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A little variety

A little variety

When growing up, columnist John Moore watched a lot of variety shows. Usually, he watched them on a TV like the one pictured, which weighed as much as an Oldsmobile. Photo John Moore By John Moore | TheCountryWriter.com Red Skelton. Ed Sullivan. Dean Martin....

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Council recognizes Women’s History Month

Council recognizes Women’s History Month

The Murphy City Council opened its Tuesday, March 17, meeting by recognizing Women’s History Month with a proclamation issued by Mayor Scott Bradley and delivered jointly by three female members of the council. Standing together at the podium, Mayor pro tem Elizabeth...

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Parker negotiating with developer

Parker negotiating with developer

The Parker City Council has approved, with conditions, access from Hogge Drive (FM 2551) to a proposed high-density residential development between Parker and Murphy that has been the subject of a long-running dispute over a planned wastewater treatment plant. City...

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Council changes townhome zoning to commercial

Council changes townhome zoning to commercial

The Murphy City Council has overturned residential zoning in place since November 2021, returning 3.2 acres at the southeast corner of North Murphy Road and Betsy Lane to Neighborhood Services zoning that allows light commercial and retail development.  The...

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Master Plan focuses on city’s future

Master Plan focuses on city’s future

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...

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City adopts Master Plan, rezones neighborhood

City adopts Master Plan, rezones neighborhood

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...

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Primary voter turnout in county tops 26%

Primary voter turnout in county tops 26%

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...

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