Garland ISD is proud to announce that seven high school seniors have been named Dell Scholars, setting a district record (most named in one year) and representing 2% of Dell Scholars nationwide. Even more impressive, four out of GISD’s seven Dell Scholars started life...
The Garland Health Department (GHD) will host a drive-through vaccination event at the Garland Fire Training Facility, 1500 Highway 66, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, April 17. To better manage traffic flow, everyone is asked to take Commerce Street off of Centerville...
Financial services firm Edward Jones ranks highest in investor satisfaction with full-service brokerage firms, according to the J.D. Power 2021 U.S. Full-Service Investor Satisfaction Study(SM), the firm announced. The study measures overall investor satisfaction with...
The Dallas Central Appraisal District (DCAD), in accordance with state law, is offering a temporary disaster exemption following this winter’s devastating storm. This exemption only applies to damage to buildings or structures, not land value. Property owners must...
The Garland Police Department is searching for a vehicle and its driver involved in an injury-hit & run crash that occurred April 10 at 4:30 p.m. GPD and the Garland Fire Department responded to a hit & run crash where a female pedestrian had been struck on...
At Kimberlin Academy for Excellence, learning about Black history doesn’t only occur in the month of February. Launching a Black History Matters project in January, 60 second-graders embarked on a mission to learn and teach others about notable Black heroes. The...
Gabriel Pina, 12, of Garland, is a featured artist in the Children’s Cancer Fund + NorthPark Center “Healing Works” Art Exhibit. Healing Works is a curated four-week experience from April 1 through 29 at NorthPark Center, staging the stories of local children who are...
Voter turnout for local elections, races for mayor, city council and school board, is traditionally low, yet just as important, if not more, as state and federal elections. Voters have the power to help make decisions that will bring positive change. Or they can...
The National Day of Prayer has been observed in Garland for 19 years and we’re excited about getting together again after last year’s switch to a Zoom meeting. Garland NDP is a powerful point of influence in calling all citizens to pray for our leaders and to seek...
Garland ISD would appreciate it if parents would complete a questionnaire to let them know if they are interested in their children enrolling in a virtual school program for the 2021-2022 school year. Also, GISD Student Services will soon take the enrollment process...
The Garland Police Department is cracking down on street racers. Over the weekend, GPD officers targeted street racing and reckless driving. This led to the arrest of two individuals and the issuance of several citations to motorists in the North Garland area near...
The number of COVID-19 deaths in Garland increased by 49 Monday, April 12, when the city’s health department was notified by the state regarding additional deaths that had not yet been accounted for in city records. The new number below includes these fatalities....