Pie in the face fun – Back to School Bash

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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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,...

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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...

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