To mark the start of the summer painting and home improvement season, Garland Area Habitat for Humanity is partnering with Valspar to help low-income families and to strengthen communities through Valspar’s National Neighborhood Week, May 9-14. Employees from...
Prescription Drug Drop Box available
IMPACT Garland and Sundance Behavioral Care have formed a partnership to provide a Prescription Drug Drop Box at Sundance, which is located at 2696 West Walnut Street in Garland. IMPACT Garland works with Garland ISD, the local health department and the police...
NGHS grad conducts Change of Command
Commander Alan M. D’Jock, US Navy, was properly relieved as the commanding officer of Patrol Squadron Five (VP-5) by Commander Joe Levy in a ceremony May 2 in Misawa, Japan. Commander D’Jock, a 1991 graduate of North Garland High School and 1996 graduate of the...
Vote Saturday: GISD board of trustees
Saturday, May 7, is Election Day and a number of candidates are asking for your vote in the race for the Garland Independent School District board of trustees. All elections are important and exercising your right to vote and make a difference is equally important....
Wind, solar power resources grow
Garland Power & Light has made a significant commitment to renewable energy with long-term power purchase agreements for wind and solar resources. By spring 2017, the utility will have enough renewable power to meet about 35 percent of its annual energy needs. All...
Health inspection report: April 25-29
Each week the city of Garland Health Department conducts 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...
GSM kicks off season with ‘Fiddler on the Roof’
The spectacular Garland Summer Musicals 2016 season will begin in June with the Tony Award-winning, Broadway and film classic "Fiddler on the Roof." Set in the little village of Anatevka, the story centers on Tevye, a poor dairyman, and his daughters. With the help of...
GSO ends season with pianist Daniel del Pino
Garland Symphony Orchestra concludes its season May 13 with pianist, Daniel del Pino performing Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1 in Bb Minor. Del Pino is one of the leading Spanish concert pianists in the international scene. He has performed in five continents. His...
Garland arts advocate passes away
A memorial will be held for Linda Brownlee Monday, May 2, at Garland’s First United Methodist Church at 801 West Avenue B at 2 p.m. and will be followed by a celebration of her life at the Granville Arts Center, 300 North Fifth Street in downtown Garland, at 3 p.m....
Diane Nored Teacher of the Month
Jupiter Chevrolet’s Teacher of the Month SUV will stay at Back Elementary School for a second straight month. Nurse Diane Nored received the honors at the end of March. She was surprised with the automobile after walking out front of her campus to a group of cheering...
Heritage Celebration makes for fun weekend
Friday and Saturday, April 22-23, were busy days in downtown Garland as it was the venue for festivities including the Bankhead Highway 100th birthday celebration, Garland’s 125th birthday celebration, the Wheels of Hope Car Show and the city’s Heritage Celebration....
Save the date: Garland observes NDP
Mayor Douglas Athas has proclaimed Thursday, May 5, as National Day of Prayer in Garland. Members of the community are invited to gather at 11:30 a.m. at the Atrium at the Granville Arts Center, 300 North Fifth Street in downtown Garland. This year marks the city of...
Health inspection report: April 18-22
Each week the city of Garland Health Department conducts 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...
Vintage home tour attracts visitors to 11th Street
Five homes in the historic Travis College Hill Addition were open for tours in conjunction with the Garland Heritage Celebration Saturday, April 23. In 2015, the neighborhood became Garland’s first residential area to be designated as historic by the state of Texas....
District 5 council member-elect ready to serve
Rich Aubin is looking forward to serving as Garland’s District 5 council member and helping to spread the message that Garland is a great place to live. He and his family have lived here for six years, but his first experience with Garland was in 1993 when, in his...
Buddy League spring season in full swing
The sky was cloudy Saturday, April 16, but the faces of the Buddy League baseball players were bright because their spring season was beginning. Mayor Douglas Athas was on hand to throw out the first pitch of the season. According to Buddy League founder Heather...
NDPR prepares photos for reunification with tornado victims
Representatives with National Disaster Photo Rescue will travel to the Garland/Rowlett areas April 25-27 to assist a team of dedicated volunteers as they clean, scan, document and upload an estimated 1,000 misplaced photos scattered by the Dec. 26 tornadoes. Once...
Crimes reported: April 3-9
The Garland Police Department has divided the city into 26 districts, numbers vary from 11 to 56. Listed below are the 201 crimes reported. Information provided by the Garland Police Department. Crimes broken down by district District 11 3 District 12 5 District 13...
BCBS contributes to #GarlandStrong
Representatives from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas were on hand at the April 19 City Council meeting to present a $20,000 contribution to the #GarlandStrong campaign, a fundraiser for providing assistance to Garland families impacted by the Dec. 26 tornado. “As...
Donate, shop, volunteer at Garland Habitat ReStore
Steve Church, manager of the Garland Area Habitat for Humanity ReStore is new to the Garland area but has been with Habitat for Humanity in several different capacities for six years. He feels that the entire Habitat program, including the ReStores, serves numerous...