Hope for the Cities volunteers, from left, Eddie Caraway, left, Debra Robinson, Billie Albright and Charles Parham promote the Adopt-A-Lunch program for summer lunches at The Cross Church. Courtesy photo As the school year ends, so do school-provided breakfasts and...
The Murphy City Council has adopted a new long-range planning document intended to guide development, land use and infrastructure decisions in the Collin County suburb for the next 15 to 20 years. The Murphy Master Plan replaces the city’s previous comprehensive plan...
At a rare joint meeting, the Murphy City Council and Planning & Zoning (P&Z) Commission adopted a zoning Master Plan for the city and rezoned a residential neighborhood for commercial use.The comprehensive plan updated a document last drafted in 2008.Also at...
Four new members of the Murphy Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) receive their certificates at the March 3, City Council meeting. From left, Fire Chief Perry Elliott, Fire Marshal Scott Eckstein, John M. Cox, Kathleen Hempel Cox, Jessica Weeks, CERT Director...
More than one-fourth of registered Collin County voters turned out for the March 3 primary elections, according to unofficial final results reported by Collin County Elections. And the number of Democratic voters nearly equaled that of Republican voters, a sharp...
The Murphy Planning & Zoning Commission and the Murphy City Council will hold public hearings in the Community Room of the City Hall complex, 206 N. Murphy Road and consider and/or act on an Ordinance to approve a city-initiated zoning change for 11.56 acres of...
The Murphy Planning and Zoning Commission and the Murphy City Council will hold public hearings at 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 10, 2026, in the Community Room of the City Hall Complex, 206 N. Murphy Road, to consider and/or act on an Ordinance to approve a...
The Murphy City Council has accepted the Fiscal Year 2025 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report after receiving an unmodified or clean report from auditors.Also on the agenda for the Tuesday, March 3, council meeting, Fire Chief Perry Elliott and Fire Marshal Scott...
Skulls found at a site in China shows intentional modification to elongate the cranium. Courtesy Dr. Qian Wang Dr. Qian Wang of Murphy has made several startling discoveries as he travels the globe to broaden scientific knowledge of how people and their cultures...
