Registration is open for two weeklong Young Citizen’s Police Academy summer camps in Murphy. The free camps are Monday through Friday, July 20-24 and July 27-31. Each camp runs from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. They are open to Murphy students entering grades six to 10 in the...
As part of the Texas Legislature’s power of the purse, it sets a biennial budget for the state in the fiscal years 2024 and 2025. The 88th Legislature is scheduled to convene Tuesday, Jan. 10, and conclude May 29. Ahead of the first session, State Comptroller Glenn...
The filing period for May 2023 Murphy City Council and Plano ISD board of trustees’ elections opened Wednesday, Jan. 18, and continues through Feb. 17. Council and school board trustees will officially set the elections in their upcoming meetings for Saturday, May 6....
Updated as of Jan. 19 The Collin County Sheriff's Office located the remains of an individual believed to be missing since Jan. 11.Kayla Kelley, 33, was reported missing by friends after several days, according to a Jan. 15 news release from the sheriff’s...
The Murphy City Council began the new year by not voting to re-zone the city’s last remaining agricultural tract for a housing development. The proposal died for lack of a motion after a lengthy public hearing at the council’s regular meeting Tuesday, Jan. 3, at City...
As the calendar turns over into a new year, property owners face an important deadline at the end of the month. Murphy property owners whose taxes were not included in their monthly mortgage payment are reminded that the deadline to pay property taxes to the Collin...
Individuals interested in learning more about spotting severe weather still have time to sign up for a class held in Plano this weekend. The National Weather Service in Fort Worth is teaching a class about severe weather spotting Saturday, Jan. 14, at the Sockwell...
An incident involving a firearm on the campus of Wylie High School provided a scare but ultimately left no one injured. Around 1:45 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 5, a firearm was seized on campus by the school response officer, according to a Jan. 6 news release by the Wylie...
As part of planned improvements to county facilities, construction is underway for six projects scheduled to be completed between 2024 and 2026. Construction crews have begun the first of six building projects scheduled for Collin County in the next four years,...
