Plano East senior Meena Mulford earned third place with a time of 12:01 at the Plano ISD Invitational on Saturday. Photo by David Wolman / C&S Media By David Wolman [email protected] PLANO – Plano East and Sachse’s cross country teams have high expectations...
The Murphy City Council will schedule a public hearing next month to consider staff recommendations for a 6% budget increase for Fiscal Year 2026-27, funded in part by increasing the local property tax by less than half a penny. Councilmembers meeting on Tuesday, Aug....
With two weeks before the start of classes, the Plano ISD held a crowded back-to-school fair in the Plano Center on Wednesday, July 29. Bob Wieland/Murphy Monitor Thousands of Plano ISD students and their families swarmed the Plano Center for the district’s annual...
Lowes operates five Flock Safety automated license plate readers in the parking lot of Murphy Marketplace on the northeast corner of FM 544 and North Murphy Road. Murphy PD has access to vehicle data uploaded to Flock from the cameras. Bob Wieland/Murphy Monitor...
The Murphy City Council will hold a public hearing at 6 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 4, and consider and/or Act on an ordinance approving a Specific Use Permit for a bank on property described as Lot 2R, Block A, Walmart Addition Replat, and located at 205 W. FM 544. The...
The Texas Rangers are investigating allegations of criminal misconduct by a Murphy police officer, Police Chief Jeff Gibson said in a Wednesday, July 29, release. After receiving a report on July 24, the officer was placed on administrative leave while the department...
Growth is spreading in Collin County, increasing overall property values, while average home values are down slightly, says Brian Swanson, deputy chief appraiser-business operations and compliance of Collin Central Appraisal District (CCAD). “The overall value of the...
Students working in teams of two consider whether to inspect a body on the floor of a crime scene scenario, Thursday, July 23, at the Youth Citizens Police Academy. Bob Wieland/Murphy Monitor There was a lot of noise and confusion at a crime scene. A manikin, bleeding...
All three bids for the lighted FM 544 bicycle and pedestrian bridge over Maxwell Creek were over budget and the low bidder was not pre-qualified with TxDOT, Director of Public Works Donald Reese says. In addition, the other two bidders did not submit all required...
