Mary Lange, a Vietnam-era veteran says that when she enlisted in 1968, she chose the Air Force because she thought their uniform “made you look more like a woman.”However, Lange, a charter member of Wylie’s American Legion Hale-Combest Unit 315, also said, “I worked...
A memorial service was held Tuesday, April 18, for a Murphy couple shot to death in their home. Federico (Fred) J. Cantu, 63, and his Tracy Kay Cantu, 57, were killed Monday, April 10, by Vincent Cantu, 35, of Dallas, police said. Vincent Cantu went to the house in...
Save the date for a new food and drink event November 4 at Murphy Marketplace on the northeast corner of FM 544 and N. Murphy Road. Councilmembers voted at their Tuesday, April 18, meeting to sponsor a “Bites & Flights on The Corridor” event from 6-9 p.m....
After reaching a settlement in mediation in February, the terms of a settlement agreement have been reached in a lawsuit filed between six current and former employees and Collin County District Attorney Greg Willis, First Assistant District Attorney Bill Wirskye and...
City Councilman Andrew Chase said he has lived in Murphy for 50 years and has seen it grow from a town with one convenience store and no traffic lights into a young, vibrant and prosperous community. Chase said he brings knowledge and experience about how the city...
Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 was a good year financially for the city of Murphy, Finance Director Karen Montgomery reported. She told the Murphy City Council at its regular meeting Tuesday, April 4, that the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) got an unmodified – or...
A certified grief facilitator has urged that first responders get more training and support for dealing with suicide cases. Sharon Fox of Frisco, the co-founder and executive director of Brave Penny, a nonprofit organization, briefed the Murphy City Council at the...
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...
