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City has not received data center plans

City has not received data center plans

County records show a Dallas data center developer has expressed interest in building a center on 50 acres along this rural stretch of County Road 561 just east of the Princeton City Limits. Photo Bob Wieland/The Princeton Herald A sign says there is no lake access...

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Council approves armored vehicle for police

Council approves armored vehicle for police

The city is using $355,000 in sales tax revenue to buy a Terradyne Gurkha armored vehicle for the police department’s Special Response Team. Courtesy Photo The Princeton Police Special Response Team is getting a new ride. Councilmembers approved the $355,000 purchase...

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Primary voter turnout in county tops 26%

Primary voter turnout in county tops 26%

More than one-fourth of registered Collin County voters turned out for the March 3 primary elections, according to unofficial final results reported by Collin County Elections. And the number of Democratic voters nearly equaled that of Republican voters, a sharp...

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Local resident leads statewide crisis response team

Local resident leads statewide crisis response team

TECRT Director Michael Dikovitsky and fellow TECRT volunteers at a seminar in Dallas last month. Courtesy photo  When tragedy strikes — whether it’s a police shooting, a suicide, a mass casualty event or a devastating natural disaster — first responders rush toward...

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Four candidates file for city council Place 4

Four candidates file for city council Place 4

Four candidates have filed to run in May’s special election for a seat on the Princeton City Council. Place 4 is one of seven at-large council positions representing the entire city. It became vacant when Councilmember Ryan Gerfers resigned in January because of...

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Airport expansion on track 

Airport expansion on track 

A visitor to the construction site of McKinney National Airport’s new passenger terminal checks out an artist’s rendering of how the building will look when completed later this year. Bob Wieland/C&S Media  Dozens of McKinney city officials donned hard hats,...

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City council approves plat for medical offices

City council approves plat for medical offices

Two medical office buildings are planned for the Princeton Business Park on the northeast corner of South Beauchamp Boulevard and Corporate Drive. Council agreed to replat one of the seven lots created in September 2017 into two separate lots, splitting 2.8 acres off...

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Life sentence for father who beat,  starved kids

Life sentence for father who beat, starved kids

A 28-year-old Princeton man has been sentenced to life in prison for starving and beating his children, Collin County District Attorney Greg Willis said. The DA said Kevin Dixon, a previously convicted felon, was sentenced after pleading guilty to seven counts of...

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