The Garland ISD high school girls’ and boys’ basketball team scores for Tuesday, Feb. 4 and Friday, Feb. 7 are below. Girls – Tuesday, Feb. 4 Rowlett Lady Eagles 53 – Garland Lady Owls 48 High scorers: RHS – Reagan Warren – 14 GHS – Xylize Harrison – 18...
This year’s district Spelling Bee featured fierce competitors, proud parents and four first-place winners. The number of winners isn’t a sign of a tie, but the result of a new Garland ISD competition. For the first time in district history, GISD hosted both an English...
Garland ISD is proud to announce it has received the 2019-2020 Pathway to the Meritorious Budget Award (MBA) from the Association of School Business Officials International for excellence in the preparation and issuance of its budget presentation. This is the...
Sunday, Feb. 9, just after 2 a.m., Garland Police Department officers responded to a domestic disturbance at a convenience store at 3401 South Garland Avenue. Officers were made aware that a dark-colored Chrysler 300 was chasing and ramming a Mazda passenger vehicle....
The Garland Health Department conducts weekly inspections of establishments where food is served. Inspections are performed at daycare centers, retirement homes, school cafeterias, restaurants and stores. A failing grade includes anything below 60. Any establishment...
The Garland Unit of the NAACP will host its 20th Winter Ball Feb. 14 at the Hyatt Place in Garland. This milestone anniversary event is a great time to honor the organization for its tireless dedication to making Garland a better city. The Garland Unit of the...
Thirteen Garland ISD AVID students are vying for a chance to receive $20,000, a laptop, textbook credits and ongoing educational support. The high schoolers were recently named Dell Scholar semifinalists due to their academic rigor, ambition and perseverance. ...
The Garland City Council has called for a general election on May 2. Voters in Council Districts 1, 2, 4 and 5 will elect representatives to two-year terms. Voters citywide will decide whether a portion of Hollabaugh Park can be used for a new library. In...
Two sisters from Garland, Abbaney Matts, 20, and Deja Matts, 19, were killed Monday, Feb. 3 in a Pride Rock Residence Hall room at Texas A&M Commerce. Deja, who hoped to become a nurse, was a freshman at the university. Abbaney’s 2-year-old son was also shot and...
Company of Rowlett Performers (CORP Theatre) will present William Shakespeare’s beloved comedy Much Ado About Nothing at the Plaza Theatre, 521 West State Street in downtown Garland, Feb. 13-22 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $15 for general admission and $10 for students and...
Gretchen Celeste Rogers (Neff) passed away in Richardson, Texas, January 25, 2020, at the age of 85. She was the widow of Marvin Hayes Rogers. Born in Rowden, Texas, March 10, 1934, she was the daughter of T.J. and Anita Neff. She graduated from Burleson High...
The Garland ISD high school boys’ and girls’ basketball scores for Jan. 28 and Jan. 31 are below. Boys Jan. 28 Sachse Mustangs 66 – Garland Owls 58 SHS high scorer – Obi 0nyia – 30 GHS high scorer – Zuby Ejifor – 20 South Garland Colonels...