City Manager Aretha Adams, left, and Police Chief Jeff Gibson announce the police department is deploying two new Tesla Model Y Juniper squad cars. Bob Wieland/Murphy Monitor What can silently accelerate to 140 miles per hour, has a deafening siren and blinding red...
The Islamic Association of Murphy (IAM) has won approval to build a mosque on the northeast corner of North Murphy Road and McMillen Road, adjacent to homes in Oasis Springs Manors. Now the city wants them to pay for fixing the street. IAM President Syed Osman...
There’s really no need to keep your eclipse viewing glasses. The next total eclipse for Collin County won’t occur until 2317. But Monday, April 8, 2024, will remain in the memory of the millions of Texans who went outside for the celestial spectacle. “This is an...
Murphy music lovers will have a choice of four listening options in this summer’s Sounds at Sundown concert series in Central Park. The performances will start at 8 p.m. every Friday night in June. The first free concert on June 7 is Blurry Paige, an alt-pop artist...
The Islamic Association of Murphy (IAM) has won approval of an amended site plan, amended landscape plan and construction plat for the IAM Masjid (Arabic for mosque) to be located at the intersection of North Murphy Road and McMillen Road.However, IAM President Syed...
While most Collin County residents will be looking skyward on April 8, school officials and local authorities are keeping their attention back on the ground. “Any student absences due to being checked out from school to watch the eclipse will be considered unexcused,”...
Executive Director of Fine Arts Glenn Lambert presented what he called a “State of the Arts” in Wylie ISD last week to the Wylie ISD board of trustees. Five years ago, an initiative to add extracurricular activities, evaluate instructors and programs, facilities and...
Ten thousand brightly colored plastic eggs were scattered across six soccer fields as if a psychedelic hailstorm had just passed. Then, under the gaze of a seven-foot white Easter bunny, hundreds of kids scrambled to fill their baskets, bags and buckets with as many...
The Murphy Parks & Recreation Department is updating the 2017 Comprehensive Master Plan and has been collecting suggestions from residents. “Just throw out ideas of what you want to see,” Matt Foster, director of Parks & Recreation told a meeting on Monday,...
