The 16th Annual Murphy Maize Days has free parking and admission – and an easy way to pay for rides. A $15 all-you-can-ride wrist band ($20 on the day of the festival) is available by credit card. However, many vendors including food trucks will accept cash and ATMs...
A silver-gray Honda SUV loaded with junk pulled into the City Hall parking lot and a volunteer from the Community Emergency Response Team took a quick look inside. He waved the driver over to the first station of the Spring Clean & Green event held Saturday, April...
Murphy officials want to keep using part of the city’s sales tax revenue to fix streets and sidewalks. So next month’s ballot will ask voters to re-authorize funding approved four years ago. Voters agreed in 2019 to use one-quarter of 1% of the sales and use tax for...
Updated 11:15 a.m. April 11, 2023 -- Three people were dead following a double homicide and a suicide in an residential neighborhood of Murphy. The shooting reported about 6:15 p.m., Monday, April 10, at 414 Whisperfield Drive in the Rolling Ridge subdivision, Police...
An annual spring staple dedicated to remembering veterans and first responders is returning for the 12th year. The 1LT Robert F. Welch III Run for Our Heroes was created as an effort to help his widow Becky Welch honor and remember the life of her husband who was...
If an autistic child wanders off or a senior with dementia or Alzheimer’s gets lost, Murphy police officers have a program that could help them get home. Shannon Long, communications supervisor for the Murphy Police Department, said “Take Me Home” is a free and...
The safe way to dispose of old or unwanted drugs is to turn them in. So, the Murphy Police Department has scheduled a drug take-back event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 22, at the police department headquarters, 206 N. Murphy Road. “Participants can...
Society preserves Murphy's past The Murphy Historical Society put the “fun” in fundraising with a Roaring ‘20s dinner party at the Bridgemoor in Plano. “It was very successful; we absolutely exceeded my expectations,” said Historical Society President Donna Jenkins....
The city of Murphy is considering a hiking trail that would link with the cities of Sachse and Wylie by crossing a decommissioned landfill. City Manager Mike Castro told Murphy City Council members at their regular meeting Tuesday, March 21, that no action was needed...
