This time last year, the lot at 1102 Main St. was home to a few weeds and memories of the two-story white house of Mrs. Lily White. This year the location holds the law offices of Cynthia Spencer and Holt Irby, adding a stunning building a few blocks west of downtown....
A memorial will be held for Linda Brownlee Monday, May 2, at Garland’s First United Methodist Church at 801 West Avenue B at 2 p.m. and will be followed by a celebration of her life at the Granville Arts Center, 300 North Fifth Street in downtown Garland, at 3 p.m....
Jupiter Chevrolet’s Teacher of the Month SUV will stay at Back Elementary School for a second straight month. Nurse Diane Nored received the honors at the end of March. She was surprised with the automobile after walking out front of her campus to a group of cheering...
Friday and Saturday, April 22-23, were busy days in downtown Garland as it was the venue for festivities including the Bankhead Highway 100th birthday celebration, Garland’s 125th birthday celebration, the Wheels of Hope Car Show and the city’s Heritage Celebration....
Mayor Douglas Athas has proclaimed Thursday, May 5, as National Day of Prayer in Garland. Members of the community are invited to gather at 11:30 a.m. at the Atrium at the Granville Arts Center, 300 North Fifth Street in downtown Garland. This year marks the city of...
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...
Five homes in the historic Travis College Hill Addition were open for tours in conjunction with the Garland Heritage Celebration Saturday, April 23. In 2015, the neighborhood became Garland’s first residential area to be designated as historic by the state of Texas....
Rich Aubin is looking forward to serving as Garland’s District 5 council member and helping to spread the message that Garland is a great place to live. He and his family have lived here for six years, but his first experience with Garland was in 1993 when, in his...
The sky was cloudy Saturday, April 16, but the faces of the Buddy League baseball players were bright because their spring season was beginning. Mayor Douglas Athas was on hand to throw out the first pitch of the season. According to Buddy League founder Heather...
Representatives with National Disaster Photo Rescue will travel to the Garland/Rowlett areas April 25-27 to assist a team of dedicated volunteers as they clean, scan, document and upload an estimated 1,000 misplaced photos scattered by the Dec. 26 tornadoes. Once...
The Garland Police Department has divided the city into 26 districts, numbers vary from 11 to 56. Listed below are the 201 crimes reported. Information provided by the Garland Police Department. Crimes broken down by district District 11 3 District 12 5 District 13...
Representatives from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas were on hand at the April 19 City Council meeting to present a $20,000 contribution to the #GarlandStrong campaign, a fundraiser for providing assistance to Garland families impacted by the Dec. 26 tornado. “As...