During their Dec. 8 meeting, the Garland ISD board of trustees received updates on Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID), the Montessori program and bond projects. AVID AVID began in 1989 as a college prep program for students who had the potential to do...
Garland Police have identified and arrested 32-year-old Michael Buonassissi of Dallas for the robbery that occurred at a Northwest Highway Starbucks. Investigators followed up on a Crime Stoppers tip and were able to identify Buonassissi as the individual in the...
The residents at Garland Nursing and Rehabilitation at 321 North Shiloh Road were recently treated to a Christmas party by the Catholic Daughters. For more than 25 years, the Catholic Daughters have taken a holiday celebration to the residents at the facility and...
The Garland Police Department will step up Driving While Intoxicated patrols beginning Friday, Dec. 18 and run them through Sunday, Jan. 3. The increased DWI patrols are for an Impaired Driver Mobilization project. The project is funded through a TXDOT grant program...
Local food pantries will be able to continue serving needy families this holiday season thanks to the generosity of Garland ISD students and staff. They donated 127,203 items during the Garland Christmas Association’s 2015 canned food drive. For more than 20 years,...
Garland ISD recently conducted its annual Fifth-Grade Greeting Card Contest, choosing the district’s holiday stationary for 2015. Fifth graders from every elementary were invited to participate, and campuses chose a winning entry to represent their school. A panel of...
Police have recovered video from a Starbucks robbery that occurred Nov. 19 just before 5 p.m. A white male entered...
Sachse High School student athlete Jared Mayden was recently selected to play in the Jan. 3, 2016 Semper Fidelis All-American game. A Semper Fidelis All-American representative recently visited SHS to present Mayden an honorary game jersey. “It is an honor to be...
Garland Mayor Douglas Athas has been reappointed to the National League of Cities 2016 Community and Economic Development Committee. This committee has the lead responsibility for developing NLC federal policy positions on issues involving housing, community and...
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...
The Garland Police Department has divided the city into 26 districts, numbers vary from 11 to 56. Listed below are the 194 crimes reported. Information provided by the Garland Police Department. District 11 2 District 12 3 District 13 2 District 14 7 District 21 20...
In today’s technological society, teaching children how to stay safe online has become a focus for Garland ISD. The district celebrated its second-annual Cybersafety Week this fall. “Our theme was Stop. Think. Post,” explained Coordinator of Technology Applications...