The Garland Police Department will accept online applications for officer recruits through 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 23. The next entrance exam is at 8 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 7. For job description, a list of qualifications or to submit an application, visit GarlandTx.gov. For...
December 13, 1942 - September 13, 2015 Georgia F. Johnson, 72, of Garland, Texas, passed away Sunday evening , September 13, 2015, at Baylor Health Care Center in Dallas. Graveside services celebrating her life will be held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, September 17, 2015...
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...
Photos by Brad McClendon, www.bhmimages.com and Roger Mathis, www.mempics.com Week three of non-district high school football play brought wins for four of Garland ISD’s high schools. LCHS victorious over Arlington HS The Lakeview Centennial Patriots defeated...
The manufacturing industry is facing a major skilled workforce shortage. It is estimated that over the next decade, two million manufacturing jobs in America will go unfilled due to manufacturers’ inability to find talent with the required skills. This widening...
The Ride of Silence, a world-wide bike ride that takes place on the same day at the same time to memorialize cyclists who have been killed by motorists, is 13 years old and headquartered in Garland. Wednesday, Aug. 26, the governing advocacy for bicycling, The League...
While school was out for the summer, Garland ISD campus staff continued holding classes to prepare for 2015-16. The district hosted its inaugural Leader Led Learning Academy in late July. This daylong conference—designed by principals, for principals—covered best...
Garland Civic Theatre is well into its 48th season of producing quality live theater for the enjoyment of audiences from throughout the Garland area. GCT strives to maintain affordable ticket prices for its productions, but ticket sales alone are never sufficient to...
Garland police officers responded to a disturbance at a home in the 4500 block of Lakeway Dr. Sept. 11 around 2 am. When officers arrived they found 65-year-old Ronnie Debusk dead inside his home. No one else was present when officers arrived. Detectives were called...
A Rowlett resident who has experienced the pressure that caring for elderly family members can cause, hopes to alleviate that for local residents. Tammy Dana-Bashian is the newest franchise owner of Seniors Helping Seniors® in-home care services, which matches seniors...
Wanting to ensure its students are prepared for college, Garland ISD has offered all sophomores and juniors a chance to take the PSAT for free the past two years. This year, even more students will receive that invaluable opportunity. All eighth and ninth-graders will...
Large numbers of spectators braved the heat and lined the streets of a new route to watch the 70th Labor Day Parade Monday, Sept. 7. The new route, a result of downtown Garland construction had the parade start at Williams Stadium, proceed on Glenbrook Dr., turn east...