Sarah Bailey is a graduating senior from Garland High School. She has been part of Garland High's International Baccalaureate Program and the Good Sam team. She will be attending Duke University majoring in environmental engineering. In spring 2019, Sarah...
Bond ratings excellent for city, GP&L
The city of Garland and Garland Power & Light (GP&L) have earned positive bond ratings from Fitch Ratings, Standard & Poors and Moody Investors Service. Fitch Ratings has assigned a AAA rating to the city of Garland’s $16.7 million combination tax...
Teacher from GHS is first from district to be adopted during appreciation week
Garland High School teacher Aime Dugger was honored to be the first Garland ISD teacher adopted from the Adopt a Teacher Facebook group during Teacher Appreciation Week. She enjoyed participating and invited all her GISD teacher friends as soon as she joined. ...
Brad Hanson provides encouragement through music
Garland resident Brad Hanson has been the pianist in residence at NorthPark Center for more than 10 years and still calls it his dream job. Playing piano was a natural part of his family and his interest in music began early in his life. He has been playing piano for...
GISD honors valedictorians, salutatorians
Friday, May 8 was a great day for the valedictorians and salutatorians (list below) of Garland ISD’s high schools as they were recognized in a big way. Members of the district’s leadership team, Superintendent Ricardo Lopez and several members of the GISD board of...
Beware of COVID-19 scams
Rumors and scams are common during emergency and crisis situations. The city of Garland offers the following information to protect residents: Find trusted sources of information Share information from trusted sources Discourage others from sharing information...
Carter BloodCare schedules Garland blood drive
The demand for blood is ramping up as doctors begin to schedule elective surgeries for their patients at local hospitals Carter BloodCare wants to remind the community that giving blood is still safe and the blood supply is an essential part of the healthcare...
NMSC announces more scholarship winners
Today, the National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) announced this year’s National Merit $2500 Scholarship winners. The 2,500 Merit Scholar designees were chosen from a talent pool of more than 15,000 outstanding Finalists in the 2020 National Merit Scholarship...
Small Business Grant Program begins in Sachse
The Sachse Economic Development Corporation (SEDC) announced its SEDC Small Business Grant Program, in response to the needs of Sachse’s small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic. There are $125,000 available in grant funds for one month’s rent and utilities...
Atmos Energy salutes Health Care Heroes
America’s health care system is working tirelessly to address the unprecedented demands of the COVID-19 pandemic. Nurses, doctors, paramedics, hospital administrators and laboratory technicians are battling this pandemic around the clock, sometimes unable to take a...
GPD arrests male for shooting death
On May 8, just after 4:30 p.m., Garland Police Department officers responded to a call about a gunshot wound at a gas station located at the Walmart in the 500 block of West I-30 Freeway. GPD officers arrived on scene and observed a woman who had an apparent gunshot...
May is National Bike Month
Established in 1956, May is National Bike Month. Sponsored by the League of American Bicyclists and celebrated from coast-to-coast, it's a great opportunity to showcase the benefits of bicycling and to encourage more folks to give it a try. In light of the...