The Murphy Police Department conducted 8,906 traffic stops in 2025 and remains in full compliance with Texas laws governing racial profiling, according to analysis of departmental data prepared by Eric Fritsch, director of Justice Research Consultants. The report,...
Soccer. It all comes back to soccer. Ask Elliott Janway about his activities at Wylie East, and the first to come to mind is the sport known as the “beautiful game.” The Wylie East senior played center-middle field for the Raiders soccer team. His efforts on the field...
Throughout the U.S., little box-like structures are popping up in neighborhoods, parks and school – anywhere people gather – to offer free reading material. For many, those little boxes packed with books hold the key to promoting literacy for children and adults who...
With a team running the ball as well as Plano East did last season, the Panthers feel good about the running back position in 2021. The Plano East Panthers football team rushed for nearly 2,000 yards in 2020, led by Ismail Mahdi’s breakout junior season. Head coach...
All Wylie ISD personnel would receive a raise in the next school year, as the Wylie ISD board members consider the school budget at their meeting Monday, June 21, with the tax rate to be considered in August. The general fund budget (balanced) is expected to be...
For the last two months, heavy rainfall has plagued the Metroplex, causing rivers and creeks to flood and lake levels to rise. At Lake Lavon, the current water elevation could prevent some summer fun activities. The lake, which is operated by the U.S. Army Corps of...
Larger Than Life, which considers itself the ultimate boy band tribute musical act, performed in Murphy Friday night at the Sounds at Sundown concert series. The band performs nationally, singing songs from many boy bands of yesteryear, such as New Kids on the Block...
A 6-year-old child died in a Murphy house fire Thursday morning, Murphy Fire Chief Del Albright said. The fire happened at a house in the 200 block of Hawthorne Drive. The fire department got a report shortly before 3 a.m. that a child was trapped in the house. All...
If I could bottle up a bit of June’s dreamy, luminescent sunshine, I would spritz it all year long to prolong that magical early summer feeling. It’s practically impossible to feel sad this time of year when the outdoors beckons you every day. This is your chance to...
