An attempt is being made to hold a local option election to allow the retail sale of liquor in package stores. The Murphy Chamber of Commerce is circulating a petition for the City Council to place the issue on the Nov. 3 ballot. Voters would be asked whether they are...
Winds shut down the Spring Fever festival of Murphy Chamber of Commerce, but several events remain on tap during the next couple of months. Spring Fever was to be held Saturday, April 14, at the Lowe’s parking lot and vendors started setting up their spaces until the...
Glistening blue jewels of color are starting to appear alongside Collin County roadways as bluebonnet season begins. Throughout the state, Texans are starting their annual springtime tradition: taking bluebonnet photos. In 2018, according to bluebonnet experts, the...
The sparse turnout at a North Texas Municipal Water District information session on water quality begged the question of whether area residents complaining about their water want to hear what utility officials have to say. NTMWD held the meeting Thursday, April 5, at...
Cost and aesthetics figured into a decision by Murphy City Council to continue with high pressure sodium streetlights instead of LED bulbs in the area of town served by Oncor. The council met Tuesday, April 3, in regular session to consider streetlight bulb...
MURPHY – It was a medal winning showing for Plano East track during the April 4-5 District 6-6A meet. Up next is the April 18-19 5-6A versus 6-6A area meet at Northwest ISD Stadium. The top four individual and relay teams will compete for a trip to the 6A Region I...
Recent heavy rains that damaged 75 percent of the soft walking surface on the Timbers Nature Preserve Park trail has the Murphy city council looking at a permanent solution to avoid repeated repairs. The trail was discussed last week at a regular session of the...
Qualifying for the Class 6A Region I boys soccer playoffs was no easy task. Plano East (11-6-3 overall, as of Monday, March 26) battled injuries and sickness to claim the second seed out of District 6-6A. “It shows that all the hard work does pay off in the end,” PESH...
Seven students enrolled in AP Studio Art have their work featured in the Dallas Museum of Art as part of the Young Masters Exhibition. The gallery began on Feb. 25 and will be on display until April 15. “I was really honored that my art is going to be in the DMA and...
