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Profiling report shows PD in compliance

Profiling report shows PD in compliance

Murphy police stopped male drivers more often than female drivers last year, according to an analysis of 6,343 traffic stops in 2023. Murphy’s population is split nearly evenly between male and female – with men holding just a one percentage point edge. But 65% of...

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Exchange club calls it quits after 14 years of service

Exchange club calls it quits after 14 years of service

A group steeped in patrio­tism and community has dis­banded after 14 years of ser­vice to the community. The Exchange Club of Murphy (ECM), established in 2006, was one of more than 630 clubs throughout the U.S. affiliated with the National Exchange Club. The local...

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TEA outlines school start guidelines

TEA outlines school start guidelines

Texas Education Agency last week released a list of comprehensive guidelines for opening public schools for fall semester classes during the COVID-19 pandemic. Most of the TEA guidance deals with protecting the health of students and staff as schools open, such as...

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How can we police our communities better?

How can we police our communities better?

The killing of George Floyd by police in Minneapolis was a brutal, senseless and avoidable tragedy, and one our country has witnessed countless times before. In many ways, his death was the match that ignited na­tionwide conversations about the racial injustices that...

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Make miles of memories this summer

Make miles of memories this summer

Summertime is sipping an ice-cold strawberry margari­ta. It’s wearing a brand-new swimsuit and a perfectly floppy straw hat. It’s relaxing in cold water while the hot Texas sun beats down on you. It’s making memories that will last all year! But this year,...

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Who’s behind center in 2020?

Who’s behind center in 2020?

As high schools around the country gear up for the start of the 2020 season, there’s only one thing on their minds: have a better season than the last. For some, that means winning more games than the team did the previous year. For others, that means a deep playoff...

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Mayor hits the open road for annual trip

Mayor hits the open road for annual trip

This summer, Scott Brad­ley, mayor of Murphy and IT professional, answered the call of the open road just as he has done for over 10 years. The Harley riding enthu­siast experienced the thrill of going the distance when he took his first road trip in 2002 with his...

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New director named for Smith Library

New director named for Smith Library

With 13 years of experience at Smith Public Library on her resume, Ofilia Barrera took over June 15 as Library Director, re­placing longtime librarian Ra­chel Orozco who retired. “This is incredible. Never in a million years did I think I would be a library director,”...

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Early voting continues for July 14 runoffs

Early voting continues for July 14 runoffs

Early voting continues through Friday for the politi­cal party primary runoff elec­tion that was postponed from an original May 26 date because of the COVID-19 health crisis. While the early voting win­dow of opportunity is almost closed, Murphy voters can cast early...

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