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...
Week 3: GISD football recap
Three of Garland ISD's schools remain undefeated after third week of high school football. Four schools win; three are defeated. District play starts next week. Raiders get big win over Carrollton Newman Smith HS The North Garland Raiders (3-0) got a...
NMS announces scholarship semifinalists
Today officials of National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) announced the names of approximately 16,000 semifinalists in the 64th annual National Merit Scholarship Program. Local semifinalists are: Garland High School: Norman Chung, John Hunt, Keaton...
Know your neighbors; plan neighborhood party
A block party is an exciting opportunity for residents within a neighborhood to meet one another, foster community pride, share ideas, increase awareness of goals and just have fun! Below are some helpful reminders and forms to guide you as you plan your upcoming...
Spring Creek Forest Preserve announces activities
The Garland Parks and Recreation Department is installing a concrete walking trail from North Garland Road along the upper rim of the preserve to Naaman Forest High School. This is part of a goal to link all greenbelts in Dallas County and beyond with a system of...
First day of fall is Fall Prevention Awareness Day
Sept. 22 is the first day of fall this year. It is also the day that the National Council on Aging designates each year as Fall Prevention Awareness Day.* According to NCOA, falls are the leading cause of fatal injury and the most common cause of non-fatal,...
Crimes reported: Aug. 12-18
The Garland Police Department has divided the city into 26 districts, numbers vary from 11 to 56. Listed below are the 161 crimes reported. Information provided by the Garland Police Department. Crimes broken down by district District 11 6 District 12 5...
Vision of the Arts sculpture in place at arts center
The long-awaited Vision of the Arts sculpture was delivered and set in place in front of the Granville Arts Center Friday, Sept. 7. Patty Granville, Director of the Garland Center for the Performing Arts since its 1982 opening, talked with joy about what the sculpture...
Health Department inspections: Sept. 3-7
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...
Clean cars equals shoes for needy children
In an effort to serve children in need at the beginning of the new school year, members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Garland participated in a larger Church effort to collect new shoes for a local charity. Buckner Shoes for Orphan...
Don’t miss this chance to run “Barefoot in the Park”
Garland Civic Theatre’s 51st season got off to a great start with a production of the late Neil Simon’s “Barefoot in the Park.” Directed by Tim Doyle and produced by Josh Hensley, the show is entertaining and filled with laughs. It’s a great way to enjoy an evening...
Robbery suspect dies from gunshot
Just after 10:30 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 9, the Garland Police Department responded to a gunshot disturbance at a residence in the 3700 block of Hawaii Drive. When police officers arrived, they observed an unidentified male subject in the front yard of the...