The city will pay one-third more for ad valorem tax collection this year than it paid last year. The Murphy City Council agreed at its Tuesday, April 21, meeting to a rate increase requested by Scott Grigg, the Collin County Tax Assessor-Collector. “The fees...
By David Jenkins Staff Writer [email protected] Residents now have a way to keep track of their water usage. The city of Murphy recently rolled out a tracking system named Aquahawk, a free service that uses radio transmitters installed on water meters. The...
By Nancy Whitney Staff Writer [email protected] Local youth got a taste of life in pioneer times last week when they walked 10 miles during a historical reenactment of the early pioneers trek across the plains. The event, sponsored by the Richardson Texas...
From Staff Reports To help Collin County constituents save their hard-earned dollars during tax season, U.S. Congressman Sam Johnson (TX-03) will be joining Free File Alliance for a briefing and “Free File” tax workshop. The event is free and open to the public. The...
PEROT MUSEUM DECLARES TWO WEEKS OF SPRING BREAK COMPLETE WITH DAILY DOSES OF SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES AND DEMOS FROM MARCH 5 – 20, PLUS EXTENDED HOURS, 3D FILMS,DISCOVERY DAYS AND MORE Got spring fever? Break away at the Perot Museum of Nature and Science for two weeks...
By Greg Ford Sports Editor [email protected] Williams sophomore Martha Brown smashed an 18-year-old school record this past Thursday, when she won the girls’ 1600 meters in 5:09 at the Ron McNeil Invitational, which was four seconds faster than the previous mark...
By Joe Reavis Staff Writer [email protected] Area voters followed the pattern set across Texas last week, giving the nod to Sen. Ted Cruz in the Republican Presidential Primary and Hillary Clinton in the Democratic Presidential Primary. The primary elections...
 By David Jenkins Staff Writer [email protected] The city of Murphy violated the water monitoring and reporting requirements sets forth by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Public Services Director Bernie Parker came before council...
By Nancy Whitney Staff Writer [email protected] A father’s life was saved last summer thanks to the quick thinking and calm demeanor of his daughter. Madison Conner, a student at Draper Intermediate. Chris Conner, Madison’s dad, has type 1 diabetes. One day,...
