Teachers in the Plano Independent School District will be getting the biggest pay raise in district history. Plano ISD Trustees approved the 2025-26 compensation plan at their Tuesday, June 10, board meeting. Salary increases will range from 4% to 8.5%, depending on...
Area residents looking for some yuletide cheer, and perhaps some shopping, will have several opportunities to get in the spirit. The city of Murphy will hold its Christmas in the Park celebration, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 2, at the Murphy Municipal...
A Murphy family is opening their home — specifically, their driveway — to help collect toys for a local nonprofit. Deidre Gifford and her family are hosting a drive-by toy drive to support the Children Advocacy Center of Collin County at their home from noon to 1...
Sometimes change is inevitable, especially in a growing school district such as Wylie. Students attending Dodd Elementary School will attend Smith Elementary beginning in the 2022-23 school year. The board approved the rezoning Dodd Elementary, as well as a slew of...
Filings opened last week for candidates seeking nominations in the March 1, 2022, political primaries and remain open for two more weeks. The first day to file was Nov. 13 and the final day is Dec. 13. Candidates for county-level offices sign up with county political...
Murphy City Council held several public hearings, authorized an agreement with the Texas Council of Governments for aerial photography services and extended the mayor’s Declaration of Local Disaster ordinance in the Nov. 16 regular meeting. The first public hearing...
The Plano East Panthers basketball teams swept the Sachse Mustangs in pre-Thanksgiving action Tuesday. The girls tipped things off with a 60-44 win over the Lady Mustangs in the afternoon. A 36-14 first-half advantage buoyed the Lady Panthers. Sachse responded,...
The long-awaited week of giving and community prayer known as Christian Care Week is now underway. The annual event, now in its 34th year, kicked off with a fundraising luncheon hosted by the Wylie Chamber of Commerce Tuesday, Nov. 16 at 11:30 a.m. at Collin College...
If you’re the parents/guardians of elementary school-age children, the Monitor is collecting Letters to Santa again this year. The letters will be printed in the December 23 edition of The Murphy Monitor. Please print out the attached document, have your child write...
