Dr. Lorraine Chalkley stands in front of a veterinary technology lab named in her honor on the Collin College Wylie Campus. Photo Courtesy of Collin College Collin College has honored longtime Murphy veterinarian Lorraine Chalkley by naming two labs and a surgical...
When the State Fair of Texas opens Friday, Sept. 25, visitors will find plenty of local talent among the award-winning entries inside the Creative Arts Building. From an intricate crocheted blanket and a landscape made from nearly 58,000 seed beads to handmade...
The Murphy City Council has voted to adopt a Fiscal Year 2027 budget of $67.2 million and a property tax rate of $0.361832 per $100 of taxable appraised value, an increase of four-tenths of a penny per $100. Both items passed 5-2, with “aye” votes coming from Mayor...
Murphy Public Works Superintendent Daniel Paredez has updated the City Council on the city’s Stormwater Management Program, outlining state requirements and the steps the city takes to prevent pollutants from entering area waterways. Council also voted at the Tuesday,...
Collin County commissioners adopted a $633.8 million budget and a higher property tax rate for fiscal year 2027, marking the first increase in the county’s overall tax rate in more than three decades. Commissioners approved a combined property tax rate of $0.151414...
Former WCC members Andrew Jolay, Hannah Tang, and Zach Hewitt sing at the Wylie ISD convocation prior to the start of the 2026-27 school year. Courtesy photo The Wylie Children’s Chorus is making history as the first elementary ensemble in the district invited to...
Murphy staff, residents remember 9-11 attacks during a 25th Anniversary ceremony at City Hall. Bob Wieland/Murphy Monitor Courage, service and unity were the themes of Murphy’s solemn memorial commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks....
Murphy customers of Atmos Energy Corp. Mid-Tex Division would be paying more for natural gas under a rate settlement negotiated between Atmos and a committee of cities it serves. The agreement, on the Murphy City Council’s consent agenda for the Sept. 15...
Pictured: North Texas Wildlife Center in Plano. File Art Donors can search for participating nonprofits and make donations at NorthTexasGivingDay.org through Sept. 17. Murphy-area nonprofits are preparing for one of their biggest fundraising days of the year as North...
