Young anglers will line the banks of the municipal pond Saturday, Feb. 22 to take part in the seventh annual Rainbow Trout Roundup fishing contest. The pond has been stocked with trout for the event, set for 9 a.m. until noon, at the pond located at 206 N. Murphy...

A handful of contests developed as filings closed last week for the May 2 area city and school district elections. The candidate filing period ran from Jan. 15 through Feb. 14. A race for Place 3 on the Murphy City Council developed last week with former member Betty...

One of Murphy's representatives in the U.S. House will visit the area tomorrow. Van Taylor, a Republican from District 3, will stop by Country Burger in Murphy from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 20. He invites his constituents to drop by for a chat or to ask...

Road and drainage concerns, along with a racial profiling presentation, were key topics discussed by city council last week. Three Murphy residents, all from Travis Estates, voiced their concerns before council at the Monday, Feb. 3 meeting.   For the full story,...