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Work delayed on unfinished apartments

Work delayed on unfinished apartments

Ironwood at Princeton buildings have been rewrapped with Tyvek CommercialWrap shielding and doors and windows have been installed. However, construction has paused due to negotiations with the city over payment of fees tied to previous owners. Bob Wieland/The...

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City needs more time to catch up with growth

City needs more time to catch up with growth

In a unanimous vote after a brief public hearing, the Princeton City Council extended its moratorium on new residential development for an additional 160 days, pushing the temporary building freeze to Nov. 30.  The decision followed extensive discussion about the...

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PISD recognizes, rewards teachers

PISD recognizes, rewards teachers

Princeton ISD Superintendent Donald McIntyre presents a $6,800 check to PHS engineering and robotics teacher Joanna Robertson. Her grant is for a SHARK machine that produces components and parts for robotics. Robertson is also the SkillsUSA coordinator for CTE...

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Bill focuses on school employees

Bill focuses on school employees

The Texas Legislature has passed Senate Bill 571 (SB 571), aimed at closing loopholes in the state’s educator misconduct system and preventing individuals with a history of wrongdoing from moving between schools.  The measure, authored by Sen. Paul Bettencourt,...

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Forensic audit of Community Center approved

Forensic audit of Community Center approved

The Princeton Community Development Corporation (PCDC), which owns the Steven & Judy Deffibaugh Community Center, has approved a forensic audit of costs associated with renovating the former Methodist Church from 2015 to 2022. The PCDC bought the building at 416...

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Town hall addresses rural fire protection

Town hall addresses rural fire protection

Collin County Commissioners Cheryl Williams and Darrell Hale, seated,answer questions from Princeton residents during a town hall meeting Tuesday, June 3, at Cowboy Church of Collin County. Standing is PISD school board Vice President Duane Kelly, who helped...

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Police to seek grant for license plate readers

Police to seek grant for license plate readers

Princeton Police credit Flock license plate readers (LPR) for helping to solve a May 21 shooting call at the community pool in 700 block of Dry Gulch Way in the Winchester Crossing subdivision. “Utilizing outside agency resources, we were able to obtain full license...

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Lawmakers pass Ten Commandments bill

Lawmakers pass Ten Commandments bill

A monument on the grounds of the Texas Capitol in Austin provides the text of the Ten Commandments that will be posted in all public school classrooms. Courtesy Library of Congress Starting this fall, all Texas public schools will be required to post the Ten...

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