Murphy's Ashleigh Barna was selected to the USA Volleyball Future Select program that will train this summer in Fort Lauderdale, Florida July 14-17.

The program is the initial stage of the Olympic team pipeline to identify athletes who have the potential to move through the pipeline to the ultimate goal of representing their country on a national team and in the Olympics. All athletes were exposed to a rigorous tryout process that was conducted at different locations throughout the United States to identify the top players in the country born in 2000 or later.

Ashleigh is a 6th grade student at Murphy Middle School and plays volleyball for MadFrog Volleyball based in Plano. Her parents are Karin and Eric Barna.

Photo by: Murphy-based DanReedPhotography.com

As the dirt is being moved to create tangible reality from 2D imagery, Central Park through Council Member Scott Bradley’s glasses is getting clearer and clearer. Bradley provides a rearview mirror glance back as to why Murphy purchased the land that is Central Park and a futuristic jump forward as to what Central Park will become.

Still some four months away, the area’s premier family fun festival began accepting applications for market and food vendors, according to Recreation Supervisor Caitlyn Meehan.

Family-oriented fun, entertaining cinema, a safe and secure venue, free snacks and fresh air are all guaranteed as Murphy’s Moonlight Movies celebrates its fifth year anniversary, according to Recreation Specialist Kayla Story.

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