a family but must be completed each year.  In addition, PISD Child Nutrition has a new online payment...

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Reading, ‘riting, ‘rithmetic and rat tails

Reading, ‘riting, ‘rithmetic and rat tails

Students of the Class of 1915, school unknown. Courtesy Sachse Historical Society Collin County was so overrun with rats a century ago that rural schools held competitions to see how many rats a student had killed – by counting the tails brought to class. That’s...

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Congressman says no tax credits for China

Congressman says no tax credits for China

Texas Congressman Keith Self criticizes Ford’s partnership with Chinese battery company CATL. Courtesy Photo Congress must block foreign adversaries like China from exploiting U.S. tax credits that should be reserved for American manufacturers, said U.S. Rep. Keith...

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