Just because a person has a concealed license to carry a firearm does not automatically make that person competent to handle a gun in challenging personal circumstances. There are individuals with guns that do not need a firearm because they lack self-control. The...
The Garland Health Department received a report of a laboratory confirmed human case of West Nile Virus in an individual who lives in the 1500 block of Caldwell (near the intersection of Saturn and Kingsley roads). This is the fourth confirmed human case reported in...
On July 15, the Garland Police Department responded to a robbery that occurred at the 7-Eleven located in the 3400 block of Forest Lane. Detectives identified the robbery suspect as 19-year-old Pablo Paramo-Villagomez of Garland. Paramo-Villagomez was arrested by the...
Hollywood Feed opened its newest location at 4280 Lavon Drive in Garland Saturday, Sept. 24. This brings the holistic pet food and product retailer’s store count in Texas to more than 20 as they also recently opened stores at 1415 East Renner Road (Cityline) in...
Voters, volunteers, and taxpayers in GISD are shocked that on Tuesday, 9/13, the Garland ISD Board of Trustees voted 4-3 to reject the natatorium that was promised in 2014 as part of the school bond package that passed with over 62% of the vote. After months of...
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 and stores. A failing grade includes anything below 60. Any...
The city of Garland has approved an exciting new project that will result in the imminent construction of 494,000 square feet of additional industrial space on Leon Drive. This massive new facility, named the Garland Logistics Center, will be built on a 29-acre...
McKayla K. Roberts has joined the United States Army under the Delayed Enlistment Program. The program allows new recruits to delay reporting for basic military training for up to 270 days while they finish their educations and prepare for their military careers. As...
The Garland Police Department is investigating three robberies that occurred in the morning hours of Sept. 21 and Sept. 22, where juveniles were robbed of their cell phones. The three robberies occurred in the northern part of Garland while juveniles were either...
Love in Action International (LIAI) has undertaken a creative new addition to their important work in Kosovo in cooperation with The Albanian American Heritage Center in Bedford. Based in Garland, LIAI was formed in 1978, initially to offer support to the poor in the...
NFHS gets win over GHS For the first time in seven years, the Naaman Forest Rangers (3-2) (1-0) got a win over the Garland Owls (1-4)(0-1). The score was 22-11. Daviciea McCartney caught a 24-yard pass from quarterback Broderick Hampton for the Rangers’ first TD....
A bid for the Garland ISD natatorium that was approved in the 2014 bond package was submitted to the board of trustees in May. The amount of the bid was $30.1 million and was submitted by Hayden Construction Corporation. Hayden Construction provided the top ranked...