Latest News
The Murphy City Council has approved the 2025 Tax Roll Summary showing the city’s taxable value rising to $3.97 billion for the upcoming fiscal year, according to figures provided by the Collin County Tax Assessor. Finance Director Berna Fitzpatrick-Walker said the...
The Murphy City Council is exploring a location-specific rideshare program for seniors and disabled residents with trips booked on the city’s website. Trippp Consulting partners with Uber to provide discounted-cost rides on demand and with MT Connect for rides for...
A Hunt Elementary group of fifth graders earned their Girl Scout Bronze Award for helping their community last week. The award is one of the highest awards that a Scout can earn, and to receive it, they must make a difference in their town. The girls, all members of...
Young Murphy residents are invited to apply to serve on the Youth Advisory Council (YAC) within the Parks and Recreation Department. The YAC will be made up of high school freshmen to seniors or are a minimum of 14 years old and a maximum of 18 years of age. For more...
Starting next fall, Plano ISD high school students will be able to earn associate degrees from Collin College. The Wildcat Collegiate Academy allows students to earn an associate of arts or an associate of science degree. Students will start at Vines High School and...
Sports
Zeke Benedetto dribbles the ball through a cone drill as Coach Shanda Tyler and camper Kiyn Bhavsar look on. Last week’s youth basketball camp had a terrific turnout. (Austin Smith/Murphy Monitor) (More Photos) While the future of Plano East softball was busy outside...
The page you requested could not be found. Try refining your search, or use the navigation above to locate the post.
Education
With the caveat that things could change, Wylie Independent School District administrators reviewed for school trustees the plan to reopen schools next month while following safety protocols that address the COVID-19 health crisis. The plan rollout was made at a...
The page you requested could not be found. Try refining your search, or use the navigation above to locate the post.
Life & Style
Roughly 1.6 billion Christmas cards, including boxed cards, are purchased in a given year. That’s quite a lot of cards to address and mail, and many festive greetings for recipients to read and display. With so much money and effort put into sharing Christmas...
The page you requested could not be found. Try refining your search, or use the navigation above to locate the post.
Opinion
A few weeks ago, The New York Times ran an article noting that with the U.S. preoccupied by the coronavirus pandemic, Black Lives Matter protests, and massive unemployment, “its competitors are moving to fill the vacuum, and quickly.” Russia, China, North Korea, Iran....
The page you requested could not be found. Try refining your search, or use the navigation above to locate the post.
