Property taxes on a median value home in Murphy will increase by $165 if City Council gives final approval to the proposed Fiscal Year 2027 tax rate.Council gave preliminary approval to a 1.2% tax increase â $.004 â at the regular Tuesday, Aug. 18, meeting and...
Three members of the Murphy City Council face challengers in the Saturday, May 3, general election. Candidates for the at-large seats began filing on Wednesday, Jan. 15, and filing closed at 5 p.m. Friday, Feb. 14. Mayor pro tem Elizabeth Abraham, a sales operations...
Students at Plano East Senior High School have been sent home today because of problems with the schoolâs heating system. The Plano ISD said three boilers on the campus broke down, so portable heaters were used to keep students and faculty warm until they could leave....
Murphy Police Records Supervisor Kim Gann and Lt. Adana Barber, along with Lt. Aaron McCarty (not pictured), are responsible for the speedy implementation of new policies and procedures. The Murphy Police Department has received national attention for its achievement...
District 67 Rep. Jeff Leach said Gov. Greg Abbottâs State of the State address âreinforced our shared commitmentâ to providing property tax relief, investing in water infrastructure, increasing teacher pay, educational savings accounts, bail reform and creating the...
The Murphy City Council has called a general election to be held Saturday, May 3, for four seats on the council. The election is for Place 1, held by Mayor Pro Tem Elizabeth Abraham; Place 2, held by Councilmember Scott Smith; Place 4 held by Councilmember Ken Oltmann...
A sea of balloons tumble from the ceiling to end the Friday, Jan. 31, Murphy Daddy Daughter Dance. Long blue streamers and fish mobiles decorated the walls of the Murphy Community Center as girls in bright party dresses danced with their dads. Some of the men had...
At press time, two Collin College Trustees were among four candidates who have filed for the Saturday, May 3, board election. Candidates have until 5 p.m. Friday, Feb. 14, to file for election to six-year terms in Places 4, 5 and 6. Place 5 Trustee Raj Menon of Plano...
The Murphy Police Department has received national attention for its achievement in completing a 24-month policy implementation in 4.5 months, Chief Jeff Gibson told the Tuesday, Feb. 4, council meeting.Councilmembers also adopted amendments to the city code,...
