Mary Pat Elledge, board president of the Murphy Veterans Tribute, poses with the "honor the Fallen" statue dedicated Wednesday, May 27, in front of City Hall. Photo Bob Wieland/Murphy Monitor After nearly nine years of planning, fundraising and frustration, the Murphy...
Effective at the close of business Friday, Nov. 13, most fixed route service will end in the cities of McKinney, Sherman, and Denison. None of these regularly-scheduled routes will run until further notice. The TAPS Public Transit board of directors meeting in regular...
Constitutional Amendments across the state of Texas were overwhelmingly approved. These amendments include: Proposition 1 increases the homestead exemption from $15,000 to $25,000. In Collin County, 48,853 (92.14 percent) voters cast ballots for the amendment and...
Over the past few weeks, Go TAPS Public Transit troubles have been brought to light in myriad ways. Poor customer service complaints, no-show rides and cuts to services have plagued those that rely on Go TAPS to provide their only means of transportation. Over the...
School-aged kids are invited to participate in the third annual recycling poster contest for the city of Murphy. Candy McQuiston, chair of the Murphy Green Team and member of Keep Murphy Beautiful said the event keeps getting bigger every year. “The rising quality of...
Plano East High School’s Claire Methvin was crowned the 2015 Homecoming Queen during a rainy football night Friday, Oct. 16 against Lewisville at Kimbrough Stadium in Murphy. Escorting Methvin was her father. PESH won the District 6-6A contest 27-13.
Fun Family Activities for Halloween Season Trick-or-treating may be the standard Halloween tradition for most American families, but the holiday has branched out extensively over the last decade. Today, Americans spend over one billion dollars visiting...
Early voting for next week’s Constitutional Amendments election runs through Friday, Oct. 30 at several locations for Murphy residents. For Murphy residents who live in Collin County, early voting is from, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. this week at Murphy Community Center, located...
The possible addition of a craft brewfest and community event continue to take shape. During the Oct. 6 city council meeting, Director of Public Services Bernie Parker presented an update to the proposed May 14, 2016 event at Central Park. Chad Montgomery of...
