Texas is home to the Top 5 fastest-growing cities by percentage of population, the U.S. Census Bureau reports. Celina, which had been No. 1 in 2023, stole the spotlight from Princeton for the period July 2024 to July 2026. The Census Bureau estimated Celina grew...
Runoff election early voting is right around the corner as voters will cast their ballots for two trustee positions on the Collin College board. The runoff election day is Saturday, June 10, with an early voting window that is set to begin Tuesday, May 30, and run...
There’s lots to eat, drink and do at Saturday’s Tunes, Tails & Ales festival in Murphy Central Park, 550 North Murphy Road. Admission is free but beer garden patrons must be 21 and have a VIP or general admission ticket to sample craft beer presented by 28...
On Election Day,Saturday, May 6, Murphy residents can vote 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. in Homer and Marie Adams rooms at the Murphy Community Center, 205 N. Murphy Road. Residents will vote on two contested city council seats and a proposal to re-authorize sales tax funding for...
New turn lanes are open on North Murphy Road to help motorists enter Murphy Marketplace on the northeast corner of the FM 544 intersection and the Walmart Superstore on the northwest corner. The hooded lanes provide a small, curbed island shaped in the form of a...
An administrative law judge in Austin has recommended that the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality deny an application for a permit to dump treated wastewater into Maxwell Creek in Parker and Murphy. Restore the Grasslands, LLC, and Harrington/Turner...
The Murphy Chamber of Commerce annual Spring Fever vendor fair will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, April 29, in Murphy’s Central Park. The free festival provides a fun way for residents to interact with the business community and will feature a variety of...
A new food and drink festival is coming to Murphy Marketplace later this year. The Murphy City Council approved plans for a one-time “Bites & Flights on The Corridor” to be held from 6-9 p.m., Saturday, November 4. A flight is a selection of alcoholic drinks...
Like dandelions in the spring, new speed signs are popping up around Murphy as the Police Department increases traffic enforcement. Chief Chris Chandler told the city council at its Tuesday, April 18, meeting that drivers got accustomed to less enforcement during the...
