The District 9-6A boys and girls high school varsity soccer teams started district play Tuesday, Jan. 20. Scores for the Jan. 20 and Jan. 17 are below. Rowlett HS 2 - Naaman Forest HS 0 North Garland HS 1 – Garland HS 0 Wylie HS 6 – South Garland HS 0 Sachse HS 4 –...
Health Dept. inspections: Jan. 16-20
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...
File for place on general election ballot
The city of Garland will hold a May 6 general election to elect its mayor and City Council members for Districts 3, 6, 7 and 8. The first day to file an application for a place on the ballot was Wednesday, Jan. 18. Friday, Feb. 17, is the last day for filing an...
Grave marking of Thomas R. Newman, Jr., War of 1812 Veteran
The Craig Austin Rowley Chapter, Society of the War of 1812 in Texas, and the John Cavet Chapter, United States Daughters of 1812 will hold a grave marking ceremony for Private Thomas R. Newman, Jr., veteran of the War of 1812, in the Big A Cemetery in Rowlett, at 3...
NFHS soccer great joins pro team
Reyna Reyes, a Naaman Forest High School and University of Alabama graduate, was born in Garland to Rene and Carrie Reyes. She was 6 years old when she joined the FC Dallas youth soccer system and played with the club for 12 years. She was a part of the FC Dallas’...
New city manager, senior leadership team
The Garland City Council has named Judson Rex to serve as city manager. The appointment was made official during the council’s Jan. 17 meeting and is effective immediately. Judson joined Team Garland two years ago as the assistant city manager for Planning and...
GPD detective to enter National LEO Officer Hall of Fame
The Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA) has announced its inductees into the National Law Enforcement Officer Hall of Fame. And, Garland PD’s Detective Tony Godwin is on the list. He will receive the Career Achievement Award. According to the TMPA, the judges...
GCT presents ‘A Few Good Men’
Garland Civic Theatre’s next production will be “A Few Good Men” written by Aaron Sorkin. The show received critical acclaim when it premiered on Broadway in 1989. “A Few Good Men” also received critical acclaim when it was adapted into a hit film by Sorkin in...
HS basketball scores: Jan. 10, 13
Scores for the Tuesday, Jan. 10 and Friday, Jan. 13 high school varsity girls’ and boys’ basketball games are below. Girls – Tuesday, Jan. 10 Sachse Mustangs 66 – Lakeview Centennial Patriots 10 Garland Owls 56 – North Garland Raiders 14 Rowlett Eagles 41 – Naaman...
Health Dept. inspections: Jan. 9-12
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...
GSO continues season
The Garland Symphony Orchestra (GSO) will continue its “Music that Grows on You” season Friday, Jan. 20, with cellist Iona Batchelder and conductor Pascual Osa. Strauss II — “Roses from the South” Saint-Saëns — “Cello Cncerto No. 1 in A Minor” Shostakovich — “Symphony...
Mandy Pippen named health director
Mandy Pippen will become the city of Garland health director as of Monday, Jan. 23. Pippen began her career with the city in 2004 as an environmental health specialist in the Health Department. Over the following 18 years, she was promoted to senior environmental...