The Collin College Board of Trustees is seeking applications for a successor to Place 1 Trustee Megan Wallace, who resigned this month due to relocation. Wallace was elected in May 2023 and her term expires in May 2029. The board will appoint a successor, who will...
More than 800 runners from as far as California took part in the 2023 Murphy Half Marathon, 10K & 5K runs.The event, begun in 2010 as part of Maize Days, was held Saturday, June 24, in perfect weather. It benefitted the nonprofit Kyle Kucauskas Educational...
U.S. Rep. Keith Self said he would soon visit Taiwan to learn how serious the country was in defending itself against possible invasion from Communist China. “China is no longer just a big warehouse in the sky that Amazon delivers to you,” Self said at a “Koffee with...
Taylor Swift tribute band RED was the fourth performer in the Sounds@Sundown series in Murphy's Central Park Amphitheater, Friday, June 23. Emerald City Band plays Friday, June 30. To read the whole story, see the June 29 edition of the Murphy Monitor
A Texas tourist drowned Tuesday, June 20, in the Gulf of Mexico off Orange Beach, Alabama, authorities said. Van Hung Pham, 47, of Murphy, was pulled from the water about 5:50 p.m. by Orange Beach Surf Rescue, Baldwin County Coroner Brian Pierce said. Rescuers...
Crime scenes, K-9s and communications are some of the subjects to be covered for Murphy students in the summer Youth Citizens Police Academy. Registration filled quickly for the week-long Murphy Police Department course for incoming sixth through 10th graders. The...
The sun was setting as Mitchell Ferguson and Broken Halos took the amphitheater stage in Murphy Central Park. The four-piece Chris Stapleton tribute band opened the Sounds@Sundown concert with “Midnight Train to Memphis” as hundreds lining the slopes listened in...
Mayor Scott Bradley has urged all residents to visit Murphy’s parks, recreation facilities, open spaces, trails and outdoor events. The call came in a proclamation designating July as Parks and Recreation Month in Murphy. The proclamation issued at the Tuesday, June...
After a more than 10-year wait for a city firework show, Wylie residents will be able to take in a Fourth of July staple thanks to a source of unlikely funding. Public Information Officer Craig Kelly said the city will host its show at 9:45 p.m. Sunday, July 2, with...
