Ryan Burchfield BS’06, MS’09, PhD’11 recently received a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, As a computer science senior at The University of Texas at Dallas, Burchfield, who is from Garland, thought he had his future programmed. He wanted...
GPD Citizens Police Academy, Week 8
In the eighth week of the Garland Citizens Police Academy, Katie Mayfield, supervisor in Communications shared information about the 911 system and operators and Pastor Mark Clements, talked about what it’s like to be the GPD chaplain. We also watched a...
NAACP Garland Unit hosts Freedom Fund Brunch, Silent Auction
By Gwendolyn H. Daniels, Unit Historian. Photos by HRB Photography. An audience of 249 filled the ballroom on Sept.21 at the Hyatt Place Garland Hotel to enjoy the NAACP Garland Unit’s 29th year of Freedom Fund events. National recording artist Reuben...
Garland renters have fast routes to home ownership
Garland is listed as the second-best city in Texas and ninth-best in the nation for the time it takes renters to save enough money to convert to home ownership. In an October story, "The Process of Becoming a Homeowner," the Dallas Business Journal cites a...
Crimes reported: Sept. 29 – Oct 5
The Garland Police Department has divided the city into 26 districts, numbers vary from 11 to 56. Listed below are the 186 crimes reported. Information provided by the Garland Police Department. Crimes broken down by district District 11 1...
Christmas tour features homes in historic areas
Eight homes in two historic neighborhoods near downtown Garland will be decorated in Christmas finery and open to the public during the 2019 Magical Christmas Candlelight Home Tour from 5 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 5. Six of the dwellings are in the Travis...
Soulman’s Bar-B-Que provides feast for those in need
In the spirit of the season, Soulman’s is giving away 18 Thanksgiving family meals to deserving North Texans. Each meal in the Thanksgiveaway includes a bone-in hickory-smoked turkey, cornbread dressing, green beans, mashed potatoes, brown gravy, dinner rolls and...
Health Department inspections: Sept. 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...
Crimes reported: September 22-28
The Garland Police Department has divided the city into 26 districts, numbers vary from 11 to 56. Listed below are the 178 crimes reported. Information provided by the Garland Police Department. Crimes broken down by district District 11 5...
Week 7: Citizens Police Academy
Week 7 of the Garland Citizens Police Academy covered three interesting topics: Forensic Investigations, School Resource Officers and Gang Enforcement. Forensic Investigations Katie Tucker explained the role of the Forensic Investigations Unit and SRO...
Downtown Garland finalist for TDA Awards
Garland’s Downtown Dine Around has been selected as a finalist for the 2019 President’s Awards Program, sponsored by the Texas Downtown Association. The Downtown Dine Around was chosen as a finalist for the Best Promotional Event in the Achievement Category....
Obituary: Perla Febre Tepait
August 23, 1950 – October 5, 2019 Perla Febre Tepait, born August 23, 1950, left this life to be with the Lord October 5, 2019. She was preceded in death by her parents, Max and Mila Febre and a brother, June Febre. She was survived by her husband Bob...