The rusted water tower is one of the last visible reminders of the Princeton POW Camp, which briefly housed German prisoners of war during World War II. The Stories Collin County Forgot to Notice Every time I drive through Princeton, I pass the same brown sign. You...
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....
The Murphy Police Department ended 2022 with no complaints of racial profiling during traffic stops, Chief Chris Chandler told City Council. “I am happy to report that the Murphy Police Department is fully compliant with Texas law,” Chandler said in presenting his...
Offenders in Collin County with mental health issues can now be placed into a court-supervised outpatient treatment program instead of the traditional criminal justice process, according to Judge Jennifer Edgeworth of the 219th District Court in McKinney. Edgeworth...
