City Chief Financial Officer Kelly Wilson has presented annual financial reports on the city’s six Tax Increment Reinvestment Zones (TIRZ) to the City Council, sitting as the Princeton TIRZ Board. A TIRZ is a state-authorized financing tool that captures the increase...
Taking an optimistic approach that the COVID-19 pandemic will be waning by the end of June, Princeton City Council this week agreed to continue with plans to hold the July 3 Spectacular with some modifications. The council met by teleconference Tuesday morning, May...
Retired Congressman Sam Johnson, 89, a true American hero, died of natural causes today in Plano. He was born Oct. 11, 1930 in San Antonio, Tx. Johnson married Shirley L. Melton in 1950. They had three children; Gini, Beverly and Bob. He was preceded in death by son...
WASHINGTON, DC, May 18 – AMAC Action has provided the Congress and the Administration a series of recommendations aimed at safeguarding seniors’ interests within the flurry of legislative proposals designed to cope with COVID-19’s aftermath. Senior Americans are...
Princeton boys soccer collected all-district awards for this past season. Junior goalie Gio Luna and sophomore forward Harlin Bewley led the way on the 10-5A first team. Senior forward Marco Vasquez and sophomore defender were on the second team. Making the senior...
Memorial Day and Veterans Day each honor the military, though the two holidays are not the same. Memorial Day, which is celebrated annually on the last Monday in May, honors the brave men and women who lost their lives while serving in the American military. Many...
Student population projections and changes in operations due to the COVID-19 pandemic took up much of the discussion of Princeton Independent School District trustees this week. The school board convened in regular session Monday, May 18, via Zoom video. For the...
Property values continue to increase in Collin County, but not as much this year as they have in the past, figures released last week by Collin Central Appraisal District last week show. The CAD mailed 2020 certified estimates of taxable value to property owners...
Texas has learned a lot about itself — and its education system — through the coronavirus crisis. We’ve learned how critical education is to parents’ work schedules, to civic engagement, to children’s security and wellbeing, and to sports and culture. Texas’ schools...
