Murphy City Council set public hearings for Sept. 3 and 10 on the proposed 2019-20 budget and the 2019 property tax rate that is expected to reflect a half-cent increase to 49.5 cents per $1... Read more
Plano Independent School District trustees last week approved an amendment to the 2019-20 budget that reflects changes in public school financing dictated by the 86th Texas Legislature. The... Read more
City of Murphy Animal Services is joining animal shelters across the country to host a Clear the Shelters Day pet adoption event Saturday, Aug. 17, from 9:30 a.m. until the shelter is clear.... Read more
Gov. Greg Abbott announced on June 23 that more than $5.2 million in Texas Talent Connection grants would be awarded to 15 innovative workforce skills training and job placement programs acr... Read more
After finding relief from years of anxiety issues, Liza Marabella decided that she wanted to help others and recently opened CBD American Shaman in Murphy to sell a wide variety of products... Read more
The Collin County Sheriff’s office continues to work to keep child predators off the street. Last week the department conducted “Operation Athena,” an operation that directly targeted indivi... Read more
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott last week appointed Andrea Bouressa of Murphy as judge for the newly-formed 471st District Court in Collin County. The appointment was made Friday, Aug. 1. The court i... Read more
A group of 15 Murphy youth learned about law enforcement work through lectures and realistic scenarios as participants in the 13th annual Murphy Youth Police Academy. The academy was held un... Read more
A Collin County grand jury last week indicted seven individuals on a count of Engaging in Organized Criminal Activity as the result of a months-long investigation that involved multiple agen... Read more
Smoke testing of sanitary sewer lines to detect leaks starts Monday, Aug. 12 and is expected to continue through the month. The area targeted for testing is inside the boundaries of North Mu... Read more