Collin County Animal Services will no longer hold certain stray or impounded animals for five days before making a placement decision. The Collin County Commissioners court voted Monday, May 11, to approve a request from Misty Brown, manager of the county’s animal...
Collin County commissioners have sent the Texas Transportation Commission (TTC) a letter asking for the state to return $490 million it has removed from two key highway improvements projects slated for Collin County. The Commissioners Court, meeting Aug. 7,...
Farmersville Police Sgt. Korey Redding said he once responded to a police emergency in Princeton in which he was the only officer on the scene who wasn’t wearing a protective helmet. “I had to stand behind my shield,” Redding told the Farmersville Rotary Club at its...
Farmersville City Attorney Alan Lathrom, offering a comprehensive rundown of legislation that affects city governments, declared that the Texas Legislature acted in a “peculiar” matter by seeking to shore up its power in Austin. Lathrom, who delivered a lengthy...
Not long ago, I received a heartwarming moment of affirmation. It came from a gentleman I encountered while taking some pictures for The Princeton Herald. I was on assignment at a Habitat for Humanity house that was nearing completion on Harrelson Drive in Princeton....
The Texas Legislature, which has been fighting the federal government over issues involving local government control, has taken a "peculiar” position on whether it should keep more power from cities’ hands, Farmersville City Attorney Alan Lathrom told the City Council...
Audie Murphy Day event features parade, special ceremony, exhibits Farmersville rolled out all the stops for its annual Audie Murphy Day ceremony last weekend. Following a welcome breakfast for area veterans Saturday, June 10, the historic downtown square was lined...
Andy and Steven Tatum live in Milan, Tenn., but spend the bulk of the year pulling a 48-foot triple-axle trailer around the country educating Americans about the sacrifices our veterans make in defense of the country. This father-and-son team brought their exhibit to...
Tucker Derrick and Angelina Lee likely did not plan to compete in a head-to-head contest to see who between them would finish first academically in their class at Farmersville High School. But that is what happened as the scholars finished first and second,...
