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The transition from hot summer nights to cozy fall days is here. Atmos Energy remains focused on year-round preparations for the winter heating season. We also have tips to help you stay safe and conserve energy so you can be ready for winter too. All year-round from...

Dylan Hedrick is currently gathering signatures on a petition so that a local option liquor election can be held in May 2024. If the 20,000 signatures are obtained and verified by Garland’s city secretary, then an election is held and won, the sale of packaged liquor...

Everyone is invited to a party celebrating the reopening of the Achievement Center of Texas Thursday, Sept. 21, from 5 p.m. – 7 p.m. The nonprofit’s new location is 306 North Barnes Drive in Garland. The open house will include a ribbon cutting, raffles, games, tours,...

FOX News Channel (FNC) has named Lawrence Jones as a co-host of the network’s FOX & Friends franchise. Beginning Monday, Sept. 18, Jones will join co-hosts Steve Doocy, Ainsley Earhardt and Brian Kilmeade from 7 a.m. – 10 a.m. on weekday mornings and will also...

After spending more than 40 years working with violent and aggressive young people, Garland resident Travis Wortham, Jr. has documented what he learned in a book called “Creating Monsters or Raising Champions.” He was a director in the Texas Juvenile Justice...

North Texas Giving Day early giving begins Friday, Sept. 1, and our local nonprofits want to raise awareness of their involvement. Lifetime Garland resident, Jeff Range, saw an opportunity this year to share the missions of six of Garland’s major charities. He felt...

Master Naturalist Amy Martin was thrilled that the North Texas Master Naturalists recommended her to Timber Press to write a book about natural areas around Dallas-Fort Worth. The experience turned out to be a healing experience for Martin. It also produced a book...

At approximately 1:20 a.m., Monday, Aug. 7, a huge explosion, followed by numerous smaller blasts, were heard in the neighborhoods near Shiloh Road and Forest Lane. The explosions lasted for approximately 90 minutes. As residents in the area went outside to find the...

Members of the Garland Citizens Police Academy Alumni Association (GCPAAA) recently attended the 31st Texas Citizen Police Academy Alumni Association Awards Dinner in College Station. The group was recognized with two awards. Gale Dunn received the 2023 Bill Ennis...