Years ago, bicycles were designed to get you where you were going — no matter what happened. Many bikes had an air pump attached to the frame and a small bag under the seat that contained an assortment of vital tools including wrenches, a tire lever and inner tube...
By David Jenkins Staff Writer [email protected] Crime statistics for 2015 have been released by the Murphy Police Department. In 2015, the Murphy PD, according to Police Chief Trey Cotten, had 7,411 traffic stops, 2,636 citations issued, 3,058 violations cited,...
By David Jenkins Staff Writer [email protected] The opportunity to climb the "Roof of Africa" doesn't happen very often. For Christy Jones of Murphy, she had heard about Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, but only dreamed about it. Christy and her husband Jeff, Chase...
The Panthers improved to 11-1 in 6-6A play with 62-52 home win Tuesday over Lewisville. The victory not only keeps East two games in front of the nearest competitor (Allen at 9-3) with four regular-season games left to play. PESH's Lady Panthers fell to 7-7 in...
The following closures are needed for construction activities associated with the DNT Improvement Projects: 10 p.m.-midnight Saturday, Feb. 6 (Late night) Two left lanes of north- and southbound DNT between Parker Road and Spring Creek Parkway closed. 12-5 a.m....
From Staff Reports The Texas Department of Transportation’s statewide “Plan While You Can” campaign is reminding football fans to make a sober ride part of their game-watching plans for the upcoming Super Bowl. The campaign runs through Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 7. “We...
Plano East's basketball teams each prevailed in their match ups Friday night with Flower Mound Marcus. The Panthers remained atop the District 6-6A standings with a 77-58 triumph that improved their record to 10-1, putting them two games ahead of second-place Allen...
By Greg Ford Sports Editor [email protected] The Lady Panthers rebounded nicely Friday night with a 67-27 home thrashing of McKinney Boyd. That victory, which came off back-to-back losses to Flower Mound and Plano West, improved PESH’s 6-6A record to 6-5 and kept...
Murphy’s highly popular Rainbow Trout Roundup is the initial event in the City’s growing list of yearlong family-friendly offerings, says Kayla McFarland, Special Events Coordinator. “The strong family culture in Murphy makes events like this grow both in popularity...
