About two-thirds of Murphyâs sale tax revenue comes from in-person local sales and half of that amount is from retail purchases, Economic Development Manager Camryn Thompson says. Thompson presented the cityâs annual economic development report to the Sept. 2 meeting...
A pesticide applicator sprays mosquito larvicide in Maxwell Creek to prevent West Nile Virus. The city of Murphy has begun spraying along Maxwell Creek after mosquitoes carrying the West Nile Virus (WNV) were detected in a trap near Lonesome Dove Trail between Aug. 10...
Wylie Independent School District again earned the highest possible rating in the Texas Education Agencyâs accountability system for 2024-25, posting an overall A with a scaled score of 92. Wylie Independent School District again earned the highest possible rating in...
Internet marketer Jordan Ramiez says he is trying to broker a settlement between the Parker City Council and Dallas developers Phil and Don Huffines, who plan a subdivision between Parker and Murphy. There are more questions than answers about plans to build 254 homes...
A public hearing is scheduled for Aug. 19 on case 2025-008, an application by Crimson Landscape for a variance to Article 26.03.003(i) "Fences in Front Yard" to permit the construction of a screening wall/fence to be built in the required front yard, for property...
A public hearing is scheduled for an Ordinance for case 2025-003, an application from Kimley-Horn for a Specific Use Permit for a Hospital and an Amended Concept/Site Plan for Baylor, Scott, and White, to include a variance to the Tree Preservation Ordinance, for...
A public hearing is scheduled for Tuesday, Aug. 19, on an Ordinance for case 2025-007, an application from Langford Property Companies for a Specific Use Permit for Amusement Arcade for the Timber Ridge Center, for property described as Block A, Lot 3, Timber Ridge...
Although signs indicate part of Gregory Lane is a private road, a developer asked a judge to rule the road as a public thoroughfare. A full trial may be needed to determine whether Gregory Lane is a private road or a public thoroughfare. Judge John Roach of the 296th...
The future site of the Veterans Tribute in Central Park was retracted by the city manager in June. Seven years after the city of Murphy designated half an acre of land in Central Park for a tribute to veterans, the nonprofit project is being forced to scale back. In...
