The three-day Memorial Day weekend is also a double sales tax holiday in Texas. Families and businesses can save on the purchase of certain products during the state’s Water-Efficient Products and ENERGY STAR® sales tax holidays running from Saturday, May 24, through...
Murphy City Council on Tuesday approved a resolution opposing the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality application for a proposed wastewater treatment facility near the intersection of North Murphy Road and Rolling Ridge Drive in the county, near the cities of...
Murphy voters have no city elections this November, but they can vote in the Constitutional Amendment Election in which voters are asked to cast ballots on eight proposals. Early voting runs Oct. 18-29 at the Murphy Community Center. Early voting hours in Collin...
Down by 21 on two separate occasions, the Panthers did all they could to mount the comeback. Unfortunately, it wasn’t enough. Coming back to tie the game at 28, Plano East (1-3, 2-5) fell in the fourth quarter to Flower Mound (2-2, 3-4), 42-35 Friday...
Plano East (1-2, 2-4) is in the playoff race. That means a contest on the road against Flower Mound (1-2, 2-4) is critical. With four teams all within a game of each other for the final two playoff spots, the Panthers and the Jaguars will desperately need to win this...
Murphy Fire-Rescue officials invite people to learn about fire operations and have some fun, too, at its annual open house from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 16. A CareFlite helicopter is scheduled to appear during the event, said Murphy Fire Marshal Perry Elliott. ...
Ernie Bannister spent most of his career in the private sector. He decided to give the public sector a whirl and took a job at the city of Murphy after finding out about an opening at the city. Bannister, the city’s controller, will retire at the end of this...
Murphy residents should watch for the arrival property tax notices in the coming weeks. Tax statements on behalf of taxing entities throughout Collin County will be mailed this month, Tax Assessor-Collector Kenneth Maun reported. Statements usually go in the...
Hungry for chicken? A chicken-wing restaurant wants to open in Murphy and would operate in a former chicken establishment. Murphy City Councilmembers held a hearing at their Oct. 5 meeting for a request to approve a specific use permit to allow a...
