During April and May, the Chamber of Commerce hosted its first BOLD Series. Starting Sept.4, the second BOLD Series will begin These are the courses being offered from September and October: 4 - Human Resources for Small Businesses 11 - Real Estate for...
Lemmond’s Salon & Suites receives awards
Harvey Lemmond, owner of Lemmond’s Salon Suites is honored to have recently received two awards. The salon, located at 702 Main Street in downtown Garland, was named Best Neighborhood Nail Salon by Nextdoor and Best Salon – Richardson and Murphy in the Best of...
Crimes reported: Aug. 5-11
The Garland Police Department has divided the city into 26 districts, numbers vary from 11 to 56. Listed below are the 165 crimes reported. Information provided by the Garland Police Department. Crimes broken down by district District 11 6 District 12 3...
Health Department inspections: Aug. 20-24
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...
City Council discusses budget
Garland’s City Manager Bryan Bradford presented the 2018-19 fiscal year budget to the City Council Aug. 7. The proposed budget totals $737.9 million, which is 2.4 percent higher than last year’s approved budget amount. The city’s property tax base currently...
IKandy Foundation gives back-to-school help
Saturday, Aug. 18, IKandy, the charitable foundation of Ike Diogu, hosted a back-to-school event during which a number of Garland children received backpacks filled with school supplies for the new school year. Ike was a basketball standout at Garland High School...
Garland educators attend Holocaust, Human Rights Conference
This summer, Fatimah Elnashar, Brighter Horizons Academy; Jeff Johnson, North Garland High School; and Lindsay Nadelman, Garland Alternative Education Center, participated in the Candy Brown Holocaust and Human Rights Educator Conference. Educators came from North...
Matthew’s Raiders ride again
After 15 years and more than $40,000 raised, it’s time once again for the MDA Muscle Walk. Matthew’s Raiders have partnered with the Muscular Dystrophy Association to help those living with muscular dystrophy, ALS and related life-threatening diseases. They...
GHS seniors look forward to school year
The week before school starts is always a busy one, but for some Garland High School seniors, an additional task set this year apart. Tuesday, Aug. 14, Kirstan, Aanchal, Taylor, Mason and Nate spent the afternoon painting their parking spaces at GHS. Purchase of a...
Obituary: Eason George Pritchard, Jr.
Eason George Pritchard Jr., 77, passed away August 9, 2018 at his home in Garland. Raised in Kansas City, Missouri, he served 27 years in the U.S. Navy as a distinguished hospital corpsman. Eason is preceded in death by parents, Eason and Stella Pritchard and...
Lauren Perez completes basic training
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Lauren M. Perez graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio. The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force...
Health Department inspections: August 13-17
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...