The 2019 Martin Luther King, Jr. parade and celebration will take place Jan. 19-20. The parade begins at 10 a.m. and the lineup begins at 9 a.m. Parade route: Starts on Dairy Road at Garden Drive; goes north on Dairy) Road to Avenue D; then west (left) on...
HS varsity basketball scores: Dec. 21
Scores for boys’ and girls’ varsity high school basketball teams for Dec. 21 are listed below: Girls Rowlett HS Lady Eagles 73 – South Garland HS Lady Colonels 17 High scorers for the Lady Eagles were Ngozi Obineke with 26 points and Reagan Warren...
Health Department inspections: Dec. 17-21
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...
GFD hosts Kids’ Christmas Shopping Spree
On Sunday, Dec. 16, 103 children from the Garland community were each given $125 to spend on holiday gifts for themselves or other family members at the 33rd Kids’ Christmas Shopping Spree, organized by the Garland Fire Fighters Association. Much of the money...
Garland earns bragging rights
Lots of folks think Garland is a great place to call home and these 2018 rankings illustrate just a few reasons why! Check out this impressive list: Garland Among 2018’s “Best Places to Find a Job” Garland is #6 in Texas, #48 in U.S. Also, #5 in U.S. for...
GCT presents ‘Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story’
Garland Civic Theatre will present “Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story” beginning Jan. 24, 2019 and running through Feb. 10. Buddy Holly, in his two-year career, accomplished more than many artists accomplish in 30- or 40-year careers. He wrote and produced his own...
Bond Study Committee presents recommendations to City Council
The City Council received the recommendations of the Bond Study Committee at their Dec. 18 meeting. Lists of potential projects in several categories were presented. The committee provided an outline that included three options, or tiers. Tier 1 was for a $250...
Adoptable dogs journey to new homes
About 30 Garland Animal Shelter dogs are on a nearly 2,000 mile trek to Washington and Idaho. Shelters and humane societies in those states are in need of animals to adopt. Thanks to a generous and caring shelter supporter, local pets will soon have the opportunity...
Letter to the editor: Traffic problem due to development
Looks like another bonehead development move from the City of Garland with the new apartment complex they are building on North Garland Road. It’s not enough that there is already an elementary school, middle school, soccer fields, Hawaiian Falls Park, and a...
Health Department inspections: Dec. 10-14
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...
Girls’ high school basketball scores: Dec. 14
Photos by Roger Mathis, www.mempics.com Girls’ high school varsity basketball scores for Friday, Dec. 14 are listed below: Rowlett High School Lady Eagles 58 – North Garland High School Lady Raiders 40 Rowlett’s Lady Eagles’ high scorers were...
Crimes reported: Nov. 25 – Dec. 1
The Garland Police Department has divided the city into 26 districts, numbers vary from 11 to 56. Listed below are the 212 crimes reported. Information provided by the Garland Police Department. Crimes broken down by district District 11 4 District 12 5...