It will take a little longer to begin work on the lighted pedestrian bridge across Maxwell Creek at FM 544. Bids were opened April 30 and were all above budget and considered nonresponsive for failing to meet TxDOT requirements, Public Works Director Donald Reese...
The Murphy City Council and Planning and Zoning Commission have met jointly to review a rough draft of the city’s new Master Plan, marking what staff described as the “beginning of the end” of a process that began in late 2024. Reagan Rothenberger, director of...
Wylie ISD trustees opened last week’s regular meeting with public comments centered on a controversy involving the distribution of religious materials at Wylie East High School. According to the district, women affiliated with the organization Why Islam, along with...
The city of Murphy's 12th Rainbow Trout Roundup will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 28. Registration has begun for the city of Murphy’s 12th Rainbow Trout Roundup. Sign up on the city website – murphytx.org – for the event to be from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m....
Early voting remains underway through Friday, Feb. 27, in Collin County for the Republican and Democratic primary elections. Election Day is scheduled for Tuesday, March 3. and polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Collin County voters may cast ballots at any...
Director of Public Works Donald Reese says there has been a significant reduction over the past three years in the amount of water lost from the city’s distribution center.Reese told the Tuesday, Feb. 17, meeting of the Murphy City Council the complete 2025 water loss...
City Manager Aretha Adams, left, and Police Chief Jeff Gibson announce the police department is deploying two new Tesla Model Y Juniper squad cars. Bob Wieland/Murphy Monitor What can silently accelerate to 140 miles per hour, has a deafening siren and blinding red...
Members of the Parker Planning and Zoning Commission vote against a preliminary plat for Post Oak Estates filed by Restore the Grasslands. Bob Wieland/Murphy Monitor Documents submitted to the Parker Planning & Zoning (P&Z) Commission still include a...
Local residents interested in ordering a pavestone for the Murphy Veterans Tribute must do so by March 15. File art Work has begun on the Murphy Veterans Tribute (MVT) across from City Hall. “Wow, all of us have been looking forward to this day for many, many...
