Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas, the largest pipeline for female leaders in North Texas, celebrates the grand opening of The Rees-Jones Foundation Welcome Center and The Hoglund Foundation Girl Program Center at the new STEM Center of Excellence at Camp Whispering...
The Garland Youth Council is currently accepting applications for 2016-17. The mission of the organization is to provide a forum which educates Garland’s youth to the various workings of city business and allows youth to be a voice to address their particular ideas...
Drug Prevention Resources, Inc. is working toward implementing Impact Garland, a drug prevention program that focuses on alcohol use in people ages 12-20 and prescription drug abuse in people ages 12-25. The meeting schedule is below for anyone interested in joining...
Earning a spot as one of Texas’ top elementaries, Hillside Academy for Excellence recently received a Blue Ribbon Schools award nomination. The State selected 26 public and private campuses to recommend for this national honor. The Blue Ribbon Schools program—an...
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...
The area’s most unique car show for a cause is looking for participants and potential sponsors. Don’t miss the second Wheels of Hope event from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. April 23 in downtown Garland. All proceeds benefit the Hope Clinic—a nonprofit offering medical services to...
Remington College Dallas Campus wants to send high school students off to prom in style by offering free salon services through its Prom Night Makeover event. Students in the cosmetology Program will provide students headed to prom with free updos, manicures,...
All Garland residents are invited to the Keep Garland Beautiful Spring Trash-Off. Teams or individuals may choose any location to pick up litter or obtain information on a location when registering. Trash-off details: When: Saturday, April 16, 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m....
The Garland Police Department has divided the city into 26 districts, numbers vary from 11 to 56. Listed below are the 153 crimes reported. Information provided by the Garland Police Department. Crimes broken down by district District 11 4 District 12 5...
The high school soccer playoffs have begun and Garland ISD has two girls’ teams moving on to the area round. Three boys’ teams have also advanced. Girls’ bi-district scores were as follow: Rowlett HS 3 – Belton 0 Sachse HS 10 – Harker Heights 0 The Lady Mustangs will...
Softball scores for the Garland ISD high schools played March 22 and March 24 were as follows: March 22 softball results: Sachse HS 22 – Lakeview Centennial HS 3 Garland HS 19 – North Garland HS 0 Rowlett HS 23 – Naaman Forest HS 5 South Garland 0 – Mesquite Poteet HS...
A new weather radar, the Collaborative Adapting Sensing of the Atmosphere, has been installed at the Mesquite Metro Airport to provide lifesaving severe weather data from Garland and Mesquite earlier and more accurately than existing equipment. The Mesquite CASA radar...
Don’t miss Garland Civic Theatre’s last show of the season, a wonderful production of Hank Williams: Lost Highway by Randal Myler and Mark Harelik. The show will be directed by Kyle McClaran. This spectacular story is the musical biography of Hank Williams, the...
On Friday, April 8, the Rowlett Mighty Eagle Band will hold its annual Silent Auction & Dinner at Rowlett High School. A full Italian dinner will be catered by Valentino's Ristorante. This year’s event will also feature a few unique live auction items including a...
Spring break DWI results Eight DWI arrests were made during 18 days of increased enforcement. The Garland Police Department stepped up its Driving While Intoxicated patrols, from March 4 through March 21. The effort was intended to keep Garland citizens and visitors...
First Choice Emergency Room, an Adeptus Health company, is partnering with Operation Gratitude and will host a collection drive between March 28 and April 9 to support active duty military and veteran communities. All 64 First Choice Emergency Room facilities across...
3 May 1959 - 21 Jan 2016 With great sadness, the ETSU band family acknowledges the passing of our dear friend and classmate, musician and music educator, Steve Rudig. Steven Louis Rudig, passed from this life on 21 January 2016 in Rockwall, Texas. He was born on 3...
Larry Glick, the current president of the Garland ISD board of trustees has been a board member since 2007 and is running unopposed for re-election to place 1. Before becoming a GISD trustee, he served 12 years on the Rowlett Planning and Zoning Commission. One of the...
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...
The Achievement Center of Texas Special Arts Festival, held March 19, brought various types of art to Garland’s Spring Creek Church. This year’s festival marks the ninth anniversary of the event that continues to hold great significance for the special needs adults...