The Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden will reopen Monday, June 1 with timed ticketing to provide for health and safety of guests and employees. Timed ticketing will help to minimize physical contact and adhere to social distancing guidelines while enjoying a...
Annual Fall Festival set for Oct. 27
A plethora of pumpkins and fall fun is right around the corner as Princeton’s annual Fall Festival approaches. The festival will be held Saturday, Oct. 27 from 1 p.m. until 6 p.m. at the J.M. Caldwell Sr. Community Park. This year’s event will include a kids’ zone...
2018 new foods at the State Fair of Texas
Here’s a sampling of new foods offered at the SFOT this year: CORN DOG ALE: Corn dog ale is an amber ale brewed with a blend of Pale 2-Row barleys, caramel malt, and smoked malt. They add a proprietary blend of eight herbs and spices to the brew kettle. The...
A hug for her hero
Nora Cossey has been watching soldier homecomings on YouTube, dreaming about the day her own father, Capt. A.J. Cossey, would return from Afghanistan. Wednesday, Sept. 26, the 5-year-old starred in her own video as her father surprised her during the Smith Elementary...
Register to vote by Oct. 9
Princeton residents have through Oct. 9 to register to vote if they want to participate in the Nov. 6 local elections. Princeton voters are being asked to select three city council members, three school board members, alcohol-by-the-drink proposition along with major...
Banned Books Week combats censorship
One of the major goals of all libraries is to promote the freedom to read, regardless of restrictions. Many are combating the power of censorship for National Banned Books Week. Banned Books Week is being held Sept. 23 through Sept. 29 and highlights the value of free...
Fall events right around corner
A slew of fall events will shortly be heralded in for the city and Princeton residents are invited to attend. The city of Princeton’s Lois Nelson Library Movie in the Park event will be held at 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 22 at the J.M. Caldwell Sr. Community Park. The...
PHS band entertains fans
The Princeton Panther Marching Band has begun its marching season full force entertaining and delighting audience members with a show called ‘Metal.’ The show uses a combination of band literature, classical music and rock music to help describe different types of...
PFD utilizes drone on emergency scenes
With a trained pilot Princeton Fire Department is now on the cutting edge of utilizing using unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) in emergency response situations. The department has a UAVs and is called by the FD to provide mutual aid with its equipment, supplying an...