It will take a little longer to begin work on the lighted pedestrian bridge across Maxwell Creek at FM 544. Bids were opened April 30 and were all above budget and considered nonresponsive for failing to meet TxDOT requirements, Public Works Director Donald Reese...
A 29-year-old Dallas man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison in connection with the shooting deaths of a Murphy couple two years ago. Cristian Andres Bocanegra waived a jury trial and pleaded guilty Friday, Feb. 28, to one count of murder. He was accused of...
The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) reports 94.35% of Texas kindergarteners were vaccinated for measles, mumps and rubella as of the 2023-24 school year, with 93.31% of Collin County kids having received the vaccines. As of Monday, March 3, the...
Trustees to get on the Saturday, May 3, general election ballot, there remains the option for write-in candidates to be elected. Collin County Elections Administrator Kaleb Breaux said the first step would be for a qualified write-in candidate to file with the...
Demonstrators wave Ukrainian and American flags during a protest outside Rep. Keith Self’s town hall meeting. About two dozen demonstrators greeted 3rd District Congressman Keith Self at a town hall in the Collin College Conference Center in Wylie. Waving U.S. and...
New Murphy Fire Chief Perry Elliott has been sworn in as successor to Chief Del Albright, who retired at the end of last year.Elliott, who joined the Murphy department in 2011, had been the fire marshal. He began his career as a firefighter/paramedic with the Sherman...
About two dozen demonstrators greeted 3rd District Congressman Keith Self at a town hall in the Collin College Conference Center in Wylie.“Do your job!” chanted the crowd carrying signs including “Dump Musk,” Russia is Not Our Ally,” “Bullying Ukraine is UnAmerican,”...
Briggs B. of Murphy was all smiles as he poses for his dad with one of his trophy-winning trout. Some dads brought tackle boxes and a handful of fishing poles, but it all came down to finding the right spot. The 11th Murphy Rainbow Trout Roundup began under sunny...
Plans are proceeding for a new spring event, with the city soliciting entries for the Backyard BBQ Competition. Director of Parks & Recreation Director Matt Foster told the Tuesday, Feb. 18, meeting of the Murphy City Council that barbecue cooking teams are being...
