Getty images Longer days and lighter schedules make summer perfect for relaxing, having fun outdoors and spending time with loved ones. However, more physical activity and time spent in the sun can also translate to increased health and safety risks. As you and your...
City Councilman Andrew Chase said he has lived in Murphy for 50 years and has seen it grow from a town with one convenience store and no traffic lights into a young, vibrant and prosperous community. Chase said he brings knowledge and experience about how the city...
Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 was a good year financially for the city of Murphy, Finance Director Karen Montgomery reported. She told the Murphy City Council at its regular meeting Tuesday, April 4, that the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) got an unmodified – or...
A certified grief facilitator has urged that first responders get more training and support for dealing with suicide cases. Sharon Fox of Frisco, the co-founder and executive director of Brave Penny, a nonprofit organization, briefed the Murphy City Council at the...
A silver-gray Honda SUV loaded with junk pulled into the City Hall parking lot and a volunteer from the Community Emergency Response Team took a quick look inside. He waved the driver over to the first station of the Spring Clean & Green event held Saturday, April...
Murphy officials want to keep using part of the city’s sales tax revenue to fix streets and sidewalks. So next month’s ballot will ask voters to re-authorize funding approved four years ago. Voters agreed in 2019 to use one-quarter of 1% of the sales and use tax for...
Updated 11:15 a.m. April 11, 2023 -- Three people were dead following a double homicide and a suicide in an residential neighborhood of Murphy. The shooting reported about 6:15 p.m., Monday, April 10, at 414 Whisperfield Drive in the Rolling Ridge subdivision, Police...
If an autistic child wanders off or a senior with dementia or Alzheimer’s gets lost, Murphy police officers have a program that could help them get home. Shannon Long, communications supervisor for the Murphy Police Department, said “Take Me Home” is a free and...
The safe way to dispose of old or unwanted drugs is to turn them in. So, the Murphy Police Department has scheduled a drug take-back event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 22, at the police department headquarters, 206 N. Murphy Road. “Participants can...
