The city of Princeton has hired an interim lawyer following the resignation of City Attorney Grant Lowry, an associate with Boyle & Lowry L.L.P., of Irving. Following the first of two executive sessions at the Monday, April 13, meeting, the Princeton City Council...
The Collin College Farmersville Campus will host its biennial signature event, Blooming Harvest, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 16. Located at 501 S. Collin Parkway in Farmersville, the event is free and open to the public. Blooming Harvest will feature an...
For those brave enough to explore the eerie past of the Bain-Honaker House, the home will once again set the scene for the Farmersville Historical Society’s Candlelight Tours. The annual event, Oct. 18-19, promises an immersive journey through the lives of the house’s...
Tom Horst, along with his family, are fans of the food, the exhibits, the parade, the displays and much more at the State Fair of Texas. Courtesy Tom Horst The State Fair of Texas, an iconic celebration deeply rooted in tradition, has captivated visitors since its...
Standard & Poor’s (S&P) Global Ratings has upgraded the city’s certificates of obligation and general obligation (GO) bond ratings from “AA-“ to “AA” and has assessed the city’s financial outlook as “stable.” In July, Fitch Ratings upgraded Princeton’s...
The North Texas Municipal Water District (NTMWD) is coping with a flood of new residents into its 2,200 square-mile service area. With 55,500 people moving into the region each year, the district has adopted an FY2025 budget that will invest about $1.1 billion...
The Princeton Independent School District (PISD) is prepared to use portable classrooms if needed to keep up with unprecedented growth, Superintendent Donald McIntyre said. Total district enrollment was 9,859 last week, up 1,264 from a year earlier, McIntyre told the...
The Princeton City Council is enacting a temporary four-month halt on all new, expanded or modified residential property development within the city limits and the city’s extra-territorial jurisdiction (ETJ). “A moratorium overall stops permitting such as any...
Residents review TxDOT plans for an alternative US Highway 380 route from McKinney to Farmersville. Bob Wieland/Princeton Herald The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) is wrapping up the environmental assessment of the project to build an alternative route for...
