Portions of the $23 million in funding approved in 2025 by city council included repairs to McMillen Road. Murphy closed out 2025 with steady leadership at City Hall, major investments approved for infrastructure and public safety, and long-planned projects —...
The Murphy Public Works Department is considering solutions to the repeated problem of motorists failing to stop where eastbound Renner Road dead-ends at Tall Tree Drive. There have been several accidents at that location over the past 18 years, including a car...
Wylie ISD Junior Police Academy cadets on the first day of class, Monday, June 17 at Burnett Junior High. Wylie police have developed a world class Junior Police Academy program. Started in 2009, many other regional police departments have observed Wylie’s week-long...
Emerald City Band rocks the house down in the final Sounds at Sundown concert, Friday, June 28. By 7:30 p.m., all the parking lots for Murphy Central Park were full, including PSA Murphy and City Hall. Drivers lucky enough to find a spot unloaded quickly, hauling lawn...
Sam Green of All Pest Solutions wades upstream in Maxwell Creek to spray pellets for killing mosquito larva after several mosquitos tested positive for the West Nile Virus. Certified pest control applicators began mosquito abatement following the discovery of three...
City Manager Aretha Adams wants to enhance Murphy’s infrastructure, parks and public amenities, but needs to balance those improvements with current challenges in staffing and funding. Mayor Scott Bradley opened a Wednesday, June 26, FY25 budget work session to...
Ground spraying was scheduled in Murphy following the discovery of three mosquitos carrying the West Nile Virus.The city of Murphy and the Texas Department of State Health Services confirmed West Nile was confirmed in a mosquito trapped June 14 in the creek bed along...
Ground spraying is planned along Lonesome Dove Trail following the discovery of a mosquito carrying the West Nike Virus. The city of Murphy confirmed last Friday, June 21, that West Nile was found in a mosquito trapped the previous week in the creek bed northeast of...
Robert Vaughan from East Fork Masonic Lodge 650 has been the organizer of the Bluegrass on Ballard Car, Truck and Motorcycle Show since 2017. Bluegrass on Ballard, one of the city’s most anticipated annual events, is set to feature more than just music, arts, and...
