A pothole at 3rd Street and Woody is an example of poor roads. Bob Wieland/The Princeton Herald Princeton’s streets are in unusually good condition compared to other North Texas cities, but city officials were told that now is the time to start budgeting for...
The Princeton Fire Department dug in for a last minute groundbreaking for Fire Station No. 2 Wednesday, Dec. 14. A ribbon cutting and refreshments celebrated the event. The city’s fourth and newest fire station will be located at 700 Monte Carlo Blvd. It...
Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar has asked the federal government to extend the deadline by 60 days for states and stakeholders to provide input on the accuracy of the proposed National Broadband Map. The national map will be used to allocate federal funding to states to...
Deliveries are being made this week to less fortunate families who are receiving gifts of toys and clothes for Christmas, as well as food to help make their holidays a little merrier because of the Lions Club’s Angel Tree program. For the 15th straight year, every...
I have no clue why we’re told to say, “cheese” when preparing to have our photos taken. I do know that I often said cheese when asked as a kid what I wanted to eat. Specifically, cheese toast. That was my go-to quick meal growing up in Ashdown, Arkansas. I wasn’t...
Secondary art teachers are using social media as a gallery to exhibit the work of their students. In an effort to promote the program, the district art teachers collaborated to come up with ideas to showcase their students and their artwork. They now have a dedicated...
The presentation at this week’s Princeton ISD Board of Trustees meeting looked more like a lesson in mathematics than government. Charts, graphs, and tables were used to convey the message that PISD is growing and has no plans to stop anytime soon, according to...
Cemeteries in Farmersville, Blue Ridge, Lowry Crossing, McKinney, Merit, Van Alstyne — and throughout Texas and the U.S. — will remember, honor and teach at wreath laying ceremonies Saturday, Dec. 17, as part of National Wreaths Across America Day. The ceremonies,...
Once upon a time, kids used to get bored. Before cell phones, video games, and 4,000 cable channels with nothing to watch, there wasn’t much to do. And kids got bored. I was one of them. It was bad enough to have a deep, endless chasm of time swallowing you (think...
