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Applications are now open for Collin County residents who wish to serve as commissioners on Emergency Services District 1, created by voters in the Nov. 4 election. County Administrator Yoon Kim said at the Monday, Nov. 17, meeting of the Collin County Commissioners...
Parks & Recreation is shopping for a new spring festival after the Murphy City Council agreed to cancel this year’s Tunes, Tails & Ales craft beer and crawfish event because of a nearly two-thirds increase in price. Kayla McFarland, manager of recreation...
Oui, cher, the good times were rolling at the 2024 Murphy Chamber of Commerce’s annual awards gala. Mardi Gras was the theme of the Friday, Feb. 9 event and there were purple, green and gold beads galore for more than 70 chamber members and their guests. For more on...
The developer of a 100-acre tract between Parker and Murphy is threatening to build apartments and warehouses on the site instead of single-family homes -- unless Parker agrees to transport sewage from the site. That plea is being circulated online, in direct mail and...
Interim Police Chief Jeff Gibson spent just two months on the job before new City Manager Aretha Adams decided to make his position permanent. Gibson, a former chief in Bedford and Gunter, was hired in December as a temporary successor to Chief Chris Chandler, who...
Sports
The Murphy Middle School eighth-grade football team poses for pictures while roading on a float during a parade. Submitted photo By Mark Woodyard The Murphy Middle School football program is on the rise. This year, under the direction of head coach Mark Woodyard and...
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Education
Teachers stand in front of a class and communicate lessons each day to students, but as Davis Intermediate School English/language arts teacher Susan Wood can attest, teachers also teach their fellow teachers. Wood has mentored a teacher, Dean Latta, at Davis and...
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Life & Style
Many communities and civic organizations in northeastern Collin County and parts of Dallas County have planned Easter activities that will keep parents, children, and sometimes dogs, hopping over the next two weeks. The events listed below offer plenty of candy, fresh...
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Opinion
By Jeff Denton Cancer. Not what I was expecting to hear from the doctor. But surprisingly comforting at some level. It sure explained the extreme sickness I was experiencing. It explained twenty pounds of weight loss in three weeks. It explained months of pain that...
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