In Murphy, property owners who disagree with their appraised value have a limited window to file a formal protest. The process is administered by the Collin Central Appraisal District and follows a timeline set by the Texas Property Tax Code, beginning...
Murphy City Council held a workshop to discuss the employee pay plan prior to the city council meeting Tuesday, March 17. The cities of Rockwall, Little Elm, Highland Village, Sachse and Wylie, all of similar size, were used for salary comparison. For the full...
Murphy police department’s newly hired police officer brings with him a well-rounded background that encompasses military, civilian and police work experience. On March 9, Gilbert was sworn in as a Murphy police officer and began training March 11. For the full...
A group of just 20 Plano East Senior High students are making a tangible difference in three of the area’s biggest cities. Akshaya Annampedu, a sophomore in the International Baccalaureate (IB) World School Program, started a PESH chapter of Pencils of Promise (PoP)...
COVID-19 continues to dominate headlines across the globe. This novel coronavirus first made headlines in late 2019 after an outbreak in Wuhan, the sprawling capital city in China’s Hubei province. The virus has since spread beyond China’s borders, leading to school...
Saddened. Embarrassed. Determined. These three words evoke distinct feelings and emotions. In the context of an opinion piece we ran in the last week’s paper, they describe the aftermath of a community that lost its newspaper. After 130 years in business, the Commerce...
Collin County has provided updated numbers of COVID-19 cases. Officials identified eight new cases last night. This brings the county’s total to 53, with 88 additional people being monitored. The new individuals are from Allen, McKinney, Richardson, Frisco and...
Ed Serna, executive director of Texas Workforce Commission (TWC), will host a town hall session via Facebook Live tomorrow. At 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 25, Serna will answer questions relating to the Unemployment Insurance Process and how TWC is helping the economy....
Today there are seven new cases of COVID-19 in Collin County. The total number of cases is 45, including one death. Ninety additional people are under monitoring. Two of the confirmed cases are Wylie residents. This morning, Collin County Judge Chris Hill issued an...
