Photographs of historic Farmersville events, celebrities, along with stems of liatris, a perennial wildflower, native to the Texas Blackland Prairie, adorned tables at the Preservation Celebration last weekend. Courtesy Ben Cardon From longtime preservation advocates...
The Princeton High School Class of 2024 celebrated their graduation. File Art Princeton ISD board members wrestled with the same growth problems facing the city as a whole as the district opened two new elementary schools, struggled to find enough teachers and adopted...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
