The Murphy Police Department has won council approval to continue the use of license plate readers to fight crime in the city. Councilmembers voted unanimously at the Tuesday, May 5, meeting to seek a state grant for Fiscal Year 2027 to fund the Flock Safety cameras...
Eight-year-old Drew Lowsley of Murphy is one of the pediatric cancer patients featured in the 33rd Annual Children’s Cancer Fund “Light It Up” Gala in Dallas. Drew, who has leukemia, will join other young patients during the fashion show portion of the event to be...
It was back to the drawing board for a mural to be painted on the south side of the Murphy Activity Center. But Murphy City Council agreed to buy a new Christmas tree to replace the 9-year-old decoration erected annually outside the City Hall complex. Jared Mayfield,...
Murphy’s warning sirens wailed as a powerful storm front advanced on the city the evening of March 2. But about 1,800 residents also got notified on their cell phones by the Rave Mobile Safety alert system, Fire Chief Del Albright said. Rave alerts via Smart911 is the...
It was love at first bite for Thomas and Victoria Manuel of Murphy. They would drive to Richardson to buy and enjoy Cinnaholic rolls, so it made sense to open their own franchised bakery when they considered starting a business. Opening in November, the shop at 102 N....
Ready, player one! The title of Murphy’s Fifth Annual Mother and Son Extravaganza is “The Final Score” and relates directly to the popularity of video games. The Murphy Parks and Recreation Department will host the annual event to be held 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday,...
City of Murphy staff have researched two projects to help the city project the best face to the community. One project presented to city council at the regular meeting Tuesday, March 7, was for a 20-by-30-foot mural for the south wall of the Murphy Activity Center....
Bobby Tillman of Sachse uses technology to tell stories and preserve media for future generations. Tillman studied electrical engineering in college and enjoyed fixing things and making them work. So he was intrigued by the possibilities offered by computers and the...
In addition to taking home the fish they caught, eighteen young anglers won prize packages for their catches at the 9th Annual Rainbow Trout Roundup held Saturday, Feb. 25 at the pond by Murphy City Hall. About 350 people took part, with 180 kids registered to fish....
