Residents and Murphy Fire-Rescue firefighters got a little push-y at the re station in the early evening of Sept. 7. But this action centered on a positive kind of pushing. Fire officials held a push- in ceremony to dedicate a new re engine — 191 — at the station,...

Murphy City Councilmembers approved the fiscal year 2021-22 tax rate and budget at their Sept. 7 meeting. The budget year runs from Oct. 1 to Sept. 30, 2022. The approved budget was $44,472,286, a 7.8% decrease from the FY21 budget, officials said. The budget includes...

 The Wylie Championship Rodeo returns to Wylie on Sept. 17-18 after taking a respite last year because of the pandemic.  Gates open at the Wylie Rodeo Arena at Wylie Ag Center, Hensley Lane behind Wylie High School, 2550 W. FM 544, at 6:30 p.m. both nights,...

Texas 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...