Murphy Mayor Scott Bradley wants to find a solution for de­veloping some property on land north of FM 544. But so far, over the course of many years, nothing has worked, and that trend contin­ued last week when Murphy City Council, at its April 6 meeting, denied a...

The Murphy City Coun­cil at its April 6 meeting ap­proved moving forward with planned community events for the remainder of the fiscal year. Councilmembers con­sidered the items in light of the ongoing pandemic. The events include three Moon­light Movies, to be held...

Jon Peters said he can spot whether a teacher will be ef­fective in the classroom. A good teacher, first and foremost, will have a love for the kids, he said. “They’ve got to build the relationships with the kids,” he said. “You don’t do that - you’re done. You’re not...

Murphy residents will con­tinue to see street and side­walk repair around town as city leaders continue efforts to upgrade infrastructure. Tim Rogers, director of public services for the city of Murphy, gave an update on the street and sidewalk re­habilitation...

U.S. Rep. Van Taylor doesn’t see much spirit of bi­partisanship with President Joe Biden’s infrastructure proposal, one of many topics the Congressman from Texas’ 3rd District spoke about during a visit to C&S Media’s Wylie office on April 1. Taylor also discussed...

The nation and world are still coping with the pandemic, albeit with multiple vaccines developed and distributed now. School officials did their part during the pandemic to continue learning for students on campus and in virtual mode, and at the March 22 board...

Murphy City Councilmem­bers received an update on Murphy and Colin County COVID-19 infection and fa­tality numbers at the March 16 meeting. The update arrived at around the one-year anniversary date of the pandemic hitting the country. Fire Chief Del Albright told...