This year, Murphy will host Christmas in the Park from 4-8 p.m. at the City Hall complex. With December just around the corner, several communities are getting an early start on the holiday season with festivals, markets and tree-lighting ceremonies planned for the...
It’s time to wet a line. For the tenth year in a row, young anglers in Murphy will get a chance to win prizes and capture bragging rights at the annual Rainbow Trout Roundup. The competition will take place Saturday, Feb. 24, at City Hall Pond, 206 North Murphy Road....
Collin County voters may have new locations to cast ballots in November’s elections. But that’s not necessarily a good thing. A requirement for large counties to add polling places was an unintended consequence of a new law passed last year by the Texas Legislature,...
The Murphy City Council has agreed to cancel this year’s Tunes, Tails & Ales festival because of a nearly two-thirds increase in price.Kayla McFarland, manager of recreation services, said vendor SBG Hospitality had raised its bid for a spring event from the...
The Murphy Chamber of Commerce is about more than just business card exchanges and ribbon cuttings at new member businesses. The chamber is also a certifying organization for the president’s annual volunteer service awards for any volunteer in the Dallas-Fort Worth...
Border security, voting fraud and the national debt were among issues explored by candidates in a forum sponsored by Collin County Conservative Republicans. Candidates for nomination in eight races pitched their qualifications at the Jan. 25 event at Collin College in...
At the first Wylie ISD school board meeting of the year on Monday, Jan. 22, Cox Elementary Principal Krista Wilson announced an upcoming memorial honoring sisters Daniela and Sofia Mendoza. The Cox students were among the eight people killed at the mass shooting in...
A new Texas law has brought steep punishments for students caught vaping on school campuses. Signed June 13 by Gov. Greg Abbott, House Bill 114 (HB 114) went into effect Sept. 1, weeks after the school year started. With punishment previously at a district’s...
A suspect in the fatal shooting of two Wylie teenagers has been arrested, the Garland Police Department said. Amancio Anton Noriz, 16, of Dallas, was located and detained Thursday night, Jan. 25, in the area of Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, the Laredo Police...
