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Primary election voting begins Feb. 17

Primary election voting begins Feb. 17

Polling places across Texas open Tuesday, Feb. 17, for early voting in the Republican and Democratic party primaries. Early voting ends Friday, Feb. 27, and Election Day is Tuesday, March 3. If needed, runoffs will be held Tuesday, May 26. Winners in the primaries...

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Year brings growth, new administration

Year brings growth, new administration

Rampant growth continued to batter Princeton’s infrastructure during 2024 as city leaders attempted to curb and refine development. By the time the U.S. Census Bureau reported in May that Princeton was the third-fastest-growing city by percentage, a new administrative...

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Princeton residents stay busy at ballot box in 2024

Princeton residents stay busy at ballot box in 2024

A field of campaign signs welcomed voters to the Community Center for the primary elections. File Art Unhappy Princeton voters unseated the mayor and two city councilmembers in 2024, and a new member joined two Princeton ISD trustees who were re-elected.  Four...

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Annual ceremony honors veterans

Annual ceremony honors veterans

Rich Rykens honors William Rutledge, who died in 1910 at about 27 years of age, at the Wreaths Across America ceremony at Wilson Chapel Cemetery in Lowry Crossing Saturday, Dec. 14. John Kanelis/The Princeton Herald Linda Dillard never knew her uncle, who died in...

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Over 800 children adopted by Angel Tree

Over 800 children adopted by Angel Tree

The Angel Tree program, developed to assist less fortunate Princeton ISD students during Christmas, served at least 304 families and 854 children this year, Lions Club President Casey Gunnels reported to the Monday, Dec. 16, meeting of the Princeton ISD Board of...

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New plan to expand McKinney National Airport

New plan to expand McKinney National Airport

McKinney Air Center at McKinney National Airport is among top ranked fixed-based operators serving general aviation. Courtesy Photo McKinney voters have twice rejected airport expansion plans, but Mayor George Fuller has continued to champion the cause. After nobody...

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Princeton apparently getting a new mayor

Princeton apparently getting a new mayor

Newly elected Princeton Councilmembers Terrance Johnson and Cristina Todd greet Eugene Escobar Jr., right, who is expected to be named mayor once unofficial election returns are canvassed by council. Photo Courtesy Elamurugu Vaiyapuri The Princeton City Council meets...

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City hires CEO for PEDC/PCDC

City hires CEO for PEDC/PCDC

The city of Princeton has hired Jim Wehmeier as chief executive officer (CEO) of the Princeton Economic Development Corporation (PEDC) and the Princeton Community Development Corporation (PCDC). Wehmeier has been director of economic development for the city of Ennis...

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Council OK’s contract for multi-gen rec center

Council OK’s contract for multi-gen rec center

Plans are in the works for the city’s new multi-generational community recreation and aquatics center after the Princeton City Council approved an agreement for architecture and design services. Councilmembers voted at the Monday, Dec. 9, meeting to authorize the city...

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