Twenty-five years ago, more than 600,000 service members took part in Operation Desert Storm, at the time the largest deployment of U.S. Armed Forces since Vietnam. Richard Lovell, then a Corporal from Garland was one of those who left friends and family behind to...
Garland’s Alpha Charter School students enjoyed a visit to Texas College May 19. The college, located in Tyler, welcomed 23 students from the charter school to tour the campus. The group included four seniors. Alpha Charter’s Athletic Director Daryl Osby had a chance...
KaBOOM!, the national nonprofit dedicated to giving kids the childhood they deserve through play, awarded 257 communities, including Garland, with the recognition as a 2016 Playful City USA. These family-friendly cities are selected for their leadership in making it...
May 23 through June 5, the Garland Police Department will join forces with the Texas Department of Transportation and the Texas Department of Public Safety to increase seat belt use through the Click It or Ticket campaign. Click It or Ticket reminds Texans to buckle...
God is the Lord and Ruler of the physical realm. What God creates He controls. This wonderfully-made universe with its intricate physical laws came into being by a wise, eternal God: Psalm 33:6, “By the word of the LORD were made...”; Psalm 33:9, “For he spoke, and...
On May 20, the Garland Health Department received confirmation of the first case of Zika virus in Garland. Based on CDC guidance, the infected individual was tested for the virus because she is pregnant and has recently traveled to a country with local transmission of...
Jupiter Chevrolet’s Teacher of the Month wrapped vehicle will close out 2015-16 at Freeman Elementary School. Second-grade teacher Ashlyn Bickings won the honors May 12, receiving the surprise in front of her students and principal, Kelly Garcia. “I cannot believe my...
The Garland Police Department has divided the city into 26 districts, numbers vary from 11 to 56. Listed below are the 193 crimes reported. Information provided by the Garland Police Department. Crimes broken down by district District 11 2 District 12 4 District 13...
Rowlett resident Rhonda Jenkins did not have much hope in 2005 when she was diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer. The disease had spread to her liver, lungs and bones and she was told that she probably had three or four months to live. Her cancer type was an...
Garland Civic Theatre is scheduling auditions for “Saturday Night Fever,” a musical based on the Paramount/RSO Film and the story by Nik Cohn and adapted for the stage by Robert Stigwood in collaboration with Bill Oaks. The North American version was written by Sean...
Low-interest federal disaster loans are available to Texas businesses and residents affected by the severe storms, straight-line winds and hail that occurred April 11-13, 2016, U.S. Small Business Administration Administrator Maria Contreras-Sweet announced today. SBA...
The Naaman Forest Rangers defeated Mesquite High School in two games last week, 3-0 and 7-1 to take the area title. NFHS will compete next at the quarterfinals level. Their opponent will be the Richardson High School Eagles. The first game is Thursday, May 19 at 7:30...