Governor Greg Abbott hosted a roundtable discussion Thursday, Aug. 6, at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas. Participants included several medical professionals, state legislators and other officials. The topics were COVID-19 and the...
Grant applications due Aug. 10-21
As of Aug. 10, the Garland Chamber of Commerce will begin accepting round 2 grant applications for small businesses of 50 employees or less and have received previous federal assistance like EIDL, PPP or others. The rest of the eligibility and documents are still...
HHSC to allow visits to patients at nursing facilities
On Thursday, Aug. 6, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) announced limited visitation rules for nursing facilities and long-term care facilities. HHSC is also issuing enhanced emergency rules requiring additional actions by nursing facilities to...
Crimes reported: July 26 – August 1
The Garland Police Department has divided the city into districts, numbers vary from 11 to 56. Listed below are the 195 crimes reported. Information provided by the Garland Police Department. Crimes by district District 11 5 District 12 12 District 13 6...
Hunter Bulin selected for Perfect Game’s Select Baseball Festival
Perfect Game (PG) recently announced that Garland native Hunter Bulin has been selected for the inaugural Perfect Game 12U Select Baseball Festival to be held Sunday, Aug. 30 in Marietta, Georgia. Hunter has lived in Garland all his life and attends Garland...
Free, reduced-price meal benefits 2020-21
In an effort to meet the needs of district students, Garland ISD has announced an update to free and reduced-price meals served under the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program for 2020-21. Twenty-four schools qualifying for the Community...
Girl Scouts focuses on mental health
As North Texans prepare for the coming school year, Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas will mark their commitment to building confident, resilient girls with a premier virtual event, Start Strong – a panel discussion to help parents of rising kindergarteners start their...
Scooter’s Coffee opens new location
Scooter’s Coffee, best known for its convenient drive-thru specialty coffee and baked-from-scratch pastries, added a new location at 3414 Broadway Boulevard in Garland. To celebrate, the drive-thru coffee locations will be hosting a Grand Opening Week Monday, August 3...
GFD earns Mission: Lifeline EMS Gold Award
The Garland Fire Department (GFD) has received the American Heart Association’s Mission: Lifeline® EMS Gold Award for implementing quality improvement measures for the treatment of patients who experience severe heart attacks. “For the seventh consecutive year,...
Help Good Sam on North Texas Giving Day
Since 1983, Good Samaritans of Garland, “Good Sam,” has provided food assistance for food-insecure families. Due to the economic challenges of COVID19, Good Sam is experiencing an unprecedented demand for assistance. In the past four months, Good Sam has provided...