Join GISD bus drivers’ family

The most important requirement for Garland ISD bus drivers is that they love children. According to Ernest Del Bosque, an assistant director in the Transportation Department, driving a school bus is not something you do just for a paycheck. “It’s all about the kids,”...

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Obituary: P.J. Ponder

P.J. died peacefully at Carriage House Manor in Sulphur Springs, Texas, July 30, 2016, at the age of 79. He was born Oct. 18, 1936, in the Greenpond Community of Hopkins County to Percy Covington and Ethel (Stinson) Ponder. They preceded him in death. He is survived...

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Neighbors back the blue

A group of people on Larkin Lane in Garland have joined forces to show their love, support and appreciation for the fallen Dallas officers, the Garland Police Department and Unity in their Community by placing blue ribbons around the trees in their front yards. “It’s...

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Driver dies in hit & run crash

On July 31 at approximately 3:30 a.m., officers from the Garland Police Department responded to the report of an accident where a subject had been run over in the 12500 block of East LBJ Freeway. When officers arrived they found a subject lying on the highway. The...

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