Mary Pat Elledge, board president of the Murphy Veterans Tribute, poses with the "honor the Fallen" statue dedicated Wednesday, May 27, in front of City Hall. Photo Bob Wieland/Murphy Monitor After nearly nine years of planning, fundraising and frustration, the Murphy...
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...
When Murphy resident, Bryan Galen took a career aptitude test in high school he thought the results were a joke. He was told his perfect career would involve agriculture. However, over the years, the idea has grown on him. While living in Dallas with his wife Kristen...
With the complexities surrounding the start of school this year, reading a rhyming book about an itty- bitty sloth going to school might be just what is needed to provide a dose of silly to the altered back-to-school experience. Murphy author Lori Yarborough...
Little did Gena Carrico know that in 2017, when she sought out her neighbor Stephanie Cuesta for Spanish lessons, she would be meeting her future business partner. “We were neighbors. I was looking for someone to teach my daughter and I Spanish,” Carrico said. “We...
Knowing that you are trained to save someone’s life and actually doing it are two completely different things. Wylie High student Gracie Robison, 16, put her lifeguard training into action when she rescued a young girl from drowning in a neighborhood pool in...
Although inclusive playground equipment was installed at Mustang Park in January 2018, the city of Murphy listened to the community and took inclusivity a step further. “Mustang Park is not a fully inclusive park as there are some pieces of equipment that are not...
