News
Ikandy Foundation celebrates year of helping children
Edward and Jane Diogu, founders of the Ikandy Foundation, recently hosted a dinner at Sazon Mexican Home Cooking Restaurant to thank board members and volunteers who have assisted them in helping area children this year. Board chair Julian Olalde and his family...
Pro races in Garland prove decisive in standings
by Peloton Sports, special for The Garland Texan When the dust had settled in at W. Cecil Winters Park in Garland on an unusually hot, dry Sunday in mid-December, two Californians had dominated the final races of the USA Cycling Professional Cyclocross Calendar...
Women’s XIX Society gives grant to Jonathan’s Place
On Dec. 5 at Times Ten Cellars, Dallas Women’s Foundation’s XIX Society members gathered for their annual holiday party and to present a $30,000 check to Jonathan’s Place, whose mission is to provide safe places, loving homes and promising futures for abused and...
Local pastor publishes ‘The Sabbath Challenge’
The coming of Christmas and the New Year always has people thinking about resolutions for the new year. And there is no greater accomplishment than taking time to honor the Sabbath. In the new Paul Burns book, "The Sabbath Challenge: Learning to Rest in a World that...
House fire claims four lives
Just after 1 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 25, the Garland Fire Department responded to a house fire in the 1400 block of Williams Drive. When firefighters arrived on scene, the residence was heavily involved with fire and there were people in the home. First responders made...
Garland woman wins Golden Chick Sweepstakes
Friday, Oct. 20, the Dallas-based chicken restaurant, Golden Chick, held two check presentations at their location off Meadow and North Central Expressway. One check went to the American Red Cross in support of Hurricane Harvey relief efforts, and the other...
Hope’s Door New Beginning Center hosts candlelight vigil
Thursday, Oct. 12, Hope’s Door New Beginning Center hosted a candlelight vigil to recognize October as National Domestic Violence Aware Month and to honor 158 individuals in Texas who died as a result of domestic violence. The event was opened with a message...
Writer travels to Port Aransas for new novel
Garland writer Jeff Hampton had already set his newest novel in Port Aransas, Texas, when the devastation brought to that island community by Hurricane Harvey prompted him to get busy and get the book into print. “Aransas Morning,” his fifth book, does not...
NAACP hosts Freedom Fund Brunch
The Garland Unit of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People hosted its 27th Freedom Fund Brunch & Silent Auction at Garland’s Hyatt Hotel Saturday, Sept. 16. Ricky McNeal is the president of the award-winning organization. The theme...
What keeps The Garland Texan going?
Your donations, we appretiate every dollar that comes our way to keep this website going so we can keep you updated with Garland news.