Alpha Charter School receives grant

The Alpha Charter School recently announced that they have received the 2015-2016 Professional Development Partnerships for Advanced Math and Science Courses Grant, a competitive grant awarded by the Texas Education Agency. Alpha Charter was 1 of 22 grant awardees in...

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GFD heating equipment safety tips

As the temperature outside drops, Garland families take to the indoors to keep safe and warm. What they may not realize is that turning up the heat can increase the risk of home heating fires. According to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), half of all...

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GPD earns regional recognition

The Garland Police Department’s Special Weapons and Tactics team and the Explosive Ordnance Disposal team are grateful to their mutual aid partners for their support during last May’s terrorist event in Garland. Garland representatives presented their partners the...

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HS football recap: October 22-24

Photos by Roger Mathis, www.mempics.com and Brad McClendon, www.bhmimages.com Last week’s high school football games were completed, some at the originally scheduled times and others later, despite inclement weather delays. Owls defeat Patriots The Garland Owls got a...

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Pepsico, Frito-Lay volunteer manpower

Frito-Lay and other PepsiCo employees from offices throughout the Dallas/Fort-Worth Metroplex recently took part in the annual PepsiCo United Way Day of Caring. In what stands as the largest corporate United Way Day of Caring event in North Texas, an estimated 1,250...

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GPD chief receives honors

Two local civic organizations recently honored Garland Police Chief Mitch Bates for his positive influences in Garland’s diverse community. In October, the Garland Association for Hispanic Affairs honored Bates with its annual Community Service Award. GAFHA officials...

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Alpha Charter volleyball team advances

Alpha Charter School’s Athletic Department recently announced that its 4th and 6th grade girls volleyball team competed at the Texas Charter School Academic Athletic League north Texas Regional Championships. This is the result of the team tying for the North Texas...

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GSO presents Young People’s Concerts

The Garland Symphony Orchestra begins its 2015-2016 Young People’s Concert series with a performance for Garland ISD in the Curtis Culwell Center 10 a.m. Oct. 27 and 28. These concerts are a part of an age-specific, arts integrated curriculum designed to enhance and...

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