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No heat at Plano East

No heat at Plano East

Students at Plano East Senior High School have been sent home today because of problems with the school’s heating system. The Plano ISD said three boilers on the campus broke down, so portable heaters were used to keep students and faculty warm until they could leave....

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Minimize water use in winter months for savings

Minimize water use in winter months for savings

Murphy residents can minimize their wastewater bills for the entire year by cutting back on water use during November, January and February when water use is averaged to calculate household sewer charges. “Municipal utilities use winter averaging to arrive at each...

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MF-R cancels open house, shares safety tips

MF-R cancels open house, shares safety tips

The opportunity to shake a firefighter’s hand, climb on a fire engine, tour the station, eat hot dogs and learn about fire safety at the annual Murphy Fire-Res­cue Open House is not an option this year due to the pandemic. However, Murphy Fire Mar­shal Perry Elliott...

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Council approves NTMWD agreement

Council approves NTMWD agreement

City councils for the 13 mem­bers cities of North Texas Mu­nicipal Water District are being asked to approve a settlement agreement that would end a rate case dispute filed in 2016 with the Public Utilities Commission. The agreement, which re­quires unanimous support...

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City plans special Trunk-or-Treat event

City plans special Trunk-or-Treat event

The city of Murphy Recre­ation Department is signing up as many as 30 businesses and organizations to hand out goodies during a drive-thru Trunk-or-Treat event set for the evening on Oct. 30. Booths and spaces decorat­ed for Halloween will be set up around the...

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Collin County reports one COVID-related death Wednesday

Collin County reports one COVID-related death Wednesday

Collin County and Texas Health and Human Services released updated COVID-19 information. State officials listed one death and 74 new cases of COVID-19 today, Oct 21, in Collin County and are reporting a total of 17,122 confirmed cases to date. The state is also...

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CDC changes ‘close contact’ guidelines

CDC changes ‘close contact’ guidelines

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have changed the COVID-19 close contact guidelines after a corrections officer at a Vermont correctional facility tested positive. The previous guidelines considered “close contact” an interaction within six feet of...

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