Construction should begin this year for Kroger and Home Depot stores at Princeton Town Center, according to development agreements signed last month. They are among dozens of potential retail outlets planned for the 66-acre site on the northwest corner of U.S. Highway...
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...
Officer Herndon and Police Chief James Waters show councilmembers at the Sept. 16 meeting how a new load bearing vest would protect officers. Bob Wieland/Princeton Herald The Princeton City Council has adopted a budget, set the property tax rate, approved higher water...
Plans to re-open an indoor skating rink are rolling right along after the city’s Zoning Board of Adjustments (ZBA) granted a variance. Rarely convened, the five-member board last met in August 2021 and now has new members. The variance was requested by businesswoman...
Secretary of State Jane Nelson reminds Texans that now is the time to plan for voting in the Tuesday, Nov. 5, general election. “My goal is to make sure every qualified Texan who wants to vote has all the information they need to cast a ballot,” Nelson said....
Collin County officials approved the budget for Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25), marking a 13.1% increase in expenditures and 16.2% increase in revenue from the previous year. During the Monday, Aug. 19 meeting, the commissioners court considered the final budget which...
