Drivers face congestion daily on numerous roadways in Collin County. The annual report on congested roads by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) lists only one roadway segment in Collin County among the top 100, according to 2024 data analyzed by the Texas...
Murphy will soon have two landmark pedestrian bridges on either side of FM 544. City council members voted at the regular Tuesday, June 20, meeting in favor of one of the three designs submitted by Matt Foster, parks superintendent. To Login to read the full story or...
The Murphy Planning & Zoning (P&Z) Commission has endorsed a plan to re-zone the city’s last remaining agricultural tract for a housing development. The proposal now goes before City Council.For nearly a year, developer Syed Hussain had sought approval for a...
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...
