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...
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...
This morning, a statement was released by the city of Murphy, rescinding the water boil notice issued on Saturday. The notice states: "Following a series of exhaustive tests on the quality of water, the City of Murphy has issued a statement rescinding the boil water...
Boil water notice issued for some areas of Murphy As a temporary measure, the city or Murphy issued the following statement this morning: Due to a drop in pressure within the water distribution system, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has required the...
Members of the Collin County Sheriff’s Office and North Texas Sheriff’s Criminal Interdiction Unit seized several kilograms of methamphetamine, according to a Tuesday, Aug. 23, news release. Deputies with the Collin County Sheriff’s Office and the North Texas...
The new brand and logo for the commercial district along FM 544 between McCreary Road and Dublin Road were unveiled last week by the city of Murphy. The two-mile stretch will be known as “The Corridor.” For the full story, see our Aug. 11 issue or subscribe...
