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School board OKs pay raises

School board OKs pay raises

All certified and non-certified Princeton ISD teachers will be getting a $2,000 per year pay raise, following a unanimous vote by the Board of Trustees. The board emerged from a three-hour executive session and quickly approved the teacher raise, a 60 cent per hour...

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Council hears from city’s lone code enforcer

Council hears from city’s lone code enforcer

Members of the Princeton City Council seemed surprised to learn the city had only one code compliance officer able to issue citations. In response to a query by Mayor Eugene Escobar Jr. at the last council meeting, Director of Development Services Craig Fisher...

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Library expansion is years away

Library expansion is years away

Plans to expand the Lois Nelson Public Library have been scaled back to repairs and renovation. Plans to expand the Lois Nelson Public Library have been scaled back to repairs and renovation, city officials said. Assistant City Manager Allison Cook briefed the...

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PISD, PHS maintain B overall grade

PISD, PHS maintain B overall grade

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....

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Historical Society celebrates 160 years

Historical Society celebrates 160 years

Joe Foist and Josh Hitt hold the Farmersville time capsule steady as it is expertly lowered into the ground. Future Farmersville residents will one day open a box filled with stamps, coins, blueprints and memories of 2025 — all thanks to a celebration at the...

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City tax rate set at 44 cents for $100 valuation

City tax rate set at 44 cents for $100 valuation

The city is proposing to keep the same tax rate for Fiscal Year 2025-26 as the previous two years, based on a 19.85% increase in taxable property value. The Princeton City Council will take formal action on the tax rate and municipal budget following a public hearing...

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Program awarded grant

Program awarded grant

A $4,000 grant to the robotics program will aid with equipment, registrations. Courtesy PISD VEX Robotics donates $4K for equipment, more The Princeton High School Cybercats robotics program has received a $4,000 grant to provide additional equipment for competition,...

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School district continues growth spurt

School district continues growth spurt

Two new friends meet on their first day of school at Princeton ISD’s new Perkins Early Childhood Center. Courtesy Photos In the last year, Princeton ISD has added the equivalent of an entire 3A school district to its enrollment. More than 1,400 new students have...

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