Plano East junior Addison Tucker serves during a match against Garland ISD Tournament. Photo by Tina Lopez / C&S Media By David Wolman [email protected] Two days after winning the Garland ISD Volleyball Tournament for the third time in the last four years,...
Yellow Labrador Apple Jack is sworn in as Murphy Fire Rescue’s new service dog. Bob Wieland/Murphy Monitor Murphy got a new city manager in 2024 as Aretha Adams joined the city from a similar position she had held since 2019 in Heath. She took over from Interim City...
Murphy Monitor kept readers up to date with a variety of 2024 news events including severe thunderstorms that swept through the city on Tuesday, May 28, downing trees, damaging roofs and fences and knocking out power to more than 300 homes. The Skyline Acres and...
State Senate and House members preparing for the 89th Texas Legislature to convene on Tuesday, Jan. 14, have filed hundreds of bills to be considered during the 140-day regular session. As of Monday, Dec. 9, Sen. Angela Paxton of District 8 had filed nine bills, 89th...
Collin County is the second-most-expensive county in Texas for household bills. Collin County residents pay 30% of their household income on bills, making Collin County the second-most-expensive county in Texas for household bills. That’s according to a new study of...
Former Murphy City Councilmember Betty Sue Spraggins died Wednesday, Dec. 11, in Wylie. She was 91.A native Texan born in Douglasville, Spraggins was preceded in death by her husband of 51 years, Joseph “Wayne” Spraggins.She is survived by her children, Cynthia...
McKinney Air Center at McKinney National Airport is among top ranked fixed-based operators serving general aviation. Courtesy photo McKinney voters have twice rejected airport expansion plans, but Mayor George Fuller has continued to champion the cause. After nobody...
Texas school districts may now choose reading and English language lessons linked to the Bible. By an 8-7 vote Friday, Nov. 22, the State Board of Education (SBOE) approved the optional Bluebonnet Learning curriculum drafted by the Texas Education Agency (TEA) for...
Apple, the Murphy Fire-Rescue facility dog, attended the staff Christmas party with Assistant Chief Joe Flowers. Most Murphy residents responding to a community survey said they would refer the city to a friend as a good place to live. “Your score of 72 is very solid,...
