Columnist John Moore (bottom left) is pictured with his father, mother, and sister in 1965. Photo: Moore Family Photos By John Moore | TheCountryWriter.com In 2014, I was contacted by a newspaper in Tyler, Texas. Unbeknownst to me, the publisher of said...
A hearing is scheduled Monday, Aug. 26, in Austin on a lawsuit temporarily blocking the Texas Education Agency (TEA) from releasing its A-F accountability ratings for public schools, a move that prolongs the ongoing legal battle over the state’s educational assessment...
Typhus is a flea-borne disease. Courtesy CDC McKinney has seen an increase in the number of flea-borne typhus cases reported to Collin County Health Care Services. As of Monday, Aug. 12, “We currently have had five cases reported for 2024, all in McKinney,” said...
The Murphy City Council has approved a property tax rate of just over 36 cents per $100 valuation for Fiscal Year 2025 and has scheduled a public hearing for Tuesday, Sept. 3, before formally adopting the tax rate and new city budget.Also at the Tuesday, Aug. 20,...
Water from the North Texas Municipal Water District (NTMWD) may taste different for a while, the water district said. However, the NTMWD said the water remains safe to drink.NTMWD employs a process called ozonation, to help mitigate the earthy taste that occurs...
The city of Murphy planned spraying in three more areas following positive tests of mosquitos carrying the West Nile Virus (WNV). The positive sites announced Wednesday, Aug. 14, were Maxwell Creek along Lonesome Dove Trail, the creek in the Shelby Trace area and the...
Collin County continues to lead population growth in the 16 counties around Dallas and Fort Worth, with 53,658 new residents from January of 2023 to January of this year, according to estimates by the North Texas Council of Governments. Since 2020, the NCTCOG region...
The Murphy City Council has approved a permit for a fireworks show concluding Maize Days on Saturday, Oct. 5. The festival will be held from noon to 9:45 p.m. in Murphy Central Park, 550 N. Murphy Road. Manager of Recreation Services Kayla McFarland said Pyro Shows of...
A 99-year-old Murphy resident was killed Saturday, Aug. 10, in Garland when a city vehicle was in a collision with the minivan in which she was riding, police said.“At approximately 12:45 pm, Garland police and paramedics responded to a two-vehicle crash in the...
