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Bands booked for June concert series

Bands booked for June concert series

Emerald City Band will be performing June 6. Emerald City Band is the first of four bands scheduled for free Friday night concerts in June. The Dallas-based band will take the amphitheater stage in Murphy Central Park on June 6. The Murphy Parks and Recreation...

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Wylie ISD to phase out remote learning

Wylie ISD to phase out remote learning

Wylie ISD officials said re­mote learning will not be avail­able to students this year, but they gave no word last week on what families who should do if they prefer the remote method. In a letter to parents, WISD Superintendent David Vinson alerted parents about the...

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Tennis, volleyball lovers can now play under lights

Tennis, volleyball lovers can now play under lights

Residents wanting to play tennis or a pickup game of sand volleyball can do so soon at North Hill Park in Murphy this summer as the city finish­es renovations at the park. Tree-planting and other finishing touches also are oc­curring at Travis Farm Park across town....

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Music festival to enliven Wylie Saturday

Music festival to enliven Wylie Saturday

Residents wanting another way to return to normalcy can find all sorts of fun at Wylie Jubilee Bluegrass on Ballard, the free annual event to be held June 26 in Wylie. The festival, canceled last year because of the pandemic, offers music, car show, chili cook-off and...

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Branding project approved; concert series nears end

Branding project approved; concert series nears end

Commercial districts some­times have a theme or slogan to create recognition. Murphy leaders want the same for their business district. At their June 15 meeting, Murphy city councilmem­bers approved a proposal from Eisenberg and Associates Inc. of Dallas for the...

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Special legislative session announced

Special legislative session announced

Gov. Greg Abbott announced a special session of the Texas Legislature starting July 8. The June 22 announcement did not specify what legislative priorities will be included in the special session agenda but said the items “will be announced prior to the convening of...

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Murphy ranks as seventh safest Texas city

Murphy ranks as seventh safest Texas city

Murphy and Wylie are two of the top safest cities in Texas, according to a recent study by SafeWise. Murphy was ranked seventh and Wylie finished at 20, said SafeWise, which does research on home security. “This is a great accomplish­ment for the city as a whole,”...

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Little Free Libraries promote reading

Little Free Libraries promote reading

Throughout the U.S., little box-like structures are popping up in neighborhoods, parks and school – anywhere people gather – to offer free reading material. For many, those little boxes packed with books hold the key to promoting literacy for chil­dren and adults who...

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WISD board to adopt budget next week

WISD board to adopt budget next week

All Wylie ISD personnel would receive a raise in the next school year, as the Wylie ISD board members consider the school budget at their meeting Monday, June 21, with the tax rate to be considered in August. The general fund budget (bal­anced) is expected to be...

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