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City celebrates Arbor Day with free tree giveaway

City celebrates Arbor Day with free tree giveaway

The city of Murphy is giving away free trees to the first 100 residents this year. File Art Murphy residents can pick up free native trees in 3-gallon containers as part of the city’s Arbor Day observance. The 100 trees will be available, first-come, first-served,...

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Council considers public works, IT contracts

Council considers public works, IT contracts

Rodeo Drive Water Tower. File Art Three public works projects worth nearly $2 million were on the consent agenda for the Oct. 6 meeting of the Murphy City Council. Engineering services for a redesign for the FM 544 pedestrian bridge over Maxwell Creek had a...

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Islamic Knowledge Center returns to P&Z

Islamic Knowledge Center returns to P&Z

Two houses on North Murphy Road are proposed to house The Center of Islamic Knowledge. Bob Wieland/Murphy Monitor The Murphy Planning and Zoning Commission is again being asked to approve a site plan for The Center of Islamic Knowledge on 2.64 acres at 1030 and 1026...

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Murphy to discontinue Flock cameras

Murphy to discontinue Flock cameras

The Murphy City Council has decided there are too many uncertainties about Flock Safety automated license plate readers (ALPRs) to continue using them.Following a presentation by Police Chief Jeff Gibson at council’s regular meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 6, members opted...

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Collin College honors Chalkley

Collin College honors Chalkley

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...

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Disputed development back before judge

Disputed development back before judge

An administrative law judge in Austin has ended three days of hearings on the application to create a municipal utility district (MUD) for a densely populated development between Parker and Murphy. The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) remanded the...

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All-day fun from ear to there

All-day fun from ear to there

Murphy’s Maize Days Cornival is celebrating 16 years of fun on Saturday. The free Oct. 3 event in Central Park runs from noon until after the fireworks show at 9:30 p.m.  Entertainment will be on the Methodist Richardson Medical Center Main Stage and the CoServ...

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