Authorities rescued 89 children and made 276 arrests on child exploitation arrests during a two-month coordinated law enforcement effort, the FBI’s Dallas office said. Operation Soteria Shield 2026 was conducted in March and April by FBI’s North Texas Child...
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 Republican primary for Texas’ 3rd Congressional District, U.S. Rep. Keith Self had 74.48%...
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 Republican primary for Texas’ 3rd Congressional District, U.S. Rep. Keith Self had 74.48%...
One fish, two fish, we fish, you fish. That was the case at Murphy’s Tenth Annual Rainbow Trout Roundup. About 100 young anglers vied for three hours to hook some of the 2,000 rainbow trout stocked in the Murphy City Hall Pond by the Texas Department of Parks and...
Murphy’s new police chief said he’s proud to serve such an amazing city. City Manager Aretha Adams introduced Chief Jeff Gibson, Mayor Scott Bradley welcomed him, City Secretary Kandi Jackson swore him in and Gibson’s wife, Melissa, pinned his badge on him. For more...
A graduate of Collin County’s new Adult Mental Health Court said the program allowed them to “break free from the cycle of despair and embrace a fresh start in life.” The court recently graduated its first participants, offenders with mental health issues diverted...
Murphy’s new city manager values her family time and will consider shortening the work week for municipal employees. Aretha Adams and husband Damien have five children, four girls and a boy, ranging in age from 25 to 2. For more on this story see the February 22, 2024...
The Murphy City Council has adopted new restrictions on short-term home rentals. The rules apply to both whole-house rentals for less than 30 days as well as room rentals. The city will also levy a hotel occupancy tax on the rentals.In other business, council voted to...
Parks & Recreation is shopping for a new spring festival after the Murphy City Council agreed to cancel this year’s Tunes, Tails & Ales craft beer and crawfish event because of a nearly two-thirds increase in price. Kayla McFarland, manager of recreation...
