Columnist John Moore speaks Southern. He learned it in his grandfather's blacksmith shop. Photo John Moore Southern folks don’t need proper nouns. We have whatchamacallits and thingamajigs. My grandfather had the only blacksmith shop in Ashdown, Arkansas. That’s where...
Residents interested in meeting the city’s firefighter/paramedics, along with the command staff of Murphy Fire Rescue, can do so at the Fire Station Open House. The event, planned for Saturday, Oct. 15, starts at 10 a.m. and ends at 2 p.m. at the station located...
Multiple fire departments that serve Collin County communities responded to a fire on the 7300 block of CR 965 in Nevada. Among those responding departments were Wylie, Princeton and Farmersville. Fire departments from Rockwall, Josephine and Merit also responded to...
An elderly woman who lives in the 200 block of Starlite Dr. in Murphy was tied up and her home was burglarized by two men according to the Murphy Police Department. At 11:10 a.m. Wednesday, Sept 28, police were dispatched to the residence after a neighbor called about...
A Sachse resident, Josiah Perez, 25, has been arraigned on two charges of attempted capital murder for his role in a shooting of two Sachse police officers Sept. 2, according to information released by the Sachse Police Department earlier this week. Perez was...
September is a busy month for city and county officials when it comes to budgeting money. This is the month budgets and tax rates for the upcoming fiscal year are publicly discussed and considered for passage. For the Collin County Commissioners meeting on Sept 12, a...
Residents who intend to cast their ballot in the Nov. 8 elections need to ensure they have registered to vote by Tuesday, Oct. 11. In Murphy, residents will vote in county, federal and state elections. Individuals living within Wylie ISD will also cast their ballots...
There is a sport that is relatively new to the area that is fun, easy and able to meet the needs of a wide variety of ages, activity levels, and experience. Pickleball, a court sport first invented in 1965, may have been slow to gain traction at first, but in recent...
Family friendly, “amaizing” fun is planned this weekend at the 13th annual Maize Days. Starting at noon at Murphy’s Central Park Saturday, Sept. 24, area residents will have plenty of opportunities to have fun. Parents with kids will stay busy at the many activities...
