The Princeton City Council Chamber is packed for a town hall on Saturday, June 6, conducted by Mayor Eugene Escobar Jr., center-left, and Police Chief James Waters, the interim city manager, center-right. Â Bob Wieland/The Princeton Herald A town hall meeting...
Three of the nine seats on the Collin College Board of Trustees were open in the Saturday, May 3, general election. Collin County Elections said Staci L. Weaver had 37,166 votes, or 58.20%, for Place 4, previously occupied by Trustee Greg Gomel. Tamara Thomas...
Class of 2025 Salutatorian Isabella Vance and Valedictorian Tyler Phillips pose under a PHS Panther mural. Bob Wieland/Princeton Herald The top two students in Princeton High School’s Class of 2025 include one who came to Princeton at the start of his junior year and...
Shalley Boles, left, Upneet Kaur, Jean Ann Collins, and Upkar Kaur are joined by twins’ mom, Bhupinder Kaur. Courtesy photo Over the last few weeks, 10 special teachers received a special invitation. As the school year begins to wrap up, the high school has started to...
Princeton residents gather Saturday, May 3, for the first Day of Purpose community event sponsored by the city, VFW Bois D’Arc Post 9167 and the Princeton-Lowry Crossing Chamber of Commerce. John Kanelis/Princeton Herald Despite days of soaking rain across North...
Gov. Greg Abbott displays Senate Bill 2, signed May 3, creating educational savings accounts – a school voucher system – in Texas. Photo Courtesy Governor’s Office Effective with the 2026-27 school year, Texas families will be able to apply for a trust fund account...
The Princeton City Council has named 24 residents to review the Home Rule Charter approved in November 2022. Texas law allows such charters to be amended, altered or repealed no more often than every two years, and no changes have ever been made to Princeton’s...
Officials of The Turning Point, from top left, Executive Director Wendy Hanna; Amy Lawrence, senior director of programs; Liliana Leyva, program counselor. From bottom left, Aditi Parolkar, Building Strong Futures program coordinator; Letetia Smith, Destiny’s Leaders...
Once again, Collin County property values are generally higher, according to 2025 certified estimated taxable values released by Collin Central Appraisal District (CCAD). However, the average market value of homes decreased slightly in the city of Princeton, the...
