Each week the city of Garland Health Department conducts inspections of establishments where food is served. Inspections include day care centers, retirement homes, school cafeterias, restaurants - fast food and dine-in, convenience stores, and grocery stores. A...
Austin Academy, GHS teachers partner to help students
Taking the leap from middle to high school, seven Austin Academy for Excellence graduates joined forces with former and future teachers during a recent competition. Austin theater director Aaron Gallagher and Garland High School speech and debate coach Lory Stewart...
NGHS student attends honors-only STEM program
North Garland High School student Rhiannon Roberts represented Garland ISD among thousands of gifted peers from across the nation at the 2015 Congress of Future Science and Technology Leaders June 28-30 in Boston. After reviewing her teacher-submitted nomination,...
Murdered man identified
The Garland Police Department continues to investigate the murder of Jamahl Henderson who was found shot to death in his home in the 2000 block of Cranford Drive Friday, July 31. Police are asking for the public’s help with any information of who may have murdered...
Local girls help turn discarded jeans into shoes for African children
A group of 160 girls ages 12-18 recently got together to help make 140 shoes for African children. The girls were from North Dallas, Richardson, Garland, Sachse, Wylie, and surrounding areas and were part of a camp sponsored by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day...
Local firefighter receives prestigious award
The Texas State Association of Fire Fighters recently honored Garland Fire Fighters Association IAFF Local #1293 member and Garland Fire Department’s Jerry G. Click with their prestigious Paul Kelly Humanitarian Award. He received the award July 29 at the Texas State...
Crime reports: July, 2015
The Garland Police Department has divided the city into 26 districts, numbers vary from 11 to 56. Listed below are the crimes reported this period and the districts in which they occurred. July 5-11 District 11 4 District 12 9 District 13 14...
Man found murdered
The Garland Police Department responded to a call about a man who was not breathing in the 2000 block of Cranford Drive Friday, July 31 just before 5:30 p.m. Police went inside the home and found 38-year-old Jamhal Henderson lying dead on the floor. Officers believed...
Make plans now to see GCT’s ‘Into the Woods’
The Garland Civic Theatre continues its run of “Into the Woods,” in the small theatre at the Granville Arts Center in downtown Garland. The book was written by James Lapine and music and lyrics were created by Stephen Sondheim. The show is directed by Kyle McClaran....