The rusted water tower is one of the last visible reminders of the Princeton POW Camp, which briefly housed German prisoners of war during World War II. The Stories Collin County Forgot to Notice Every time I drive through Princeton, I pass the same brown sign. You...
Rep. Colin Allred worries about the state of the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly those who are unvaccinated. Allred held a telephone town hall with Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins on Aug. 31. Also on the call was Dr. Trish Perl, Division Chief of Infectious Disease...
Sachse City Council approved the 2021-22 budget and tax rate, amended the school zone ordinance and accepted the resignation of the city secretary during the Sept. 7 meeting. Following a public hearing, council adopted the 2021-22 budget and tax rate. However, because...
Collin County Health Care Services began offering the vaccine to any person in Collin County on Dec. 31 meeting the DSHS definition for Phase 1A or 1B. By the end of the day, approximately 525 of the 1,000 doses had been administered. At the time of this writing,...
Beginning Jan. 4, Collin County TxDOT will be conducting repairs on State Highway 78 in the southbound lanes to the north of Woodbridge Parkway. Crews will be repairing cracks and potholes in the road, as well as performing any other maintenance necessary for smoother...
Gov. Greg Abbott and other Texas leaders are rolling up their sleeves to get the COVID-19 vaccine and to encourage the public to follow suit. “I will never ask any Texan to do something that I’m not willing to do myself,” Abbott said before getting vaccinated at a...
Texas children are living through a reality that many parents and school administrators never thought possible-learning the basics of reading, writing, arithmetic, and more through videoconferencing. Today, the Texas Retired Teachers Foundation launches a new online...
Start the new year in nature with a First Day Hike at a Texas State Park. This New Year’s Day, walk, bike or paddle your way into 2021 on a First Day Hike at 89 Texas State Parks. First Day Hikes is an annual event at Texas’ state parks and natural areas that aims to...
The Texas Department of Health Services instructed the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to ship doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to more than 350 providers in 94 counties in the third week of vaccine distribution. According to a news release from the...
