Cheers erupt at Murphy Central Park as the United States scores during a World Cup watch party Wednesday, July 1. Soccer fans of all ages gathered to watch the Americans take on Bosnia and Herzegovina on the park’s big screen. Bob Wieland/Murphy Monitor Soccer fans...
Seven candidates for the Collin College Board of Trustees took part in in a question-and-answer forum on Monday, April 17. The event was organized by Maggie Whitt of Murphy, who had staged two previous voter information sessions. The candidates included Trustee Fred...
Two Murphy City Council members and their two challengers faced off Monday, April 17, at a question-and-answer forum in the council chambers. Organizer Maggie Whitt posed questions submitted by several dozen voters in attendance to Place 5 incumbent Sarah Fincanon,...
More than 100 blends of beer will be on tap for the tasting at the Seventh Tunes, Tails & Ales Craft Beer Festival on Saturday, May 20, in Murphy Central Park, 550 N. Murphy Road. Special Events Coordinator Ashley Hudson updated the Murphy City Council on plans...
The pretzel truck was already parked on the hill when Recreation Specialist Greg Dunn, wearing a kid-sized superhero cape, arrived with a cart loaded with everything needed to stage Murphy’s first Moonlight Movie of the spring season. “It’s a fun day to be in Parks...
A memorial service was held Tuesday, April 18, for a Murphy couple shot to death in their home. Federico (Fred) J. Cantu, 63, and his Tracy Kay Cantu, 57, were killed Monday, April 10, by Vincent Cantu, 35, of Dallas, police said. Vincent Cantu went to the house in...
Save the date for a new food and drink event November 4 at Murphy Marketplace on the northeast corner of FM 544 and N. Murphy Road. Councilmembers voted at their Tuesday, April 18, meeting to sponsor a “Bites & Flights on The Corridor” event from 6-9 p.m....
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...
