A pesticide applicator sprays mosquito larvicide in Maxwell Creek to prevent West Nile Virus. The city of Murphy has begun spraying along Maxwell Creek after mosquitoes carrying the West Nile Virus (WNV) were detected in a trap near Lonesome Dove Trail between Aug. 10...
Police searched Murphy Middle School after the school was placed on lockdown for a potential threat reported Wednesday, Feb. 15. “One student believed that they saw another student with something that they believed was unsafe,” said Murphy Police Chief Chris Chandler....
Tick-tock, TikTok. State agencies had until Feb. 15 to block access to the Chinese-owned social media application and many local governments were doing so as well. The video-sharing app has more than 100 million users in the U.S. and government officials have been...
Learn how to help yourself, your family and your community during a disaster by joining the Murphy Community Emergency Response Team (CERT). The CERT Program prepares residents for hazards that may impact the area and trains them in basic disaster response skills such...
Commercial airlines may one day serve McKinney National Airport if McKinney voters approve a $200 million bond proposal on the May 6 ballot. A smaller project was rejected in 2015. The McKinney City Council voted Tuesday, Feb. 7, at their regular meeting for an...
The Murphy City Council has agreed to spend $5,500 to help train fire and police personnel how to cope with emergency situations such as an active shooter. Members approved the addition to the Fire Department emergency management budget at their regular meeting...
A program encouraging young authors for nine years once again returns to the Smith Public Library. Students in sixth grade and below are now able to submit to the Look at My Book program, which began Monday, Feb. 6. The program lasts through April 1, and children are...
What a difference a few degrees and some sunshine can make! After four days of bitter cold and miserable conditions, Collin County residents thawed Friday, Feb. 3, from the winter storm that paralyzed the region. Schools, businesses and government offices were closed...
Many retailers offer same-day delivery by truck, but Walmart now provides Murphy customers with speedy delivery by drone. The Walmart Supercenter in Murphy is one of 36 locations nationwide and one of 11 Walmart stores in Texas that provide drone delivery between 8...
