Bluegrass
Latest
Reeling in rainbows at City Hall pond

Reeling in rainbows at City Hall pond

Wearing a rainbow dress, a young angler lands a trout with the help of her dad. Bob Wieland/Murphy Monitor It was perfect fishing weather as hundreds of young anglers ringed the pond at Murphy City Hall for the 12th Rainbow Trout Roundup. The event has been held...

read more
Collin WSM Summer/Fall 2026 Registration #2
Holiday events start next week

Holiday events start next week

Festivities begin at 2 p.m. and last until 6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7. Courtesy photo This year’s Christmas in the Park celebration at the Murphy City Hall Complex will start earlier in the day than last year, beginning at 2 p.m. and lasting until 6 p.m. Saturday, Dec....

read more
Breaking ground, offering hope

Breaking ground, offering hope

A ceremonial shoveling of dirt was performed onstage at The Cross Church Thursday, Nov. 7, marking a significant milestone for Jericho Village, an income-based urban village to be built in Wylie. Craig Kelly/City of Wylie Community, political and nonprofit leaders...

read more
City considers rebates for water conservation

City considers rebates for water conservation

Murphy’s new water rates include incentives for conserving water, but the city may take the idea one flush further. Assistant City Manager Jared Mayfield reported at the Tuesday, Nov. 19, Murphy City Council meeting that other cities offer rebates for water-saving...

read more
Work begins on new H-E-B grocery

Work begins on new H-E-B grocery

A groundbreaking was held for the long-awaited and much-anticipated H-E-B grocery Tuesday Nov. 19. The McCreary Marketplace store will be located at East FM 544 and McCreary Road. Murphy City Council members have shoveled the start of a long-awaited H-E-B grocery on...

read more
Public Notice - Subscribe
Newly elected Wylie ISD trustees take oaths

Newly elected Wylie ISD trustees take oaths

Ruth Ononogbu was one of two individuals to receive the Wylie Way Award at the WISD board meeting on November 18. During the regular Board of Trustees meeting held on Nov. 18, 2024, the Wylie Independent School District (WISD) recognized two outstanding individuals...

read more
Murphy under the stars

Murphy under the stars

Four-year-old Graham Escobedo of Murphy and his mother, Lauren, welcome the sun after spending the night camped in Murphy Central Park. Dozens of campers spent the night in Central Park during the city’s first campout. It was 51 degrees Saturday morning, Nov. 16, as...

read more
Public Notice - Subscribe