Don’t miss this year’s Garland Heritage Celebration Saturday, April 14, from 5 to 9 p.m. The event will be held at downtown Garland's historic square between Main and State Streets and Fifth & Sixth Streets. Celebrate our city’s rich history while enjoying musical...
Pre-K students band together to pay it forward
Some of Garland ISD’s youngest learners are discovering the impact of paying it forward. Students, staff and parents at Parsons Prekindergarten School joined forces to form the Positive Actions at Work (PAW) Club, a group devoted to philanthropic efforts. “At...
Garland firefighters endorse mayoral, council candidates
The Garland Firefighters Association is proud to endorse Lori Barnett Dodson in the Garland mayoral election. Dodson has an extensive professional background working in the investment and asset management business. Her previous financial responsibility over...
Garland celebrates Earth Day April 14
This year’s free Earth Day event will feature lots of fun activities, food and more. Several new fun and educational features will be available. The celebration will be Saturday, April 14, from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. at the Garland Recycling Center, 1426 Commerce Street,...
Continuing legacy of health, hope, heart
One door opens and another door closes, as the saying goes. And so it goes with gifts and donations. And a legacy of hope and health lives on. “I am pleased to announce a generous donation by the Garland Health Care Auxiliary to Hope Clinic Garland,” Tena...
Arts center announces dedication of ‘Vision of the Arts’ sculpture
The Garland Cultural Arts Commission, Inc. has scheduled Sunday, April 22, at 1:30 p.m. for their dedication and reception for the Vision of the Arts sculpture project. The dedication will begin in the newly created garden area in the front entry drive of the...
Trevon Berry completes basic training
U.S. Air Force Airman Trevon D. Berry graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland in San Antonio. The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core...
‘Talking Black in America’ to be screened in Garland
The Garland screening of a groundbreaking new film, "Talking Black in America," will be Tuesday, April 3, in the performance hall of First Presbyterian Church, 930 West Avenue B, Garland. Screening begins at 7 p.m. "Talking Black in America" is a documentary...
Health Department inspections: March 12-16
The Garland Health Dept. 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 establishment...
Spring Creek ES students host Family Fun Night, Living Wax Museum
Spring Creek Elementary School recently hosted a Family Fun Night which served as an opportunity to include the community and families of the students in their studies. At the time of the event, the fourth-graders were studying a unit on comprehension of nonfiction...
GPD makes arrest in murder at apartment community
Saturday, March 17, shortly after 11 a.m., the Garland Police Department received a gunshot wound call advising that someone had been shot at the Meadow Creek Apartments located in the 500 block of Tacoma Drive. Responding GPD officers observed an unconscious male...
In-Sync Exotics moves rare tigers to permanent quarters
A white tiger and snow white tiger, seized in January in a joint operation by In-Sync Exotics, Texas Parks and Wildlife and the local county sheriff's office have been treated, given a clean bill of health and released from quarantine. The animals were seized from...