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Injunction blocks Ten Commandments law

Injunction blocks Ten Commandments law

A federal judge has temporarily blocked Plano ISD and 10 other school districts from complying with a new state law requiring the Ten Commandments to be posted in every classroom. Senate Bill 10, sponsored by Sen. Phil King, R-Weatherford and carried in the House by...

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Time running out for TikTok on government devices

Time running out for TikTok on government devices

Tick-tock, TikTok. State agencies have until Feb. 15 to block access to the Chinese-owned social media application and many local governments were doing so as well. The video-sharing app has more than 100 million users in the U.S. and government officials have been...

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Register now for the Spring Citizen’s Police Academy

Register now for the Spring Citizen’s Police Academy

The Princeton Police Department is signing up residents for the Spring Citizen’s Police Academy (CPA), a 13-week class starting March 9.  “The CPA is a great way for citizens, business owners, city council members and others to get to know the officers as well as...

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Social Security Matters

Social Security Matters

Ask Rusty – About difficulty with social security’s sign-in process Dear Rusty: Last month I tried to contact Social Security who never picked up a phone on their end. The same with the IRS. When I finally got through, they said I had to join ID.me before they could...

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Score one for PISD!

Score one for PISD!

Peoples Bank was on hand for Saturday’s basketball games vs. Lovejoy to seal their partnership with Princeton ISD as bank officers presented a check for name signage on district scoreboards, as well as support for PISD. From left, Peoples Bank Branch President Matthew...

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Residents weather winter blast

Residents weather winter blast

What a difference warmer temperatures and sunshine can make when it comes to road conditions. After four days of bitter cold, sleet and rain, Collin County residents thawed Friday, Feb. 3, from the winter storm that paralyzed the region. Schools, businesses and...

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Princeton ISD board call $797M bond election

Princeton ISD board call $797M bond election

Preparing for continued rapid growth, trustees of the Princeton Independent School District will ask voters May 6 to approve $797 million in bonds to build eight new campuses over the next 10 years. Board members took the action Jan. 26 after accepting recommendations...

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New school names to honor Princeton educators

New school names to honor Princeton educators

Princeton ISD board members have approved names for eight new campuses the district plans to build over the next 10 years. Construction of the schools’ hinges on voter approval of a $797 million bond to be considered in a May 6 election. By Bob Wieland To Login to...

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Former Justice of the Peace reflects on careers

Former Justice of the Peace reflects on careers

After serving as a justice of the peace for nearly a decade, a longtime Wylie resident is looking forward to enjoying his retirement. Jerry Shaffer, the namesake of the football stadium near Burnett Junior High School in Wylie, called it quits on his working life at...

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