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City faces storms, RTG project, more in 2024

City faces storms, RTG project, more in 2024

Murphy Monitor kept readers up to date with a variety of 2024 news events including severe thunderstorms that swept through the city on Tuesday, May 28, downing trees, damaging roofs and fences and knocking out power to more than 300 homes.  The Skyline Acres and...

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Volunteers keep meals rolling for seniors

Volunteers keep meals rolling for seniors

Sue Halliday, Meals on Wheels volunteer coordinator for Wylie, picks up meals for the 13 stops on her designated route at the Wylie United Methodist Church each week. Additional volunteers are needed in the communities. Meals on Wheels Collin County (MOWCC) is ramping...

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Local lawmakers file bills

Local lawmakers file bills

State Senate and House members preparing for the 89th Texas Legislature to convene on Tuesday, Jan. 14, have filed hundreds of bills to be considered during the 140-day regular session. As of Monday, Dec. 9, Sen. Angela Paxton of District 8 had filed nine bills, 89th...

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Collin County has high cost of living

Collin County has high cost of living

Collin County is the second-most-expensive county in Texas for household bills. Collin County residents pay 30% of their household income on bills, making Collin County the second-most-expensive county in Texas for household bills. That’s according to a new study of...

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City mourns Betty Sue Spraggins

City mourns Betty Sue Spraggins

Former Murphy City Councilmember Betty Sue Spraggins died Wednesday, Dec. 11, in Wylie. She was 91.A native Texan born in Douglasville, Spraggins was preceded in death by her husband of 51 years, Joseph “Wayne” Spraggins.She is survived by her children, Cynthia...

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New plan to expand McKinney National Airport

New plan to expand McKinney National Airport

McKinney Air Center at McKinney National Airport is among top ranked fixed-based operators serving general aviation. Courtesy photo McKinney voters have twice rejected airport expansion plans, but Mayor George Fuller has continued to champion the cause. After nobody...

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