Governor hosts COVID-19, flu roundtable

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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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,...

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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...

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