Murphy Monitor

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by | Oct 1, 2026 | Area News, Latest, Uncategorized Historic downtown Wylie will take on a Bavarian flavor in early October, with Oktoberfest celebrations offering everything from German music and steinholding contests to a village stroll and racing dachshunds. The festivities will center around downtown Friday through Sunday, Oct. 2-4, with Glen Echo Brewing hosting a three-day Oktoberfest at 106 N.

by | Oct 1, 2026 | Opinion Columnist John Moore was raised on fried baloney sandwiches. By John Moore | TheCountryWriter.com The phrase, “We were poor, but didn’t know it,” likely was based on the delicious and inexpensive food most Southerners ate growing up. My father told me we only ate the finest, center-cut baloney. The reality was, we were so poor, our baloney didn’t have a first name.

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An administrative law judge in Austin has ended three days of hearings on the application to create a municipal utility district (MUD) for a densely populated development between Parker and Murphy. The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) remanded the application for Collin County MUD No. 7 back to the State Office of Administrative Hearings for consideration of objections to the filing.

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by | Oct 1, 2026 | Sports Plano East senior Meena Milford, pictured in previous action, captured 19th place in the large-school girls 5K race at the Cowboy Jamboree in Oklahoma on Saturday. Photo by David Wolman / C&S Media By David Wolman [email protected] Plano East traveled to Oklahoma on Saturday for the prestigious Cowboy Jamboree. Senior Meena Mulford finished 19th in 19:36.1 to pace the Lady Panthers in the large-school girls 5K race.

by | Oct 1, 2026 | Area News, Latest Collin County Elections is processing about 40,000 voter registration requests just received from the Secretary of State. The issue dates from last October, when a third-party vendor updated the software used to process registrations filed with the Texas Department of Public Safety. Collin County Elections Administrator Kaleb Breaux, who already had beefed up his office for the Nov. 3 general election, said the backlogged applications are being processed.

by | Sep 26, 2026 | Sports Plano East senior Javon Rogers tackles Plano West senior quarterback Blake Tevis as senior James LaFleur (23) backs up the play during a 24-6 win for the Panthers at Clark Stadium on Friday, Sept. 25. Photo by Andy Redmond / C&S Media By David Wolman [email protected] PLANO — Although it was a Week 5 regular-season game with no serious playoff implications, Plano East treated last Friday as a must-win game.

by | Sep 24, 2026 | Area News, Latest Collin County commissioners adopted a $633.8 million budget and a higher property tax rate for fiscal year 2027, marking the first increase in the county’s overall tax rate in more than three decades. Commissioners approved a combined property tax rate of $0.151414 per $100 of assessed value Sept. 14, up 1.39% from the current rate of $0.149343.