Last October, Garland Fire Department officers Capt. Justin Dickstein and Capt. Collin Blasingame launched their new company, BlastMask. The BlastMask is a training regulator that simulates breathing conditions without an air tank, allowing firefighters to reduce the...
The city of Garland Health Department conducts weekly inspections of establishments where food is served. Inspection sites include day care centers, retirement homes, school cafeterias, restaurants – fast food and dine-in, convenience stores, and grocery stores. A...
The Garland Police Department has divided the city into 26 districts, numbers vary from 11 to 56. Listed below are the 213 crimes reported. Information provided by the Garland Police Department. Crimes broken down by district District 11 9 District 12 1 District 13...
The city of Garland is proud to announce the promotion of Matt Watson to finance director. Watson began his career with the city of Garland in 2007 as a budget analyst and currently serves as budget services administrator in the city’s Budget and Research...
The most important requirement for Garland ISD bus drivers is that they love children. According to Ernest Del Bosque, an assistant director in the Transportation Department, driving a school bus is not something you do just for a paycheck. “It’s all about the kids,”...
South Garland High School 2016 graduates Juana Morales and Diego Ayala not only enjoyed success in the auto body collision repair class at South Garland High School, the duo also placed first in a statewide competition. Students all over Texas were asked to design and...
P.J. died peacefully at Carriage House Manor in Sulphur Springs, Texas, July 30, 2016, at the age of 79. He was born Oct. 18, 1936, in the Greenpond Community of Hopkins County to Percy Covington and Ethel (Stinson) Ponder. They preceded him in death. He is survived...
A group of people on Larkin Lane in Garland have joined forces to show their love, support and appreciation for the fallen Dallas officers, the Garland Police Department and Unity in their Community by placing blue ribbons around the trees in their front yards. “It’s...
The city of Garland Health Department conducts weekly inspections of establishments where food is served. Inspection sites include day care centers, retirement homes, school cafeterias, restaurants – fast food and dine-in, convenience stores, and grocery stores. A...
Students may not be ready for summer to end, but at least they can head back to school looking and feeling their best, thanks to Remington College's Cuts for Kids program. Throughout the month of August, Remington College is again providing free back-to-school...
On July 31 at approximately 3:30 a.m., officers from the Garland Police Department responded to the report of an accident where a subject had been run over in the 12500 block of East LBJ Freeway. When officers arrived they found a subject lying on the highway. The...
Local food artisans, including one from Garland, have been named out of nearly 500 entries as finalists in the third annual H-E-B Primo Picks Quest for Texas Best search for new and innovative products. The Quest for Texas Best is a signature program for H-E-B’s Primo...
The Garland Police Department has divided the city into 26 districts, numbers vary from 11 to 56. Listed below are the 224 crimes reported. Information provided by the Garland Police Department. Crimes broken down by district District 11 4 District 12 1 District 13...
Dallas-Fort Worth area Golden Chick Restaurants will host the “Back the Blue” fundraising event Monday, Aug. 1, to raise funds for the families of the officers who lost their lives in the tragic July 7 downtown Dallas shootings. The Texas-based chicken legend prides...
Garland Police Department homicide detectives have identified the suspect in the murder of Jacinto Torres Hernandez (also known as “Jay Torres”). The 23-year-old suspect’s name is Anibal Edilfredo Chirino Mejia of Garland. Garland police officers discovered Torres'...
Donald Ray Giles, the suspect in the murder of Donald St. Clair, was arrested July 23 by officers from the Dallas Police Department. Garland homicide detectives determined that Giles had intentions to burglarize the warehouse when St. Clair, 91, was murdered. Giles...
While thousands of people from across the country responded to the emergency request for blood donations issued by the American Red Cross in early July, a critical blood shortage remains. The Red Cross urges eligible donors to give now to help ensure blood is...
Just in time for a midsummer pick-me-up, Amazing Lash Studio has opened its Garland location at Firewheel Town Center. The specialty eyelash-extension salon is celebrating their grand opening by offering a limited time $54.99 (originally $79.99) set of lash extensions...
Once again Matthew’s Raiders will take the victory lap in the Dallas-Fort Worth 2016 MDA Muscle Walk! This year our Team is walking to honor all of those who suffer from neuromuscular diseases. We would like to invite you to walk with us Sept. 24. We are also...
Cadet Cody Guerry, son of Tony and Kay Guerry of Garland and brother of Rachel, graduated from the U.S. Military Academy May 21. Guerry graduated from Naaman Forest High School in 2011 in the top 10 percent of his class. While at West Point, he concentrated his...