Two new faces are expected to join the Murphy City Council following the general election Saturday, May 2. Complete, unofficial returns from Collin County Elections showed Place 3 Councilmember Andrew Chase was outpolled by challenger Debbie Ison, 64.33% to 35.67%,...
Murphy City Council on Tuesday approved a resolution opposing the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality application for a proposed wastewater treatment facility near the intersection of North Murphy Road and Rolling Ridge Drive in the county, near the cities of...
Murphy voters have no city elections this November, but they can vote in the Constitutional Amendment Election in which voters are asked to cast ballots on eight proposals. Early voting runs Oct. 18-29 at the Murphy Community Center. Early voting hours in Collin...
Murphy residents should watch for the arrival property tax notices in the coming weeks. Tax statements on behalf of taxing entities throughout Collin County will be mailed this month, Tax Assessor-Collector Kenneth Maun reported. Statements usually go in the...
Hungry for chicken? A chicken-wing restaurant wants to open in Murphy and would operate in a former chicken establishment. Murphy City Councilmembers held a hearing at their Oct. 5 meeting for a request to approve a specific use permit to allow a...
Gabriella Ostrom wants a career in the culinary arts. Her interest in the cooking field began when she used to do box mixes with her mother. “And I just loved them so much, and I started doing recipes from scratch,” said Ostrom, a Wylie High School...
The Murphy Historical Society celebrates its 10th anniversary Oct. 16 with a reception at the Murphy Community Center, 205 N. Murphy Road. Visitors may stop by between 1:30-3:30 p.m. at the Homer and Marie Adams Room. A ribbon-cutting will be held at 1:15...
Murphy City Councilmembers at their Sept. 21 meeting gave input that they hope will pave the way for sidewalks to be constructed on FM 544. Council listed their preferred areas for the sidewalks on the east-west corridor to Matt Foster, parks...
The Collin County Courthouse is closed to the public and employees today and Tuesday because of an electrical outage, county officials said. The electrical outage at the Collin County Courthouse affects all escalators, elevators, fire pumps and chilled water pumps....
