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Who’ll stop the rain

Who’ll stop the rain

Columnist John Moore wonders if we can stop the rain we started. Photo John Moore By John Moore | TheCountryWriter.com Back in 2011, it didn’t rain. It didn’t rain for a long, long time. It didn’t rain for so long that fires began to pop up where I live. One of them...

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Election Days is Tuesday, Nov. 4

Election Days is Tuesday, Nov. 4

Early voting is ending for the Tuesday, Nov. 4, general election that has at least two ballot issues for Collin County voters. Early voting began Monday, Oct. 20, and ends Friday, Oct. 31. Polls are open Election Day from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. All Texas voters are being...

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Skele-bration moving indoors

Skele-bration moving indoors

There's nothing madder than a wet haunt. So Murphy’s Skele-bration will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, Oct. 24, inside the Murphy Community and Activity Centers, across the street from the City Hall complex.The festival, held with the PTAs of Boggess and Hunt...

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‘Stop the Stink’ is going to court

‘Stop the Stink’ is going to court

A court fight is pending in Austin two years after the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) granted a permit to build a wastewater treatment plant between Parker and Murphy. The plant, which could dump up to 200,000 gallons per day of treated effluent into...

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Drug Take Back event Saturday

Drug Take Back event Saturday

Local residents have another chance this year to discard expired or unwanted prescription drugs and over-the-counter medications. The fall Drug Take Back event will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 25, in the lobby of the Murphy Police Department, 206 N....

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Drug Take Back event Saturday

Drug Take Back event Saturday

Local residents have another chance this year to discard expired or unwanted prescription drugs and over-the-counter medications. The fall Drug Take Back event will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 25, in the lobby of the Murphy Police Department, 206 N....

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Early voting begins Monday, Oct. 20

Early voting begins Monday, Oct. 20

Sarah Hustwit of McKinney feeds a sample ballot into a DS 200 tabulating machine in a practice run for the Nov. 4 general election. The Tuesday, Nov. 4, general election ballot contains 17 proposed amendments to the Texas Constitution as well as a countywide election...

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Murphy continues to attract businesses

Murphy continues to attract businesses

Presentation slide shown at council meeting highlighting commercial development conditions in Murphy. In the annual report on Murphy’s economic development, Reagan Rothenberger said Murphy’s population was estimated at 22,866 people with an average household income of...

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Location found for Murphy Veterans Tribute

Location found for Murphy Veterans Tribute

The focal point of the Murphy Veterans Tribute is a bronze statue of a kneeling GI holding a rifle and U.S. flag. The design is copyright, Randolph Rose Collection, Yonkers, N.Y. Courtesy Randolph-Rose Collection After eight years of planning and fundraising, the...

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