Spring break DWI results Eight DWI arrests were made during 18 days of increased enforcement. The Garland Police Department stepped up its Driving While Intoxicated patrols, from March 4 through March 21. The effort was intended to keep Garland citizens and visitors...
First Choice ER, Operation Gratitude team up
First Choice Emergency Room, an Adeptus Health company, is partnering with Operation Gratitude and will host a collection drive between March 28 and April 9 to support active duty military and veteran communities. All 64 First Choice Emergency Room facilities across...
Obituary: Steven Louis Rudig
3 May 1959 - 21 Jan 2016 With great sadness, the ETSU band family acknowledges the passing of our dear friend and classmate, musician and music educator, Steve Rudig. Steven Louis Rudig, passed from this life on 21 January 2016 in Rockwall, Texas. He was born on 3...
Place 1 GISD board: Larry Glick unopposed
Larry Glick, the current president of the Garland ISD board of trustees has been a board member since 2007 and is running unopposed for re-election to place 1. Before becoming a GISD trustee, he served 12 years on the Rowlett Planning and Zoning Commission. One of the...
Health inspection report: March 7-18
Each week the city of Garland Health Department conducts inspections of establishments where food is served. Inspection sites include day care centers, retirement homes, school cafeterias, restaurants – fast food and dine-in, convenience stores, and grocery stores. A...
ACT Special Arts Festival showcases talents
The Achievement Center of Texas Special Arts Festival, held March 19, brought various types of art to Garland’s Spring Creek Church. This year’s festival marks the ninth anniversary of the event that continues to hold great significance for the special needs adults...
GISD high school softball scores
The Garland ISD high school softball scores for Friday, March 18, were as follows: Garland High School - 12 Lakeview Centennial High School - 2 Sachse High School - 18 Naaman Forest High School - 3 Rowlett High School - 8 Rockwall High School - 6 South Garland High...
Local soccer player to compete in Dallas Cup
Ben Hernandez, seventh-grader from Sam Houston Middle School and his soccer team, Odyssey, have been invited to participate in the prestigious Dallas Cup which is the oldest international youth soccer tournament in the United States. Ben’s team is in the under 13...
Chase ends in two arrests
Friday, March 18, shortly after 8 a.m., Garland police observed a white Toyota Camry traveling on Northwest Highway at LBJ Freeway. A license plate check of the Toyota revealed that the plates on the vehicle were stolen. Officers attempted to stop the vehicle but...
Support continues for tornado victims
As Garland ISD families continue to recover from the devastating Dec. 26 tornado, others throughout the district, area and even country continue to help. They host collection drives and make donations, offering financial assistance, clothing, gift cards and more....
Crime report: Feb. 28 – March 5
The Garland Police Department has divided the city into 26 districts, numbers vary from 11 to 56. Listed below are the 175 crimes reported. Information provided by the Garland Police Department. Crimes broken down by district District 11 1 District 12 2...
Local youth achieve Eagle Scout rank
Two Boy Scouts from Garland, David Martinez, Jr. and Adrian Garcia, along with Jose Luis Serna of Mesquite, received their Eagle Scout recognition at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Casa Linda area Saturday, March 12. The event was historic as...