The neighborhood around the North Murphy Road railroad crossing should soon be quiet again. The Murphy City Council has approved $46,611 for a new warning system for CPKC freight trains rolling through the city. When service resumed March 3 after nearly two years of...

The Murphy Chamber of Commerce is gearing up for the 13th Annual Spring Fever outdoor vendor event in Central Park. “We have already gotten a lot of sign-ups,” said Juli Richards, executive director of the chamber. Scheduled for 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 27,...

Four student artists will soon have their work displayed on Murphy recycling trucks. Keep Murphy Beautiful and Republic Services challenged contestants to show what, to them, was most beautiful about Murphy. For more on this story see the April 18, 2024 print, or...

A long line of vehicles – more than 40 pickups, hatchbacks, sedans and an open Jeep – stretched along City Hall Circle back to North Murphy Road as residents lined up to throw away trash or recycle items they’d been accumulating all winter. The event started at 9 a.m....