Columnist John Moore’s grandmothers kept candy dishes on their coffee tables. Orange slices were a common treat found inside them. Photo: John Moore From the 1940s through the 1970s, Southern grandmothers always had candy dishes on the living room coffee table. The...
Ed Sterling wrote this column for almost three decades, so let’s open by celebrating his contributions to the Texas Press Association and its members. Ed was the calm, steady voice keeping us informed and interested. I am honored to have been asked by Mike Hodges, TPA...
As states ease COVID-19 restrictions and people get out of the house to return to work, pets around the country may see their daily routines of hanging out with everyone come to an end. Some dogs and cats handle routine changes easily. For others, a routine change...
Baseball still remains America’s pastime, even in the midst of a pandemic. This rang true for four Princeton High School baseball players—Cade Hitt, Logan Turner, Matthew Delaney, and Reese Weaks. These four and their North Texas Pride baseball team, coached by...
Princeton residents who received $25 economic stimulus vouchers in a city economic stimulus program have only a few days to use the vouchers for purchases at city retail businesses. The vouchers issued by the city of Princeton and Princeton Economic Development...
A contest has developed for Princeton Independent School District trustee and the city election slate is not yet full a little more than a week after the campaign filing period opened. Hopefuls have through Aug. 7 to sign up as candidates in the Nov. 3 city and school...
Even though Mayor John- Mark Caldwell turned in his letter of resignation two weeks ago, state law dictates that he continues to fulfill the duties of the office until after the Nov. 3 city election. The law requiring that a public official continue serving until a...
COVID-19 turned aggressive to the point last week that the Department of Defense activated U.S. Army and U.S. Navy medical task force teams and assigned them to Texas at Gov. Greg Abbott’s request. Teams were deployed to support Houston and San Antonio hospitals and...
The University Interscholastic League (UIL) came out with a revised calendar and COVID-19 guidelines for the 2020-2021 school year on Tuesday. The new plan differs depending on the activity and conference. The changes are meant to follow the health situations across...
