Runners burst from the starting line in the Onion Festival 5K, led by members of the Princeton Senior High School cross country team, several dressed in shirts and ties. Shelley Dowdle/The Princeton Herald Hundreds of Princeton residents swarmed to Princeton Senior...
Gov. Greg Abbott announced Sept. 7 that a third special session begins on Sept. 20, with redistricting one of the issues to be considered. The session will include four other agenda items: American Rescue Plan Act appropriations, specifics on transgender athletes'...
Library Director Cathy Dunkel held several positions in the city of Princeton, but she said her favorite was with the library. After nearly 20 years with the city, Aug. 31 was Dunkel’s first day of retirement. “It’s weird,” Dunkel said. “But nice.” She said she is...
When Wendy Cain was a classroom teacher, it was a tragedy involving a student that triggered her passion to become a school counselor. In Mrs. Cain’s last classroom role as a 5th-grade teacher, one of her students and her entire family was killed by the parent. For...
Princeton Fire-Rescue will host a Patriot Day ceremony honoring those who gave their lives on 9/11. The ceremony will be held at 7:30 a.m. Sept. 11 at Fire Station No. 3, located at 1100 Myrick Lane. The ceremony will last for 30 minutes. The community is invited to...
The Panthers enter district competition with renewed ambitions. Sitting at 2-0 through the pre-season, Princeton has been able to show the promise of a good and playoff-contending football team. Those goals will be put to the test Friday, as they host district...
After a months-long stalemate, the Texas Legislature returned to work, approving a controversial elections bill that was a priority of Gov.Greg Abbott.The bill, SB-1, concerns“election integrity and security” and aims to prevent fraudulent conduct in the state’s...
For the fourth consecutive year, Princeton dominated the South Garland Titans, winning on the road 71-14 to improve to 2-0 on the season. Thoughts from Coach Ervin Chandler “As a coach, I was looking at execution,” Chandler said. “That was the main thing we were...
The Princeton cross country team ran for the second straight week following their Commerce appearance, traveling to Denton to compete in the Ryan Gingerbread Jamboree Thursday, Aug. 26. The Panthers had two runners compete in the boys varsity race. Senior Luis Cerda...
