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Atmos offers bill payment assistance
Atmos Energy announced last week that, as of June 1, it will begin helping customers struggling to pay their bills because of illness, quarantine or work disruptions. Payment Plans They will set up an installment plan to spread out the payment of your...
Help Good Sam with food, cash donations
The downhill slide of the economy caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has caused unemployment rates to soar. More than 1.9 million Texans have filed for unemployment. During the week of May 16, 134,381 people applied for unemployment benefits. This number represents more...
Noon Exchange Club, American Legion encourage safe Memorial Day tributes
Before the pandemic and the restrictions now in place, an important Memorial Day event was being planned by the Noon Exchange Club of Garland. The Vietnam Monument that had formerly been installed at Central Park was moved and set in place at the Veterans Tribute...
Blue Angels honor healthcare workers, first responders
Beginning at 11 a.m. Wednesday, May 6, the Blue Angels made their way from McKinney to Allen, Frisco, The Colony and Plano before flying over Richardson Methodist Hospital and parts of North Garland. They then made a loop over downtown Dallas. Their path took them...
Hope’s Door New Beginning Center CEO guides agency through pandemic
Christina Coultas was still settling in as the new CEO at Hope’s Door New Beginning Center when the COVID-19 pandemic brought new challenges for the organization, its staff and its clients. She came to HDNBC with 20 years’ experience in the domestic violence...
DART buses deliver meals to Garland students
Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) bus operators have added Garland Independent School District (GISD) students to their weekly meals delivery schedule. The two agencies have partnered together to deliver meals for students each Tuesday with the first DART busload of...
COVID-19 cases increase in city, county
As of April 14, the Garland Health Department has received reports of 188 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Garland residents, as well as six deaths. The fatalities include: 1 male in 30-39 age group 1 male in 50-59 age group 1 male in 60-69 age group 1 female in...
Good Sam needs community’s help
Good Samaritans of Garland is experiencing the impact of the COVID-19 shelter-in-place directives due to consumer over-buying and for many, loss of employment. Good Sam receives 80% of our food donations from several retail partners. In March, these retail donations...
VA acquires former Garland-Baylor facility
The VA North Texas Health Care System has officially taken possession of the former Garland-Baylor, Scott & White hospital located at 2300 Marie Curie Drive. The facility will now be known as Garland VA Medical Center. In a news release issued April 6, VA...
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