Each year, 1.5 million juniors take the PSAT/NMSQT. In early September, about 16,000 students, or approximately 0.5 percent of the highest-scoring students per state, are notified by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation that they have qualified as National Merit...
Garland will host its inaugural Juneteenth event from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday, June 19, at Audubon Park, 550 W. Oates Road. There will be something for everyone at the family festival, including an opportunity to learn about the historical significance of this federally...
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...
Amnah Haque of Garland was recently awarded a full-ride scholarship to SMU Dedman School of Law by The Sumners Foundation of Irving. Scholarships are awarded by the Foundation based on academic excellence, civic engagement, and a capacity for leadership. Amnah is one...
Garland’s Duck Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant recently received the George W. Burke, Jr. Facility Safety Award at the 2022 Texas Water Awards Program ceremony in San Antonio. The award is presented by the Water Environment Federation and recognizes municipal and...
The following article is published through the courtesy of Texas Historical Commission's Medallion Magazine, Winter 2022 issue (thc.texas.gov). It names Garland’s Plaza Theater as a midcentury masterpiece theater. Post-World War II Dallas was electric—the suburbs...
Two Sachse High School girls’ track and field athletes made a great showing at the state track and field competition held May 12-14. The state meet was held at the University of Texas at Austin’s Mike A. Myers Stadium. Shot putter Favor Anyanwu won the gold medal in...
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...
Emergency Management Director Mistie Gardner was recently named Who's Who in America's Neighborhoods in the Governmental Category for her efforts and involvement during the pandemic and during Winter Storm Uri. The Who’s Who in America’s Neighborhoods Award was...
Director Christopher Wray has named Jay Greenberg as the special agent in charge of the St. Louis Field Office. He most recently served as a deputy assistant director in the Criminal Investigative Division at FBI Headquarters in Washington. Greenberg joined the FBI as...
A Garland student recently was honored by the Oklahoma State University Ferguson College of Agriculture with academic scholarships for the 2022-2023 academic year. The OSU scholarships are part of the more than $1.8 million that students will receive from the college...
From Monday, May 23 through Sunday, June 5, the Garland Police Department will join the Texas Department of Transportation and the Texas Department of Public Safety by stepping up enforcement for seatbelt and child safety seat violations during the Click It or Ticket...