The city of McKinney said it has signed a Use and Lease Agreement for Houston-based Avelo Airlines to serve McKinney National Airport, TKI, after work is completed on infrastructure expansion including a new terminal building.Groundbreaking occurred in July 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...
Texas voters will decide in November whether to accept an $18 billion compromise that could cut an estimated $1,300 from the average homeowner’s property tax bill. If the constitutional amendment for tax relief is approved, the cuts would take effect for the 2023 tax...
In-Sync picked to rehome exotic cats Two months ago, Madiba, Timba-Masai, Shadow, Neruda and Ibasa left their upscale home on Vegas’ exclusive strip for a much simpler life in Wylie where they will spend their remaining years playing with friends, taking the...
Nearly one out of every five Murphy city employees (19%) quit this fiscal year, usually after less than two years of service. And 72% of them said it was because of salary. Last year’s turnover rate was 29.4%, records showed. To stem the tide of attrition, City...
The Texas House and Senate have completed work on an $18 billion compromise that could cut an estimated $1,300 from the average homeowner’s property tax bill. The proposal, which took two special lawmaking sessions to pass, will be put to voters as a constitutional...
