Faithful volunteers help post, take down 100 flags on Veterans Day Veterans Day 2020 was not unlike many others, except perhaps a bit more private and personal, as public celebrations limited attendance to keep our veteran’s safe. In Murphy, a small army of volunteers...

There’s no doubt that the United States is a land of oppor­tunity, especially for refugees coming from a place where equal opportunities are limited. Singer, songwriter Rehema Ilundu, a 2019 graduate of Plano East Senior High, was only five years old when she moved to...

Costumed children dangled their treat gathering recepta­cles from car windows at the inaugural Drive-Thru Trick-or-Treat event hosted by the city of Murphy. The long trail of cars snaked from north and south Murphy Road into the Murphy Municipal Complex then through...

Former New York Police Department officers Josiah Beck and Nathaniel Beck have found greener pastures, bigger skies and a slower, more affordable pace of life living and working in Texas. The brothers, 28 and 25 years old, cited multiple reasons why they resigned from...

Taffy Wehe adamantly stated she feels robbed. For the past 14 years, the Wylie mom has been waging a battle with cancer while raising four children who, at the time of her diagnosis, were ages 2, 4, 6 and 8. In Oct. 2006, Wehe was diagnosed with myxoid round cell...

The opportunity to shake a firefighter’s hand, climb on a fire engine, tour the station, eat hot dogs and learn about fire safety at the annual Murphy Fire-Res­cue Open House is not an option this year due to the pandemic. However, Murphy Fire Mar­shal Perry Elliott...

Stepping outside on a patri­otic holiday and seeing your neighbor’s flags waving at you might be the moment you realize you forgot to display Old Glory…again. Enlist the help of Boy Scout Troop 78 and you will no longer be the house lacking a display of na­tional...