As communities across the nation prepare to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, local businesses and organizations are being invited to take part in a special publication commemorating the historic milestone. The...
The Murphy City Council has approved a Community Enhancement Grant of $4,290 for 335 feet of black, 48-inch chain link fence along the north side of the Decatur/Maxwell/Murphy Cemetery, the oldest and largest cemetery in Murphy. The fence is the Eagle Scout project of...
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...
Now’s the time to prepare for the possibility of spring storms. The first step is to have a plan for where to shelter at home, in school or at work. Ready.gov has a wealth of information of how to prepare for a variety of emergency situations. For more on this story...
Three Texas House members from Collin County apparently survived Attorney General Ken Paxton’s attempt to punish them for supporting his impeachment. Another has been forced into a GOP primary runoff with two Paxton-backed challengers. Paxton, who was acquitted by the...
The three-month Texas tornado “season” begins in April and a new analysis ranks Collin County near the top of the list of 100 most vulnerable counties for storm damage. Twisters are most prevalent in Texas during April, May and June. And longtime residents of Sachse...
The Murphy Police Department received no complaints of racial profiling in regard to traffic stops made in 2023, a consultant reported.The annual report presented to the March 5 Murphy City Council meeting also found the department was fully in compliance with the...
State Reps. Jeff Leach and Candy Noble have survived Republican primary challenges fielded by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.That’s according to complete, unofficial results from Collin County Elections for early voting plus Election Day balloting at 59 of 59 vote...
At 9:47 p.m. Tuesday., Collin County Elections released unofficial results from early voting and 16 of 59 vote centers. Totals are not official until ballots are canvassed.In the Democratic primary for U.S. Senator, U.S. Rep. Colin Allred had 79.79% or 18,415 votes of...
