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True Grit

True Grit

Columnist John Moore's family has had the same vacuum cleaner since the Johnson Administration. His mother purchased it from a door-to-door salesman. Photo: John Moore/AI enhanced Today, someone at the front door is greeted by a doorbell camera. But the world was...

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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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Collin County reports COVID-related death

Collin County reports COVID-related death

A 51-year-old McKinney man with COVID-19 and an underlying health condition died late Tuesday at a McKinney hospital, according to a report received today by Collin County Health Care Services (CCHCS). Health officials reported 39 new cases of COVID-19 today, June 25,...

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Ten innovative projects earn PISD grants

Ten innovative projects earn PISD grants

Princeton ISD awarded funding to 10 innovative projects that teachers will implement in their classrooms next fall. The check presentations resembled a Publisher’s Clearinghouse commercial as PISD administrators dropped in on the winning teachers to present them with...

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Juneteenth BLM rally educates, advocates

Juneteenth BLM rally educates, advocates

Chanting “Black Lives Matter,” “No Justice, No Peace,” “George Floyd,” and “Breonna Taylor,” a group marched through downtown Princeton last week as part of rally supporting the Black Lives Matter movement. The peaceful rally was held on Juneteenth, Friday, June 19,...

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