The city of Murphy will conduct a general election Saturday, May 2, for mayor, City Council Place 3 and City Council Place 5. The incumbents are Mayor Scott Bradley, Councilmember Andrew Chase in Place 3 and Place 5 Councilmember Laura Deel. The filing period...
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...
A bill signed into law by the governor in June 2023 offers an incentive model to reform the state’s community college finance system. Shifting away from the previous enrollment metrics model, Texas House Bill 8 (HB 8) is an outcomes-based approach that rewards...
Monday, Feb. 5, is the last day to register to vote in the Tuesday, March 5, election. Registration forms are available on the Secretary of State’s website, https://www.votetexas.gov. The Republican and Democratic parties are holding primary elections ranging from...
The Murphy City Council has tabled Walmart’s proposal to build a gas station and convenience store in its parking lot until next month. The Planning & Zoning Commission voted 4-2 last month to deny the plan because of potential traffic congestion in the parking...
The Garland Police Department has issued an arrest warrant for a suspect in last week’s fatal shooting of two Wylie teenagers.The GPD’s public information officer, Lt. Pedro Barineau, said 16-year-old Amancio Anton Noriz of Dallas is sought on a Directive to Apprehend...
Francisco Comacho gets his nose doctored up after getting it bloody during the Battle of Plano. The Panthers have one meet left before the team competes in the District Meet on Saturday, Jan 27. Roosevelt Joubert/Murphy Monitor It was a busy week for the Plano East...
Wylie High School Theatre will have 131 students on stage—and working behind the scenes—for its next production, Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast – The Broadway Musical.” The musical premieres at the Wylie High School auditorium at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 18, and runs...
