Collin County’s population was projected to surge past 2.4 million residents by 2060 as steady gains in every major group reshape one of Texas’ fastest-growing counties, according to new projections from the Texas Demographic Center. At the same time, the ethnic...
There will be something for everybody at the 14th Murphy Maize Days. The free fall festival will be held from noon to 9:45 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 7, at Murphy Central Park, 550 N. Murphy Road. The Maize Midway will include small carnival rides and games, face painting,...
Muslims in Murphy hope to be able to pray in their own mosque during Ramadan 2025. After reviewing a revised site plan for the Islamic Association of Murphy (IAM) Masjid [Arabic for mosque], the Murphy Planning and Zoning (P&Z) Commission voted 5-1 to approve the...
The rapidly expanding need for therapeutic sports riding has prompted one nonprofit to move to a new facility so it can better serve its existing and future clientele. On May 2, Texas Therapeutic Riding Center (TxTRC) volunteers and staff moved its horses, tack and...
WISD recruits, welcomes 225 new teachers It’s crunch time for area school districts as they race against the clock to prep for the 2023-24 school year welcoming new students and new teachers. In Wylie ISD, new teachers — 225 in all — were celebrated at the annual “New...
Because of projected wholesale price increases by the North Texas Municipal Water District, Murphy customers will probably see higher water and sewer rates next year. Chris Ekrut, director of environmental practice at NewGen Strategies & Solutions, advised city...
The peaceful Grover’s Corners cemetery in Thornton Wilder’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play, “Our Town,” is seen as a stark reminder of the inevitability of death and the importance of appreciating the simple joys of life. “We’re all glad they’re in a beautiful place and...
Fifteen young Murphy entrepreneurs are ready to display and sell wares they created after completing the Murphy Chamber of Commerce (MCC) Youthpreneur Academy “The MCC Young Entrepreneur program is born from our members’ desire to support young people who have a...
More than an outdoor film screening, the last Moonlight Movie of the summer series is the first Back 2 School edition on Friday, July 28, at the Central Park amphitheater, 550 N. Murphy Road. “Our thanks go to our local Murphy businesses as well as to the school...
