The city of Murphy is taking precautions after a trapped mosquito tested positive for West Nile Virus. The mosquito was caught Friday, June 14, in a trap in the creek bed along Lonesome Dove Trail and the Texas Department of State Health Services reported the mosquito...

3rd District Texas Congressman Keith Self is met by his wife, Tracy, after completing a June 7 parachute jump at Mont Saint-Michel, France, in commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the D-Day invasion of Normandy.A West Point graduate, Self served in the U.S. Army...

The transition from the end of the school year to the start of summer has led to a significant increase in incidents involving toy guns. According to the Wylie Police Department, in the past few weeks teens have shot Orbeez guns at each other, innocent bystanders and...

Red, White and Blue Blast, a city of Sachse event, will feature the Party Machine band, a popular staple of the event. The band features a library of songs that range from contemporary hits to those dating back to the 1950s. A popular patriotic community event hosted...

Communities & Creeks United is protesting a development between Parker and Murphy that could include a wastewater treatment plant. A group of Collin County residents has filed a motion with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) to declare the...

Republic Services is still picking up brush from last month’s storms but has ended the two-week special collection that removed volume restrictions.A company official told the Monday, June 18, meeting of the Murphy City Council that Republic Services had picked up 386...