Richland College is offering tuition-free continuing education classes on storm recovery in response to the Oct. 20 tornadoes and resulting damage that has impacted employees, students and the local community. These free sessions will be offered 8 a.m. - 5 p.m....
The City Council received a tornado recovery update from the Code Compliance Department during the May 16 work session. Damage from the Dec. 26 tornado included more than 500 structures. Of those, 127 were destroyed, 102 sustained major damage and 113 sustained minor...
The day after Christmas 2015 was filled with family time and post-holiday errands for most north Texans, until an EF4 tornado ripped through the region. The tornado struck near Interstate 30 and President George Bush Turnpike. Nine people lost their lives that night...
Storm debris removal crews completed the second pass through the tornado impact zone on Tuesday, Jan. 26; the final pass began on Wednesday, Jan. 27. To ensure the final pass is completed as quickly as possible, property owners are urged to have all storm-related...
Storm debris removal crews completed their first pass through the storm impact zone Friday. The second pass will begin Tuesday, Jan. 19, and continue through Saturday, Jan. 30. The second pass will begin Tuesday, Jan. 19, and continue through Saturday, Jan. 30. If the...
The Multi-Agency Resource Center at Granger Recreation Center in Garland has closed and organizations there have changed the focus to long-term recovery needs. The facility re-opened Tuesday, Jan. 12 as a Recovery Assistance Center. This location is temporary until a...
Walmart, Sam’s Club and the Walmart Foundation announced that they have donated $175,000 for the victims of the recent tornado outbreak that impacted Rowlett and Garland. The Walmart Foundation is donating $75,000 in cash to DFW area relief organizations including...
Dallas County Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster has been assisting the city of Garland, city of Rowlett and Dallas County with a Multi-Agency Resource Center, Volunteer Reception Center and a Donations Center. Local nonprofit organizations are ready to assist...
A week ago, an EF4 tornado ripped through Garland and other North Texas communities. First responders and other emergency personnel were quickly on the scene. More than 1000 homes were damaged, of those more than 200 were destroyed or left uninhabitable. We have moved...
Operation Blessing International, one of the largest humanitarian organizations in America, has deployed its disaster relief team to help in the wake of a deadly tornado outbreak in North Texas. An advance team led by Raymond McGregor, deputy director of U.S. disaster...
The cities of Garland and Rowlett, in partnership with Dallas County, have opened a Joint Disaster Management Resource Center, located at the Granger Recreation Center, 1310 W. Avenue F, in Garland. The Center provides a convenient central location giving...