The Garland Civic Theatre’s 52nd season will begin Sept. 5 and season tickets are on sale. The great lineup of shows includes: Neil Simon’s “Plaza Suite” – Sept. 5-22 - An all-time comedy classic. An evening of three one-act plays: “Visitor from Mamaroneck” -...
Garland Police Boxing Gym hosts student banquet
The Garland Police Boxing Gym recently held its annual banquet to celebrate the accomplishments of the students that participate in the boxing and karate programs. Since 1995, Lieutenant Dave Swavey has run the boxing program and seen countless successes. The lives of...
City celebrates Pleasant Valley Bridge
The Pleasant Valley Bridge project was celebrated June 27 as something much greater than a widened road taken out of a floodplain. The bridge’s 92-foot towers and 8-foot City logo make Pleasant Valley Road a signature entry point. The project is the basis of a...
Protect yourself, family from WNV
The Garland Health Department received a report of laboratory confirmed presence of West Nile Virus in mosquitoes collected in the 500 block of West Vista Drive (GA20). This is the first confirmed presence of WNV in mosquitoes in Garland in 2019. GHD will immediately...
Council receives Downtown Façade Program update
Mayor Scott LeMay and council recently received an update on the Downtown Façade Program from Letecia McNatt, Garland’s downtown coordinator. The program is funded through the Downtown tax increment financing (TIF) plan and is intended to promote the character...
Garland police step up holiday DWI enforcement
The Garland Police Department will step up Driving While Intoxicated patrols starting Tuesday, June 25 and run them through Monday, July 8. The increased DWI patrols are for an Impaired Driver Mobilization (IDM) project. The project is funded through a TXDOT...
Health Department inspections: June 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...
Andersen Corporation employees work to clean up White Rock Lake
A group of Andersen Corporation, a prominent Garland manufacturing company, employee volunteers recently participated in the company’s annual Nature Preservation Day event to clean up Dallas’ White Rock Lake. This volunteerism program provides employees an opportunity...
City Manager Bryan Bradford named Living Legend
City Manager Bryan Bradford was honored as a Living Legend recently at the Verna's HELP Foundation's fifth annual Empowerment Prayer Brunch. U.S. Rep. Colin Allred was guest speaker of the event at Royal Oaks Country Club in Dallas. “When you talk to...
Garland earns statewide communications awards
The city of Garland was recognized for excellence in communications, as it earned six awards at the 2019 Texas Association of Municipal Information Officers Conference in early June. The Garland City Press brought home a TAMI Award in the External Newsletter...
Richland College Garland Campus honors local businesses
Richland College Garland Campus is committed to serving the local community through corporate and workforce training, recognizing the importance of building sustainable community partnerships to provide customized training that is beneficial to both employers and...
Crimes reported: June 9-15
The Garland Police Department has divided the city into 26 districts, numbers vary from 11 to 56. Listed below are the 169 crimes reported. Information provided by the Garland Police Department. Crimes broken down by district District 11 1...