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YCPA: Book ’em, Murphy

YCPA: Book ’em, Murphy

Registration is open for two weeklong Young Citizen’s Police Academy summer camps in Murphy. The free camps are Monday through Friday, July 20-24 and July 27-31. Each camp runs from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. They are open to Murphy students entering grades six to 10 in the...

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Governor signs school voucher bill

Governor signs school voucher bill

Gov. Greg Abbott displays Senate Bill 2, signed May 3, creating educational savings accounts – a school voucher system – in Texas. Courtesy Governor's Office Effective with the 2026-27 school year, Texas families will be able to apply for a trust fund account from...

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Murphy councilmembers outpoll challengers

Murphy councilmembers outpoll challengers

Four members of the Murphy City Council have apparently been re-elected, according to final unofficial returns from the Saturday, May 3, general election. Results are not official until canvassed by council. With results complete from all voting centers, Collin County...

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Bands booked for June concert series

Bands booked for June concert series

Emerald City Band will be performing June 6. Emerald City Band is the first of four bands scheduled for free Friday night concerts in June. The Dallas-based band will take the amphitheater stage in Murphy Central Park on June 6. The Murphy Parks and Recreation...

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Early voting: Murphy City Council

Early voting: Murphy City Council

In early balloting compiled by Collin County Elections for the Saturday, May 3, 2025, municipal election, Place 1 Murphy Councilwoman Elizabeth Abraham had 1,303 votes, or 69.98%, to 559 votes, or 30.02% for Nadeem A. Khan.Place 2 Councilmember W. Scott Smith was...

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Murphy Historical Society is history

Murphy Historical Society is history

Murphy Historical Society members Kendra Walden, left, and Donna Jenkins display a new sign showing burials in the Decatur/Maxwell/Murphy Cemetery established in 1853. After 14 years at the helm of the Murphy Historical Society, Donna Jenkins is hanging up her bonnet....

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