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Power outages create hardships
UPDATE: Per Mayor Scott LeMay: At 2:17 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 18, power was restored citywide. ERCOT currently has no power shed orders in place but the emergency level remains at EEA3 which is the highest level. The grid is stable currently but we need to remain...
NAACP receives hateful voicemail
The same day the Garland Unit of the NAACP shared its virtual Martin Luther King, Jr. celebration, a despicable message was left on the organization’s voicemail. Gwendolyn Daniels, who plans the annual event, said that she checked the voicemail on the evening of...
Garland man charged in capitol riot
Fox 4 News reported Jan. 28 that a Garland man had been arrested for involvement in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. The report said that Daniel Phipps had posted photos of himself inside the Capitol on social media. According to the criminal complaint, the above photo was...
MLK celebration a huge success
The Garland Unit of NAACP, the city of Garland and the Garland ISD worked together to present the 32nd Martin Luther King, Jr. celebration Saturday, Jan. 16. This year’s MLK celebration was virtual because of the COVID-19 pandemic, but that didn’t dampen the spirit of...
Accidental shooting claims student’s life
Christopher Guardado, Garland High School sophomore, passed away Christmas Day after he had been the victim of an accidental gunshot the evening of Dec. 19. He passed away in the Intensive Care Unit at Medical City Hospital. The 16-year-old, who was also known as...
Community helps veteran celebrate 100th birthday
One North Texas veteran is also celebrating a huge milestone this Veterans Day. He’s turning a century old. Col. Glen Francis of Garland was born Nov. 11, 1920. He’s lived through 19 presidents, served in the Air Force through World War II, the...
Dallas County judge shares COVID concerns
A week after Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins announced that the COVID-19 threat level had been returned to RED, and the situation remains unsettling. The level had been lowered to ORANGE for the previous six weeks. As of Oct. 21, the State of Texas, Dallas...
Soulman’s Bar-B-Que, Carter BloodCare team up
Two North and East Texas institutions have announced a partnership in the true spirit of giving this holiday season. With a united front, Soulman’s Bar-B-Que and Carter BloodCare are appealing to North Texans to donate blood to help meet the urgent needs of patients...
Garland Foodies spotlight city’s eateries
When Julian Olalde and Jason Collard, co-creators of the Garland Foodies Facebook page, heard someone say that there aren’t many good restaurants in Garland, they began to talk about how to change that perception. That led to the creation of a Facebook page that has...
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