The Garland Police Department has asked for the public’s help in gathering more information regarding the death of Jacinto Torres Hernandez, 57, The deceased is also known as Jay Torres. The body was discovered by Garland police Monday, June 13, in a backyard in the...
Oct. 10, 1934 – June 18, 2016 Felda Lewis Gilder, 81, died June 18, 2016. She was born Oct. 10, 1934, in Crockett, Texas, to Foy and Billie Lewis. She attended Texas Women’s University in Denton, Texas, for tw0 years, then transferred to Sam Houston State University...
February 5, 1927 – June 23, 2016 Charles Davis Cabaniss, 89, passed away Thursday, June 23, 2016. Chuck, as he was known by friends, was born in Birmingham, Alabama, Feb. 5, 1927, to Walter and Inez Cabaniss. He spent most of his childhood in Chattanooga, Tennessee,...
Harmony Public Schools is proud to announce that 2016 graduate Ahmet Selimoglu has been awarded the Congressional Award Gold Medal in recognition of his efforts toward volunteer service, personal development, physical fitness and exploration. Ahmet’s journey to the...
Garland Summer Musicals is enjoying huge success with its production of “Fiddler on the Roof.” With music written by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick and book by Joseph Stein, the musical has been a longtime favorite of theatre enthusiasts everywhere. “Fiddler on...
The Garland Police Department will step up DWI patrols starting this Friday, June 24 and run them through Sunday, July 5. The increased DWI (Driving While Intoxicated) patrols are for an Impaired Driver Mobilization project which is funded through a TXDOT grant...
The basketball court was flooded with elementary school students just beginning to play ball to teens who were shooting hoops with ease. They were here to practice basketball, just as Ike Diogu, Garland resident turned professional basketball player, did when he was a...
Wendell Kent Arnold passed away June 11, 2016 in Pittsburg,Texas at the age of 62. He was born in Nacogdoches, Texas on July 11, 1953 to Archie Clint Arnold and Bessie Mae Hare Arnold. He worked many years for EXXON in Texas, Oklahoma, and Florida. For the past 11...
Summer is here in full force and the heat indexes or “feels like” temperatures are reaching more than 100 degrees. Salvation Army locations across the Dallas area activated 14 Cooling Stations Monday, June 20, to provide relief for the homeless population, people who...
The city of Garland Health Department conducts weekly 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...
Garland residents are encouraged to help carry out the many functions of city government by applying to serve on Garland’s Advisory Boards and Commissions. All applicants and incumbents must submit a Board and Commission Application form by Friday, July 15....
The Garland Fire Department has received a Class 1 ISO rating, the highest Public Protection Classification by the Insurance Service Organization. A community's Public Protection Classification is based on a formal assessment of three major areas: Fire...