The Murphy City Council will hold a public hearing at 6 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 21, and consider and/or Act on an Ordinance amending Sections 24.01.001, 24.01.002, 24.03.504, and 28.01.013 of the Murphy Code of Ordinances to adopt Public Works Construction Standards and...
A community where horses heal
In a network of barns located on 50 acres on Country Club Road in far north Wylie, horses and humans have been symbiotic for 35 years. Under the direction of owner and head trainer Kai Handt, North Texas Equestrian Center has earned a reputation as one of the...
WISD students find fishing success
This past spring two Wylie High School students, Brayden Willoughby, 15, and Cooper Widener, 17, displayed all those traits all during their first year of competition. The result was an eighth-place finish at the June 6 Texas High School Bass Association (THSBA)...
Local group embraces age with style, solidarity
The Ruby Floozies, a local chapter of The Red Hat Society, has been stylishly attracting attention to their age for 12 fun-filled years. In 2008, Robin Thompson, of Wylie, formed the group after discussing the idea with some of her friends. To start a chapter a person...
Early voting starts June 29
Early voting for the July 14 political party runoff elections starts Monday, June 29, and runs through Friday, July 10. The runoff elections to decide the nominees from March 3 voting were originally scheduled for May 2 but were postponed because of COVID-19 safety...
Resident speaks out; emergency declaration extended
Murphy resident Greg Wilks believes racism needs to be eradicated and he has expressed his concern about racism to the Murphy City Council. Wilks got his chance to vent at the start of the council’s June 16 meeting. He spoke during the portion of the agenda in which...