The city of Garland has approved a $35+ million deal that will significantly expand the community's plastics industrial cluster. This major new investment, made by True Velocity, Inc., will be phased over the next five years and continues a highly targeted approach by...
City hosts remembrance ceremony
Dec. 26, 2015, is a day many in Garland and the surrounding area will never forget. On this day, an EF4 tornado ripped through north Texas, including parts of Garland. The tornado struck at 6:45 p.m. near Interstate 30 and the President George Bush Turnpike. More than...
City offers Storm Spotter Training
Learn how to prepare your family for severe weather at Storm Spotter Training presented by the city of Garland Saturday, Feb. 18, 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. at the Granville Arts Center, 300 North Fifth Street in downtown Garland. SKYWARN training is free to anyone with an...
GPD opens murder investigation
Update: The 15-year-old juvenile suspect in the murder of Ruben Trinidad of Garland has been arrested and charged with murder. The Garland Police Department responded to a possible stabbing at a restaurant in the 3200 block of North George Bush Freeway Thursday, Jan....
Holiday DWI enforcement nets results
During 18 days of increased enforcement, the Garland Police Department made 26 DWI arrests. Driving While Intoxicated patrols had been increased from Dec. 15 through Jan. 1 in an effort to keep Garland citizens and visitors safe during the Christmas and New Year...
Council backs downtown National Register application
Garland City Council agreed unanimously to back the application of downtown Garland building owners to seek admission to the National Register of Historic Places. Council also concurred with the request of Garland property owner Richard D Hargrove of Alston's Old Home...
Food Excellence Award winners 2016
The city of Garland Health Department is pleased to announce the winners of the 2016 Food Sanitation Excellence Awards. Winners scored in the top 5 percent of their class on unannounced food inspections during the previous year. In addition to receiving an award...
Health Department inspections: Dec. 26-30
The city of Garland Health Department conducts weekly inspections of establishments where food is served. Inspections are performed at day care centers, retirement homes, school cafeterias, restaurants and stores. A failing grade includes anything below 60. Any...
Officers discover murder victim
The Garland Police Department responded to a welfare check at the Parkside Apartments in the 1900 block of West Kingsley Road Jan. 1 just after 9:30 p.m. Responding officers went inside the apartment and found 44-year-old Linda Lee Harris dead. Officers believed that...
Special needs production at arts center
Mark your calendars for “Back to the 80s Musical” starring special needs adult. This is the group’s 13th musical. The show’s director, Lory Stewart, has written and directed musicals for special needs adults for the city of Garland and the Granville Arts Center since...
Letter to the editor: Faith and unbelief
For many devout Evangelical Christians, the universe owes its very origin to a living, wise and all powerful God. Genesis 1:1 states, “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” God is so awesome in nature that Scripture testifies of His greatness. The...
NAACP schedules MLK parade
The NAACP—Garland Unit will host its 28th Martin Luther King Jr. Day Parade at 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 14. The parade will begin on Dairy Road at Garden Drive (near Embree Park). This year's theme is “Claiming ALL of Our Dreams in 2017.” Members of Alpha Phi Alpha and...