Princeton Independent School District earned an overall B rating for the 2024-25 school year with a scaled score of 81, up slightly from last year’s 80, continuing a trend of steady performance. Two campuses, Harper Elementary and Clark Middle School, received As....
As part of the Texas Legislature’s power of the purse, it sets a biennial budget for the state in the fiscal years 2024 and 2025. The 88th Legislature is scheduled to convene Tuesday, Jan. 10, and conclude May 29. Ahead of the first session, State Comptroller Glenn...
It’s the time of year when Princeton FFA students trade their backpacks for feed sacks and their Chromebooks for lead ropes.The annual Collin County Jr. Livestock Show, held Jan. 7-14 at the Myers Park and Event Center in McKinney, kicks off the busy show season for...
My mom and her mother saved 7-1/2 books to get us that swing set. Just three years before in 1966, my parents had saved to buy their first house. Money was tight, so, if my sister and I were going to have that new addition to the backyard, Green Stamps would be the...
Late last week, Princeton ISD trustees announced a special meeting to be held at 6:30 p.m. Thursday Jan. 19. This meeting is in addition to PISD regular trustee meeting on Jan. 26. Although the agenda has several items, including a discussion to establish timelines...
Updated as of Jan. 19 The Collin County Sheriff's Office located the remains of an individual believed to be missing since Jan. 11.Kayla Kelley, 33, was reported missing by friends after several days, according to a Jan. 15 news release from the sheriff’s...
As the calendar turns over into a new year, property owners face an important deadline at the end of the month. Princeton property owners whose taxes were not included in their monthly mortgage payment are reminded that the deadline to pay property taxes to the...
Amanda Martinez has faced many challenges in her life, chief among them finding stability for her three daughters. Habitat for Humanity is about to give Martinez and two of her daughters — one is grown and has moved away — the stability she has been seeking by...
Traffic concerns and property annexations were the main topics of discussion at the Princeton City Council meeting held on Jan. 9 at 6:30 p.m. Two citizens spoke during public forum about their frustration with drivers speeding in Winchester Crossing, citing a recent...
