Blaire Bryeans and Bree Willoughby earned Reserve Grand Champion and Grand Champion Market Steer, respectively, at the Wylie ISD Show n’ Sale. Allison LaBrot/Murphy Monitor Wylie ISD students showcased months of hard work and preparation during the 59th annual Wylie...
For one Wylie High School junior, what started as a tragedy turned into an opportunity to make a difference. Diweni Jituboh, a 17-year-old cancer survivor, walked the runway as a model in the Children’s Cancer Fund Gala. The event, held Friday, April 26 at the Hilton...
Nortex Wholesale Nursery still prospering after 47 years Long before Wylie became a sea of suburban growth, land was plentiful, and so were opportunities. It was 1972 when Jon Pinkus took a chance and purchased land to start a growing center. Since then, Nortex...
Property tax reform is still alive in Austin, but the process from introducing a bill to final passage in the Texas Legislature has been loaded with twists and turns. For example, a proposal to replace school money with a 1-cent increase in sales taxes was abandoned...
Texas lawmakers have yet to cast final votes on the marquee issues of the 86th regular session of the Legislature: the state budget, school finance reform and property tax relief. Conference committees named by House Speaker Dennis Bonnen and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, who...
Wylie ISD honored 13 employees for outstanding work. Officials named Teachers and Employees of the Year at the annual Wylie Way Awards Gala Friday, May 3. The event was held at Southfork Ranch. All 20 campuses were represented, with more than 400 guests in attendance....
MURPHY – Fans got a first hand look at what to expect in the 2019 football season during the yearly Spring Showcase. The seventh and eighth grade teams from Bowman, Otto, Murphy and Armstrong Middle School started things off at Kimbrough Stadium on Thursday, May 9....
Several agencies coordinated their actions the evening of Saturday, May 11 to avert what could have been tragic after a 91-year-old woman was reported missing from a memory care facility in Lucas. Agencies responded to the missing person call were Lucas Fire...
Five Girl Scouts were recognized by Murphy City Council last week with proclamations noting their earning the highest award in Scouting, the Gold Award. The five, who are members of four different troops, were recognized at the Tuesday, May 7 council meeting. The Gold...
