Mary Lange, a Vietnam-era veteran says that when she enlisted in 1968, she chose the Air Force because she thought their uniform “made you look more like a woman.”However, Lange, a charter member of Wylie’s American Legion Hale-Combest Unit 315, also said, “I worked...
Voluntary Conservation Notice Effective Thursday, August 17 from 3 p.m. – 8 p.m. CT The Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) is echoing a notice from the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) asking Texans to voluntarily reduce electricity use, if safe to...
Collin County Commissioners Court on Monday, Aug. 14, voted to call an election set for Nov. 7 on a comprehensive $683 million bond issue that seeks to address several issues within the county. Commissioners, at their previous regular meeting Monday, Aug. 7, approved...
Many school districts were scrambling to comply with a new state law requiring at least one security officer with a gun at every campus during regular school hours. The measure was a direct response to the worst school massacre in Texas history, the May 2022 fatal...
Texas voters will decide in November whether to accept $18 billion in tax relief proposed in a constitutional amendment. If approved by a simple majority of voters, Proposition 4 (Prop. 4) on the Nov. 7 ballot would implement Senate Bill 2 (SB 2) sponsored by Sen....
It may sound like a prank, but government scientists are asking residents of six states to mail them dead bugs. The citizen science project is seeking butterflies and similar winged insects found in Texas, Alabama, Georgia, Kansas, Nebraska and Oklahoma. To Login to...
Murphy City Council OK’d a 2024 tax rate of 41 cents per $100 property valuation. The final rate would be set after a public budget hearing on Tuesday, Sept. 5. The proposed tax rate is 12.5% less than last year.In other business at the Tuesday, Aug. 15 meeting,...
The Murphy City Council accepted the resignation of City Manager Mike Castro during a special meeting Friday, Aug. 11. Council voted unanimously following a 17-minute executive session. The open session portion of the meeting lasted less than four minutes.Mayor Scott...
The Murphy City Council has accepted the resignation of City Manager Mike Castro, effective Friday, Aug. 11.No reason for his resignation was given and city officials declined comment at the Tuesday night meeting.Following the approval of a transition agreement,...
