Balloons inflate at the Plano Balloon Festival in Oak Point Park. The annual event begins Thursday, Sept. 18, and runs through Sunday, Sept. 21. The balloon capital of Texas will be open for business later this month. The 46th Plano Balloon Festival runs Thursday,...
The Murphy Chamber of Commerce annual Spring Fever vendor fair will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, April 29, in Murphy’s Central Park. The free festival provides a fun way for residents to interact with the business community and will feature a variety of...
A new food and drink festival is coming to Murphy Marketplace later this year. The Murphy City Council approved plans for a one-time “Bites & Flights on The Corridor” to be held from 6-9 p.m., Saturday, November 4. A flight is a selection of alcoholic drinks...
Like dandelions in the spring, new speed signs are popping up around Murphy as the Police Department increases traffic enforcement. Chief Chris Chandler told the city council at its Tuesday, April 18, meeting that drivers got accustomed to less enforcement during the...
An administrative law judge in Austin could soon issue a recommendation on the application for a permit to dump treated wastewater from a proposed housing development into Maxwell Creek in Parker and Murphy. The case has been simmering since Harrington/Turner...
All nine candidates for the Plano Independent School District Board fielded questions at a voter information forum in the Murphy City Council Chambers. Organizer Maggie Whitt presented questions at the Monday, April 17, event. The participants included Place 4...
Seven candidates for the Collin College Board of Trustees took part in in a question-and-answer forum on Monday, April 17. The event was organized by Maggie Whitt of Murphy, who had staged two previous voter information sessions. The candidates included Trustee Fred...
Two Murphy City Council members and their two challengers faced off Monday, April 17, at a question-and-answer forum in the council chambers. Organizer Maggie Whitt posed questions submitted by several dozen voters in attendance to Place 5 incumbent Sarah Fincanon,...
More than 100 blends of beer will be on tap for the tasting at the Seventh Tunes, Tails & Ales Craft Beer Festival on Saturday, May 20, in Murphy Central Park, 550 N. Murphy Road. Special Events Coordinator Ashley Hudson updated the Murphy City Council on plans...
