Murphy City Council candidate Elizabeth Abraham said she wants to maintain the city’s small-town charm while addressing the challenges of rapid growth. Abraham, who serves as mayor pro tem, is seeking her third term in Place 1, and said her experience in city...
An annual beer festival in Murphy is still on tap this year, but it will have a different date. At its meeting Tuesday, the Murphy City Council approved moving back the Tunes, Tails & Ales Craft Beer Festival from May 1 to July 17. Councilmembers approved moving...
The Texas Department of State Health Services released updated COVID-19 information for Mar. 3. All counts, except for hospitalized cases, are compiled from the TDSHS website. State officials listed four deaths and no new cases of COVID-19 in Collin County and are...
Kara Geller has experienced the COVID-19 pandemic firsthand, and she has seen how young people have reacted to the virus over the last year. Geller has been a nurse for 21 years and is in her 13th year with Wylie ISD. She is the campus nurse at Bush Elementary...
Public school students will take the STAAR test this year, and the Wylie ISD board approved a waiver at its Feb. 23 meeting to allow the process to go smoother regarding accommodating on-campus and remote learners. With the waiver, non-testing students will learn...
Murphy resident and Premier Christian Academy executive director Sara Cotton wants parents to know they are welcome at the academy.. Cotton, along with staff of the newly opened preschool and daycare located at 151 Brand Rd. in Murphy, wants parents to have...
The Texas Department of State Health Services released updated COVID-19 information for Mar. 2. All counts, except for hospitalized cases, are compiled from the TDSHS website. State officials listed five deaths and no new cases of COVID-19 in Collin County and are...
Governor Greg Abbott issued an executive order (GA-34) lifting the mask mandate in Texas and increasing capacity of all businesses and facilities in the state to 100%. “With the medical advancements of vaccines and antibody therapeutic drugs, Texas now has the tools...
Fire ripped through two homes in Wylie last week, including one that displaced 10 people. The other fire damaged a home of a family of four and their three cats. Wylie Fire Departments crews responded just before 8:45 p.m. Feb. 25 to the 400 block of Milford Drive,...
