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Kroger, Home Depot coming to Town Center

Kroger, Home Depot coming to Town Center

Construction should begin this year for Kroger and Home Depot stores at Princeton Town Center, according to development agreements signed last month. They are among dozens of potential retail outlets planned for the 66-acre site on the northwest corner of U.S. Highway...

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Collin County property values up 7.55%

Collin County property values up 7.55%

New houses like these under construction in the Arbor South development will add to next year’s tax base for Collin County and the Princeton Independent School District. The project is not part of the city’s moratorium on residential construction. Bob...

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Rural voters to decide on fire service

Rural voters to decide on fire service

Many houses outside the Princeton City Limits are taxed by Municipal Utility Districts (MUDs). MUD No. 2 incudes Bridgewater, Tillage Farms, The Hollow, The Haven, Cypress Creek, Alcove, Acorn North and Acorn South. Bob Wieland/Princeton Herald Collin County residents...

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TEA to release 2024 school accountability ratings

TEA to release 2024 school accountability ratings

The 15th Texas Court of Appeals (COA) has thrown out injunctions that had blocked the Texas Education Agency from releasing school accountability ratings for the 2023-24 school year. The TEA is expected to release the ratings Aug. 15. “It is time for local courts to...

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PISD adopts cell phone ban for all students

PISD adopts cell phone ban for all students

Use it — and lose it. That’s the new cell phone and communication device policy the Princeton ISD Board of Trustees has adopted in compliance with House Bill 1481, signed in June by the governor.  The school board also decided at its Monday, July 21, meeting not...

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PISD expects significant growth in next decade

PISD expects significant growth in next decade

Princeton Independent School District Superintendent Donald McIntyre speaks to chamber members at the Wednesday, July 16, Lunch and Learn. John Kanelis/The Princeton Herald Princeton Independent School District Superintendent Donald McIntyre sees the school district’s...

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Governor broadens call for special session

Governor broadens call for special session

Texas lawmakers returning Monday, July 21, to Austin may reconsider a failed bill from the last legislative session that would have helped local governments acquire emergency communications equipment. “It’s going to be something that will be looked at,” Gov. Greg...

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