The Monday, Feb. 3, Murphy City Council meeting lasted more than two hours, with staff setting out snacks and water bottles for the crowd. To accommodate residents who had signed up to speak, Mayor Scott Bradley moved public comments to the end of the meeting and...
A new state law has significantly increased punishment for human traffickers. Senate Bill 4 was approved by the state Legislature during the third special session in October 2023 and signed by Gov. Greg Abbott in December. The new law, which went into effect Feb. 6,...
From fish to eggs, Murphy Parks and Recreation has something to make kids smile. The tenth annual Rainbow Trout Roundup takes place Saturday, Feb. 24, at the City Hall pond. Young anglers must pre-register on the murphytx.org website. For more on this story see the...
Boots ’N Barbecue, the largest fundraiser for the Wylie ISD Education Foundation, may be sold out, but there are still opportunities to get involved. The event, set for 5:30 p.m. Saturday, March 23, will happen at a new venue — the Plano Event Center— this year. Last...
The Murphy City Council has adopted new restrictions on short-term home rentals. The rules apply to both whole-house rentals for less than 30 days as well as room rentals. The city will also levy a hotel occupancy tax on the rentals.In other business, council voted to...
Parks & Recreation is shopping for a new spring festival after the Murphy City Council agreed to cancel this year’s Tunes, Tails & Ales craft beer and crawfish event because of a nearly two-thirds increase in price. Kayla McFarland, manager of recreation...
Oui, cher, the good times were rolling at the 2024 Murphy Chamber of Commerce’s annual awards gala. Mardi Gras was the theme of the Friday, Feb. 9 event and there were purple, green and gold beads galore for more than 70 chamber members and their guests. For more on...
The developer of a 100-acre tract between Parker and Murphy is threatening to build apartments and warehouses on the site instead of single-family homes -- unless Parker agrees to transport sewage from the site. That plea is being circulated online, in direct mail and...
Interim Police Chief Jeff Gibson spent just two months on the job before new City Manager Aretha Adams decided to make his position permanent. Gibson, a former chief in Bedford and Gunter, was hired in December as a temporary successor to Chief Chris Chandler, who...
