The Murphy City Council has overturned residential zoning in place since November 2021, returning 3.2 acres at the southeast corner of North Murphy Road and Betsy Lane to Neighborhood Services zoning that allows light commercial and retail development. The...
A tall task, in the form of state ranked Sachse, awaited Plano East in the first round. They squared off Tuesday, Feb. 12 in Class 6A Region II bi-district at Richardson. “Our team has worked hard and played some tough competition all year to qualify for this playoff...
Murphy city council was briefed on more information related to the city’s water system. At the Tuesday, Feb. 5 city council meeting Public Works Director Tim Rogers presented details of work done by his department based on recommendations from a 6-month study by Valor...
Murphy City Council last week agreed to ask voters in the May 4 election to reallocate a portion of economic development sales tax proceeds to use for streets maintenance and repairs. Voters also will elect three members to the city council, as well as picking four...
A group of eight local middle school students are on their way to the North Texas Regional Robotics Championship. The robotics team from Murphy Middle School took home first place in the qualifier at Greenhill School in Addison on Jan. 12. Although the members are...
Ordinary people, extraordinary love stories. Whether you’re 14 or 40, some couples have a knack for finding ever-lasting love. Last week we asked our readers to let us know if they had a love story to share and they did. Here’s a few that might give you hope and put a...
Gov. Greg Abbott named as his emergency priorities education reform, teacher pay, school safety, property tax reform, mental health services and disaster response in his Feb. 5 “State of the State” address to a joint session of the Texas Legislature. The House and...
Panther soccer remained winless in District 9-6A. They were defeated 1-0 at Allen and fell 3-1 to cross town rival Plano at Kimbrough Stadium in Murphy. James Stautler scored in the latter match. Plano East was 1-7-2 overall and 0-3-1 in district as of Monday, Feb. 4....
Two candidates seeking election to Place 4 on the Murphy City Council this spring point to their experience in city government, one as a 2-term council member and the other with as many years experience on a city board. Incumbent Betty Nichols Spraggins is running for...
