Marquis McClean of of ReMarQable Bar-B-Q is justifiably proud of his brisket after winning the People’s Choice Award for the second year in a row. Bob Wieland/Murphy Monitor You could smell the Backyard BBQ competition long before you could see the 10 smokers lined up...
Gov. Greg Abbott sent a joint letter today to Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and Speaker Dade Phelan requesting the Texas Legislative leaders convene special committees following the shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde that left 19 children and two teachers dead. The...
Voters are heading to the polls for another time to influence the candidates that will appear on the November ballot. Election Day is Tuesday, May 24, and voters will cast their ballots in the runoff election. Polls opened at 7 a.m. and will close at 7 p.m. Texas is...
Several Murphy residents raised concerns about a construction plat during the Tuesday, May 17, regular city council meeting. The plat is for 37 residential lots located on the southwest corner of FM 544 and South Maxwell Creek Road. According to City Planner Laura...
Early voting for the Democrat and Republican primary runoff elections begins today and runs through Friday, May 20. Election Day is Tuesday, May 24. Polls are open from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. during early voting and on Election Day. Texas is an open primary state,...
Residents who want to file a property tax protest have a fast-approaching deadline, according to Collin Central Appraisal District. CCAD Chief Appraiser Bo Daffin said the deadline to a file property tax protest is Monday, May 16. For notices mailed on April 15, the...
Unofficial election results have been reported for the May 7 election. In the city council races, incumbent Elizabeth Abraham won Place 1 with 675 votes. Jennifer Berthiaume and Ken Oltmann won Place 2 and Place 4, respectively. Both candidates ran unopposed. The...
Murphy voters will head to the polls Saturday, May 7 to cast their ballots in the city and Texas Constitutional election. Voting locations across the state will be open from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. on Election Day. Nearby voting locations include the Murphy Community...
State sales tax revenue totaled $3.37 billion in March, a 37.2% increase over collections last year Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar said in a Tuesday, April 4, news release.Similar to February’s sales tax numbers, the March 2021 totals account for February 2021 sales...
