A comparison shows an e-bike with pedals and an e-motorcycle, designed for off-road riding on private land, that does not have pedals. Courtesy Photo City officials want parents to know that electric motorcycles are designed to be ridden off-road on private property...
The developer of a 100-acre tract between Parker and Murphy is threatening to build apartments and warehouses on the site instead of single-family homes -- unless Parker agrees to transport sewage from the site. That plea is being circulated online, in direct mail and...
Interim Police Chief Jeff Gibson spent just two months on the job before new City Manager Aretha Adams decided to make his position permanent. Gibson, a former chief in Bedford and Gunter, was hired in December as a temporary successor to Chief Chris Chandler, who...
The Murphy Community Center sparkled with glitter during the Eighth Annual Daddy Daughter Dance. âWe sold out: 136 tickets,â said Kayla McFarland, manager of recreation services. For more on this story see the February 8, 2024 print, or digital edition of the Murphy...
Collin County voters may have new locations to cast ballots in Novemberâs elections. But thatâs not necessarily a good thing. A requirement for large counties to add polling places was an unintended consequence of a new law passed last year by the Texas Legislature,...
The Murphy City Council has agreed to cancel this yearâs Tunes, Tails & Ales festival because of a nearly two-thirds increase in price.Kayla McFarland, manager of recreation services, said vendor SBG Hospitality had raised its bid for a spring event from the...
The Murphy Chamber of Commerce is about more than just business card exchanges and ribbon cuttings at new member businesses. The chamber is also a certifying organization for the presidentâs annual volunteer service awards for any volunteer in the Dallas-Fort Worth...
Border security, voting fraud and the national debt were among issues explored by candidates in a forum sponsored by Collin County Conservative Republicans. Candidates for nomination in eight races pitched their qualifications at the Jan. 25 event at Collin College in...
A suspect in the fatal shooting of two Wylie teenagers has been arrested, the Garland Police Department said. Amancio Anton Noriz, 16, of Dallas, was located and detained Thursday night, Jan. 25, in the area of Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, the Laredo Police...
