The Murphy Chamber of Commerce has another month to gather 2,698 signatures of local registered voters in favor of holding a local option election on the retail sale of liquor in package stores. The petition drive began May 17 and runs through July 17. Several chamber...
The Murphy City Council will hold a public hearing at 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 5, and consider and/or act on the application of Westwood PS to approve a replat of Lot 3R, Block 1, McCreary Marketplace on the southwest corner of FM 544 andMcCreary Road. The purpose of this...
Here are final, unofficial results from Collin County Elections with 21 of 21 vote centers reporting. Election results are unofficial until canvassed by the Murphy City Council. Council Member, Place 3Andrew Chase 876 35.67%Debbie Ison 1,580 64.33%Council Member,...
In a divided ruling, the 5th U.S. Court of Appeals has upheld Texas Senate Bill 10 requiring all public schools to display the Ten Commandments in classrooms. In reversing a lower court ruling the appeals court concluded the law, passed last year by the Legislature,...
Marquis McClean of of ReMarQable Bar-B-Q is justifiably proud of his brisket after winning the People’s Choice Award for the second year in a row. Bob Wieland/Murphy Monitor You could smell the Backyard BBQ competition long before you could see the 10 smokers lined up...
The city will pay one-third more for ad valorem tax collection this year than it paid last year. The Murphy City Council agreed at its Tuesday, April 21, meeting to a rate increase requested by Scott Grigg, the Collin County Tax Assessor-Collector. “The fees...
Years ago, bicycles were designed to get you where you were going — no matter what happened. Many bikes had an air pump attached to the frame and a small bag under the seat that contained an assortment of vital tools including wrenches, a tire lever and inner tube...
The Murphy Police Department conducted 8,906 traffic stops in 2025 and remains in full compliance with Texas laws governing racial profiling, according to analysis of departmental data prepared by Eric Fritsch, director of Justice Research Consultants. The report,...
Wylie High School senior Ameya Kohli won first place in the 3rd Congressional District Art Competition for her oil painting entitled “For You.”(left) For Excellence in Acrylic Paint in the 3rd Congressional District Art Competition, Evanna Baskharoon of Plano East...
