Let's focus on the importance of school bus safety together during National School Bus Safety Week, Monday, Oct.18, to Friday, Oct. 22. Share these practices with your child to make school bus transportation safer. Safety starts at the bus stop Walk on the sidewalk...
Garland Police are seeking the public’s assistance in an unsolved 4-year-old murder. On Oct. 20, 2017, shortly before 1:30 a.m., the Garland Police Department responded to the report that someone had been shot in the 900 block of East Linda Drive. When officers...
The bee Hippy Hemp Dispensary isn’t Chris Fagan’s first business venture, but it’s safe to say that it is the most fulfilling. Fagan, along with his stepfather Dave Skinner, opened the business with the hope of helping people who suffer from conditions ranging from...
October is Fire Prevention Month and the National Fire Prevention Association hopes everyone will set aside time to learn about fire prevention and safety and plan and practice an escape in case of a fire. Tips for added safety: From the time the smoke alarm sounds,...
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...
After a bye week in the seventh week of the high school football season, several of the District 9-6A HS teams returned in week eight with some high-scoring contests. Owls get win over Mustangs to remain unbeaten The Garland Owls (7-0, 4-0) remained unbeaten after a...
Officer Chris Hataway, a 22-year veteran of the Garland Police Department (GPD), and Officer Matthew Fuhs, a 5-year veteran rescued an unconscious male from a burning car in the early morning hours of Wednesday, Oct. 13. Their heroic action saved the life of the...
Downtown Garland property and business owners’ concerns about downtown zoning deepened in March when a women’s health clinic/pregnancy center wanted to occupy the property at 500 Main Street. The property had recently been vacated by Garland Furniture. Members of the...
Your interests might lean more toward the history or the stories of supernatural experiences sometimes associated with older areas. Either way, you should make plans now to attend the Downtown Square Ghost Tour. The tours, which are billed as a combination of “history...
Preservation Society for Spring Creek Forest has announced a variety of activities through the end of the year. Some require reservations, so check out the list and make plans to attend now! October events Sunday, Oct. 24 - 4th Sunday Nature Walk – 2 p.m. – 3:30 p.m....
The city of Garland Health Department (GHD) has received a report of confirmed presence of West Nile Virus (WNV) in mosquitoes in the 3000 block of North Spring Court (GA11) and the 4300 block of O'Banion (GA03). These are the ninth and 10th mosquito trap areas where...
The Garland Citizens Police Academy Alumni Association (GCPAAA) was been selected as one of 10 Rise Award finalists. “It is an honor to have been nominated. We are so excited and thankful that we had the community support to move forward as a finalist with the...