Questionnaires were sent to all of the City Council and Garland ISD Board of Trustees candidates. The replies from the City Council District 1 race are below. Election Day is May 1. Early voting is April 19-27. Candidate Jeff Bass Why do you want to serve on Garland...
Garland NAACP president steps down to serve on city council
Submitted by Gwendolyn H. Daniels Feeling an obligation to dig deeper and support his city in a greater role, Ricky C. McNeal stepped down as president of the award-winning NAACP Garland Unit, then applied, and was selected to fill a vacated Garland City Council...
Council Member David Gibbons resigns
District 1 Council Member David Gibbons read the following resignation letter to the other council members and Mayor Scott LeMay at the Tuesday, Sept. 5, Garland City Council meeting. He will be missed by the mayor, remaining council members, city staff, his...
District 1 has new council member
David Gibbons, recently sworn in as the District 1 Council Member, moved to the Dallas area in 1970. Born and raised in East Texas, he had often visited relatives in Garland and has fond memories of time spent here. “I wouldn’t even think about moving. This will...