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New school teaches students to rock n’ roll

New school teaches students to rock n’ roll

School of Rock students ranging in age from 12 to 18 perform Friday, June 12, before the Sounds at Sundown Concert in Murphy Central Park. Photo Bob Wieland School of Rock officially celebrated its arrival in Murphy with a grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony...

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Emerald City Band rocks Murphy

Emerald City Band rocks Murphy

Emerald City Band rocks the house down in the final Sounds at Sundown concert, Friday, June 28. By 7:30 p.m., all the parking lots for Murphy Central Park were full, including PSA Murphy and City Hall. Drivers lucky enough to find a spot unloaded quickly, hauling lawn...

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Creekbed treated to prevent West Nile Virus

Creekbed treated to prevent West Nile Virus

Sam Green of All Pest Solutions wades upstream in Maxwell Creek to spray pellets for killing mosquito larva after several mosquitos tested positive for the West Nile Virus. Certified pest control applicators began mosquito abatement following the discovery of three...

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Balancing future infrastructure projects, challenges

Balancing future infrastructure projects, challenges

City Manager Aretha Adams wants to enhance Murphy’s infrastructure, parks and public amenities, but needs to balance those improvements with current challenges in staffing and funding. Mayor Scott Bradley opened a Wednesday, June 26, FY25 budget work session to...

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Ground spraying for mosquitos

Ground spraying for mosquitos

Ground spraying was scheduled in Murphy following the discovery of three mosquitos carrying the West Nile Virus.The city of Murphy and the Texas Department of State Health Services confirmed West Nile was confirmed in a mosquito trapped June 14 in the creek bed along...

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West Nile virus found in mosquito in Murphy

West Nile virus found in mosquito in Murphy

Ground spraying is planned along Lonesome Dove Trail following the discovery of a mosquito carrying the West Nike Virus. The city of Murphy confirmed last Friday, June 21, that West Nile was found in a mosquito trapped the previous week in the creek bed northeast of...

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Storm cleanup is costly

Storm cleanup is costly

Republic Services has ended the two-week special collection that removed volume restrictions. For pickup, all brush must be bundled in four-foot lengths for a total of 4 cubic yards. Republic Services is still picking up brush from last month’s storms but has ended...

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West Nile Virus found in mosquito

West Nile Virus found in mosquito

The city of Murphy is taking precautions after a trapped mosquito tested positive for West Nile Virus. The mosquito was caught Friday, June 14, in a trap in the creek bed along Lonesome Dove Trail and the Texas Department of State Health Services reported the mosquito...

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Congressman commemorates D-Day

Congressman commemorates D-Day

3rd District Texas Congressman Keith Self is met by his wife, Tracy, after completing a June 7 parachute jump at Mont Saint-Michel, France, in commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the D-Day invasion of Normandy.A West Point graduate, Self served in the U.S. Army...

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