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New Habitat CEO ramps up building

New Habitat CEO ramps up building

Shonda Schaefer, right, newly appointed CEO of Habitat for Humanity of Collin County, consults with Construction Manager Rosa Garcia at the home being built in Princeton. John Kanelis/The Princeton Herald Shonda Schaefer has been on her new job as chief executive...

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Sign up floats for PHS homecoming parade

Sign up floats for PHS homecoming parade

September 9 is the deadline to register floats for the 2024 Princeton High School Homecoming Parade, “Maroon Doom.” The registration fee is $35. The parade begins at 3 p.m., Friday, Sept. 20, at Fifth Street and Mabel Avenue. The parade is to proceed north on Fourth...

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School board adopts budget, sets tax rate

School board adopts budget, sets tax rate

The Princeton Independent School District plans to spend $144.6 million for the 2024-2025 school year after trustees adopted a new budget increasing expenditures by 15.36%. Jona Boitmann, assistant superintendent of finance, said 63.6% of the expenditures would be for...

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Dental experts tackle big cat tooth troubles

Dental experts tackle big cat tooth troubles

Dr. Charles Dyer IV, a dentist specializing in periodontal work and implants, works on Pasha, a Bengal Tiger, Saturday, Aug. 10, at In-Sync Exotics in Wylie. Sonia Duggan/The Princeton Herald In a continued effort to ensure the health and well-being of the big cats at...

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Princeton ISD adds nearly 1,000 students

Princeton ISD adds nearly 1,000 students

PISD Superintendent Donald McIntyre high-fives Christian Velasco on the first day of school at Godwin Elementary. Courtesy PISD  Growth is exceeding projections in the Princeton Independent School District, Superintendent Donald McIntyre said as the 2024-25 school...

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Hearing delayed for abandoned apartment project

Hearing delayed for abandoned apartment project

The Princeton Housing Standards Commission has rescheduled a hearing on The Princeton luxury apartments at 599 W. Princeton Drive, just east of Walmart. The hearing had been scheduled for 5 p.m., Monday, Aug. 12. It is now scheduled for 5 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 22, in...

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Community Center to be repaired

Community Center to be repaired

The Steven and Judy Deffibaugh Community Center will be closed indefinitely for repairs, not to cost more than $500,000.  Directors of the Princeton Community Development Corporation (PCDC) voted unanimously at a Tuesday, Aug. 6, special meeting to undertake...

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Property tax hearing next month

Property tax hearing next month

The Princeton City Council will meet Thursday, Sept. 12, to discuss the city budget and property tax rates for next year. A public hearing is set for Monday, Sept. 16, at which time the tax rate and city budget will be adopted.  Councilmembers also called an...

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