The Garland Police Department has divided the city into 26 districts, numbers vary from 11 to 56. Listed below are the 168 crimes reported. Information provided by the Garland Police Department. Crimes broken down by district District 11 6...
Mock Line Strike event highlights need to call 811
A live-action drill to emphasize the need to call 811 before digging was held in Mesquite Tuesday morning. Over 100 first responders, utility, oil & gas, municipal and other personnel from as far away as Waxahachie attended the event held at the TEEX-OSHA...
Health Department inspection report June 11-15
The 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 establishment...
LCHS athlete earns medal at state competition
Not only the current 200-meter dash record holder for both Garland ISD and Lakeview Centennial High School, junior Mariah Ayers is also the only district athlete to medal at the recent state UIL track and field competition. She began this season by winning her second...
Duck Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant receives awards
Garland’s Duck Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant recently received two awards from the Water Environment Association of Texas. Duck Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant received the George Burke Jr. Award, which honors municipal and industrial wastewater facilities...
Garland earns communications awards
The city of Garland is recognized for excellence in communications, earning seven awards from the 2018 Texas Association of Municipal Information Officers Conference in early June. The video, The Hunt for the Orange Traffic Cones, earned a first-place TAMI...
GSM charms audiences with ‘My Fair Lady’
Garland Summer Musicals kicked off its 36th season Friday, June 15 with a stunning production of “My Fair Lady.” The 1956 smash hit by Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Lowe won six Tony awards, including Best Musical, and remains one of the most endearing shows of all...
Garland long-term care facility receives award
Pleasant Valley Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center in Garland has earned a national honor for improving their quality of care. The local long-term care facility was one of 35 across Texas to earn the honor, despite a statewide staffing crisis that’s left facility...
GISD Class of 2018 says hello to future
Nearly 4,000 Garland ISD students culminated 13 years of learning June 7-9 at the Curtis Culwell Center. This year’s graduation ceremonies featured student leaders thanking their families, teachers and peers; Superintendent Ricardo López giving words of advice; and...
Texans Can Academy students visit DART
Texans Can Academy – Garland Can is providing resources to expose their students to upcoming employment opportunities offered after their senior students’ graduation ceremony in this month. The school’s administrators recently arranged a meeting for 10 senior students...
Don’t miss Mustang football at Cotton Bowl
Be sure to save the date for Sachse Mustang football at third Cotton Bowl Stadium Prep Showcase when they take on the Euless Trinity Trojans. The Mustangs’ game is Sept. 8 at 1:30 p.m. The Mustangs had an extraordinary 2017 season and made it to the quarter-final...
How Garland Health Department fights mosquito population
Larviciding is the first line of defense in mosquito control. The Garland Health Department uses several different types of larvicides to help reduce the possibility of mosquito breeding throughout the city. Larvicides can be applied in numerous forms to...