Community
Hope Clinic of Garland celebrates 23 years
It’s the right time of year for a celebration, and the board, staff, volunteers and patients of Hope Clinic have a lot to celebrate.
Three chances to visit Santa in downtown Garland
Looking for options to meet up with the Big Guy for photos this holiday season? Santa will be in Downtown Garland three
Library system announces December schedule
The Garland Library System has some great activities planned for December. See below to decide which ones to attend.
Spring Creek Preservation Society plans November schedule
The Preservation Society for Spring Creek Forest has a full schedule planned for November.
Salvation Army launches holiday fundraising
This shortened holiday season, The Salvation Army is urging generous North Texans to come together to support their
GeoTour 2.0 begins Oct. 19
The geocaches that are in the current Garland History GeoTour are being archived, (see this link for info) and GeoTour 2.0
Kirby, Tucker families to celebrate arrival in Texas
Oct. 16 will mark 170 years since a wagon train headed from Monroe County Kentucky to Texas landed in Pleasant Valley. That wagon train brought the Kirby family to the North Texas area. The trip took 45 days, and the wagon train arrived Nov. 30, 1854, with numerous...
Spring Creek Forest Preserve October schedule
Dallas County Parks and Open Space - Master Plan Approved - Sept. 3 - At the regular meeting of the Dallas County Commissioners Court, the Dallas County Open Space Master Plan was accepted. Lenny Hughes of Halff Associates, Inc. explained that the plan: respects the...
NAACP Garland celebrates 40 years of service
However, the actual spotlight lies with the historic charter issued July 6, 1984, that established another local branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP
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