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Collin County’s population was projected to surge past 2.4 million residents by 2060 as steady gains in every major group reshape one of Texas’ fastest-growing counties, according to new projections from the Texas Demographic Center. At the same time, the ethnic...
Taylor Swift tribute band RED was the fourth performer in the Sounds@Sundown series in Murphy's Central Park Amphitheater, Friday, June 23. Emerald City Band plays Friday, June 30. To read the whole story, see the June 29 edition of the Murphy Monitor
A Texas tourist drowned Tuesday, June 20, in the Gulf of Mexico off Orange Beach, Alabama, authorities said. Van Hung Pham, 47, of Murphy, was pulled from the water about 5:50 p.m. by Orange Beach Surf Rescue, Baldwin County Coroner Brian Pierce said. Rescuers...
Crime scenes, K-9s and communications are some of the subjects to be covered for Murphy students in the summer Youth Citizens Police Academy. Registration filled quickly for the week-long Murphy Police Department course for incoming sixth through 10th graders. The...
The sun was setting as Mitchell Ferguson and Broken Halos took the amphitheater stage in Murphy Central Park. The four-piece Chris Stapleton tribute band opened the Sounds@Sundown concert with “Midnight Train to Memphis” as hundreds lining the slopes listened in...
Sports
DUNCANVILLE - No. 3 Plano East added another tough test to its slate, passing again to improve to 9-0. Traveling to Duncanville over the holiday weekend for the Thanksgiving Hoopfest, Plano East faced off against Springdale, from Arkansas. The Bulldogs were the...
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Education
Adults who want to make a difference in students’ lives now have an opportunity to do so. Wylie ISD’s MENTOR program is seeking volunteers from now through the end of April. These people will spend half an hour each week with a WISD student. “Mentors are essentially...
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Life & Style
Summer is almost here! Now the kids are out of school patiently waiting for parents to plan an adventure or two. Depending on interests, a quick search online offers so many options available it’s hard to know where to begin. If you are looking to plan a vacation that...
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Opinion
To me, it was a thunderclap. Years ago, when I was in Congress, we were in the midst of a tense, contentious debate. Members had gotten irritated, levying charges back and forth, and tempers were rising. It was starting to look like we might just go off the rails....
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