The Welcome Center at Brown House in Wylie is participating in the Collin County Museum Patch Quest (in honor of America’s 250th birthday.) Allison LaBrot/Murphy Monitor Museums throughout Collin County are offering a unique way to celebrate America 250. The...
By Joe Reavis Staff Writer [email protected] The theater and choral departments at McMillen High School presented four productions of High School Musical last week, featuring two separate casts. Show times at the school were 7 p.m. Thursday-Friday, Feb. 22-24, and...
From Staff Reports [email protected] A week after a mass shooting at a high school in Florida claimed 17 lives, Murphy police took two juveniles into custody for allegedly threatening school shootings. In the first incident, on Tuesday, Feb. 20, Murphy police...
By Joe Reavis Staff Writer [email protected] With a decision to push the start of the Rainbow Trout Roundup you fishing tournament in Murphy back to afternoon, the sun appeared and competitors from lined the banks of the pond Saturday at the municipal complex. A...
Prosper tournament up next on slate By David Jenkins Sports Editor [email protected] Plano East softball will see plenty of time on the field this week in non-district. The Lady Panthers (7-1 overall as of Monday, Feb. 26) opened things Tuesday, Feb. 27 with...
From Staff Reports [email protected] The recent incident in Hawaii, in which an erroneous emergency message was broadcast, points to the importance of a reliable alert system with dependable precision, an issue already being addressed by Murphy Fire-Rescue. The...
By Ed Sterling, Member services director for the Texas Press Association. Gov. Greg Abbott traveled to Rockport and Houston on Feb. 13 to announce the availability of new funding for hazard mitigation projects along the Gulf Coast following the devastation of...
School districts have plans in place in the event of an emergency By Joe Reavis Staff Writer [email protected] In light of another shooting at a school that occurred last week in Parkland, Fla., claiming 17 lives, area school districts reviewed their...
By Rick Wood Pastor, Pursuit Christian Fellowship Sachse, Texas Last week was Valentine’s Day…a day that people use to express their love for a family member or someone special in their lives. If you’ve been around long enough, you’ll know that having a good...
