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Amy Martin book features Spring Creek Preserve
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...
Explosions rock Garland paint factory
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...
GCPAAA brings home awards
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...
In-Sync welcomes Siegfried & Roy exotic cats
The Mirage Las Vegas’ July 3 news release let the ‘cat out of the bag,’ naming In-Sync Exotics Wildlife Sanctuary and Educational Center in Wylie as one of two sanctuaries that is now the forever home to big cats from the famed Secret Garden of Siegfried & Roy in...
Veterans, families invited to resource event
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and state and local partners will host the North Texas Veterans Experience Action Center (VEAC) from July 18-20, 2023, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Veterans and their loved ones will receive assistance with VA benefits, health...
What faith can do
The opportunity to visit with an extraordinary man of faith, courage and determination recently presented itself. And his story is one that everyone can benefit from hearing. Keith Murphy graduated from high school in 1985 then spent four years in the U.S. Army where...
City celebrates AAPI Heritage Month
Garland’s Winters Park was the site of the first Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Festival Saturday, May 20. The event was well attended and provided fun for all ages. Regions represented included Vietnam, the Philippines, China, Korea, Japan,...
Downtown square to reopen with special guest
The city of Garland has announced that the downtown square will reopen Oct. 14 and that Garland native LeAnn Rimes will attend the event. Rimes, a music artist, actor and author was born in Jackson, Mississippi on Aug. 28, 1982. She moved to Garland with her family at...
Election results: May 6, 2023
The 2023 mayoral, city council and Garland ISD board of trustees elections are over and the unofficial results are below. Election Day was May 6. Garland ISD board of trustees places 4 and 5 were decided. In place 4, Daphne Stanley defeated Jed Reed. In place 5, Jamie...
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