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TKI terminal tour at McKinney National Airport

TKI terminal tour at McKinney National Airport

Dozens of McKinney city officials have gotten a first look at the 46,000-square-foot passenger terminal under construction at McKinney National Airport, known as TKI. Contractors said during the Thursday, Feb. 26, tour that the project was about 60% complete and on...

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Big Tex to miss 2020

Big Tex to miss 2020

The famous line "Howdy, folks!" said by Big Tex every year at the State Fair of Texas will be missing this fall. The State Fair of Texas Board of Directors voted on Tuesday to cancel the annual fair held in Fair Park in Dallas due to the continuing COVID-19 pandemic....

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Governor orders face mask use

Governor orders face mask use

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has decreed that face coverings must be worn in public spaces beginning at noon Friday, July 3. The governor issued an executive order Thursday, July, mandating the use of face coverings as the least restrictive means available to protect Texans...

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Chamber providing school supplies

Chamber providing school supplies

Princeton Chamber of Commerce quickly met its fundraising goal but is still accepting donations for the Back to School Bash that provides school supplies to students from economically disadvantaged families. The event is set from 10 a.m. until noon Saturday, Aug. 1,...

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PISD putting together instruction models

PISD putting together instruction models

How school will look when classes start in about six weeks, Aug. 13, is still somewhat of a mystery because of the COVID-19 health crisis that closed campuses from mid March through the end of the term. State guidance allows for in-person instruction and virtual...

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Residents reminded that fireworks are illegal in city

Residents reminded that fireworks are illegal in city

Princeton residents celebrating the Fourth of July this weekend are reminded that it is illegal to discharge fireworks inside city limits. Violation of the ban can lead to a citation and confiscation of the fireworks. Although it is illegal to discharge fireworks in...

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Blue Ridge volunteer fireman charged with arson

Blue Ridge volunteer fireman charged with arson

A volunteer with the Westminster and Blue Ridge fire departments was arrested by Collin County deputies over the June weekend in connection with several fires he is suspected of starting. Booked into Collin County Detention Center on an arson charge was Dylan Joseph...

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One death, 117 new cases reported in Collin County

One death, 117 new cases reported in Collin County

Collin County health authorities have confirmed that a Plano woman, 89, died Tuesday, June 30 of COVID-19 complications. She was a resident of Arbor Hills Memory Care and had an underlying health condition. State health officials also listed 117 new cases of COVID-19...

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Governor closes bars, rolls back reopening

Governor closes bars, rolls back reopening

Because of a spike in COVID-19 cases in Texas, Gov. Greg Abbott rolled back some of the planned reopening of businesses with an executive order issued Friday morning. The governor ordered that bars close by noon Friday, except for take-out service, and that...

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