The Tall family’s original Blessing Box has stayed full. The other two boxes have also had traffic while waiting to be delivered to their host locations. The royal blue boxes build community and offer access to food outside of local pantry hours. Courtesy The Legacy...
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...
Tombstones of Murphy pioneers will be repaired under an $8,250 grant from the Murphy Community Development Corporation. City council members approved the community enhancement grant at their Tuesday, July 18, meeting. The Murphy Historical Society (MHS) to repair 32...
Roads, tax rates, events, new businesses and growth were on the menu at last week’s annual Mayoral Luncheon hosted by the Sachse Chamber of Commerce. City employees, chamber members and guests gathered at NorthPointe Church in Sachse for the Tuesday, July 11, luncheon...
