PISD grows by more than 500 students
A smooth first day of school for Princeton ISD included an additional 568 students. There were 5,235 students who reported to campuses across the district, which is an increase over the first day of 2018. The high school campus grew from 1,288 on the first day of 2018...
Melissa ISD breaks ground on new tennis facility
Things keep popping at The Z-Plex Texas Sports Village on FM 545 in Melissa. Already a regional baseball and softball complex with five state-of-the-art fields, this two-year-old home to Melissa High School’s teams will soon add a 12-court tennis facility, including...
School district awarded ‘A’ rating from TEA
Texas Education Agency (TEA) recently awarded Farmersville ISD with high performance ratings for last school year. School districts across the state got their accountability ratings Thursday, Aug. 15. Ratings were introduced last year as a way to track success in the...
Masons present scholarship funds
Members of the Farmersville Masonic Lodge No. 214 recently honored several Farmersville students at a special scholarship recognition ceremony. The ceremony was held Tuesday, July 16 as students, parents and special guests were welcomed into the lodge for dinner and...
FFA students go to state speaking contest
Audri Boring and Hudson Gray, of the Farmersville FFA chapter, competed in the Texas FFA Prepared Public Speaking Contest at the 91th annual Texas FFA State Convention held July 15-19 in Fort Worth. To qualify for the state competition, Boring and Gray advanced...
Donation enhances local fire instructional program
ANNA — A monetary donation by two development firms doing business in Anna is extending the educational reach of the Anna Fire Department as the city’s firefighters used the $3,000 gift to purchase an instructional device that will give community members a potentially...
McKinney baker uses nature as the inspiration for her pastries
It all started with a shortbread cookie. Brooke Carter applied for a spot five years ago at the McKinney Farmers Market with shortbread cookies in hand and has been building her pastry business, the Rosemary Bakery, ever since. Now 28, the Fort Worth native started...
Celina PD joins Neighbors app for crime-fighting collaboration
The Celina Police Department (CPD) announced Monday it has joined the Neighbors app by Ring. This will allow CPD to post crime and safety incidents directly to your Neighbors feed to keep you informed of critical events. It will also allow CPD to see posts that you...
Donations fund boat purchase, more for PFD
The Princeton Fire Department has been hard at work on several items regarding improving the agency. The fire department has obtained a new resource, a boat, for lake operations. The boat was obtained through individual donations and in a fundraiser set up by the...
Prosper officer saved family from burning home
Prosper Police officer Seanna Arrendondo was recently recognized for her work in evacuating a family from their burning home. During a recent Town Council meeting, Arrendondo received a Life Saving Award from the Town of Prosper Police Department for her heroic...