Blueprint Community Church and Intrinsic Smokehouse & Brewery are teaming up to host a back-to-school event where you can choose a victim to get a pie in the face! The Back to School Summer Bash will be Aug. 7 with the pie in the face activity, bounce houses, line...
Western Wealth Capital distributes school supplies
Western Wealth Capital (WWC), a growth-oriented real estate investment company that strives for excellence at every point, is pleased to announce the company and its local partner network will distribute more than 6,000 backpacks filled with essential school supplies...
COVID-19 vaccines available
You can get the COVID vaccine without an appointment at our Public Health Clinic, 206 Carver Drive. Clinic hours are 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and 8 a.m. to noon on Saturdays through the end of July (except when GHD is conducting a mass vaccination event). While COVID...
A parade and a party!
The Noon Exchange Club of Garland will host the 75th Labor Day Parade on Sept. 6. The fun starts at 9 a.m. when the parade begins at Glenbrook Drive and Avenue D. It will then go north to Main Street, then head east to Fifth Street. It will turn north on Fifth Street...
Suspects arrested in capital murder investigation
Update: The two suspects, Kvaughandre Presley and Gabriela Liliana Torres were located and arrested for the murder of Patricia Eifert. Patricia was murdered inside her daughter’s home July 27. After committing the murder, it is believed the suspects continued their...
Health Department inspections: July 19-23
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. Inspectors use a 100-point scoring system during each...
Park Crest ES: Soil contamination found
Garland ISD released a letter to parents Monday, July 26, regarding lead and arsenic contamination at Park Crest Elementary School. The letter said that the contamination was the result of the operation of the Globe-Union battery manufacturing plant - which closed in...
SNAP subsidy helps cool Texas home
With temperatures rising well into the high 90s, Edward Montemayor, 58, knows all too well the intensity of Texas summer heat. Last summer, he lived without air conditioning for weeks. A $7,000 Special Needs Assistance Program (SNAP) subsidy from Veritex Community...
GISD updates COVID guidelines
The following changes have been made to the 2021-22 Garland ISD protocols: The use of face masks is highly encouraged. Garland ISD is unable to mandate mask-wearing based on Governor Abbott’s Executive Order. Based on new CDC guidance, temperature screenings and...
City names Economic Development director
The city of Garland has named Ayako Schuster to lead the city’s Economic Development Department, focusing on bringing new development and fresh redevelopment partnerships to the community. Ayako’s career in economic development began in 2000 when she joined the...
Citizen Police Academy celebrates graduation
Class 55 of the Garland Citizen Police Academy celebrated its graduation Thursday, July 15, at the Atrium. The Garland Police Department offers the Citizen Police Academy for a variety of reasons. They enjoy getting to know the people in the community. In addition,...
Obituary: Mark Wilson
In the early morning hours of July 18, 2021 Mark Wilson peacefully passed away after an 18-month battle with post-COVID 19 lung disease. He was born October 31, 1956, and always said that he loved having his birthday on Halloween. He got to go trick-or-treating to get...