Community
Keep Garland Beautiful receives Green Bag Grant
Keep Texas Beautiful has recognized Keep Garland Beautiful as a recipient of a 2018 Green Bag Grant. Through funding from H-E-B and Central Market, the organization will provide 11 affiliate communities with a share of $25,000 to support educational and programmatic...
Firewheel Town Center teams up with Susan G. Komen
Firewheel Town Center has announced its fall 2018 campaign in support of Susan G. Komen and the fight against breast cancer, a disease that kills more than 41,000 people in the U.S. each year. FTC is owned by Simon, who, through this campaign, is helping support...
GFD driver/paramedic fights in Guns & Hoses tournament
Bryan Harpster, driver/paramedic at Station 2, A Shift, represented the Garland Fire Department Saturday, Sept. 8 at the 17th Guns & Hoses Boxing Tournament. The annual tournament pits area firefighters and police officers against each other in the boxing ring to...
Preservation Garland celebrates anniversary
Preservation Garland, Inc. celebrated its fifth anniversary Saturday, Sept. 22 at the First United Methodist Church in downtown Garland. Mayor Lori Dodson, District 4 Council Member Jim Bookhout and District 2 Council Member Deborah Morris attended the event....
Garland ministry raises domestic abuse awareness
Chandra Clay, founder of Molding Clay Ministries in Garland celebrated her Sept. 15 birthday by hosting a brunch during which she shared the story of her journey through domestic abuse. Survivors, as well as those who didn’t make it to their next birthday, were...
Spring Creek Forest Preserve announces activities
The Garland Parks and Recreation Department is installing a concrete walking trail from North Garland Road along the upper rim of the preserve to Naaman Forest High School. This is part of a goal to link all greenbelts in Dallas County and beyond with a system of...
Clean cars equals shoes for needy children
In an effort to serve children in need at the beginning of the new school year, members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Garland participated in a larger Church effort to collect new shoes for a local charity. Buckner Shoes for Orphan...
Firewheel Town Center to host Taste of Firewheel
Firewheel Town Center will host the fourth Taste of Firewheel Saturday, Sept. 29, 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. in the park. The all-day food festival will feature delicious light bites, refreshing beverages and free live music by DJ Craig from Groove Labs. There will also be...
Matthew’s Raiders ride again
After 15 years and more than $40,000 raised, it’s time once again for the MDA Muscle Walk. Matthew’s Raiders have partnered with the Muscular Dystrophy Association to help those living with muscular dystrophy, ALS and related life-threatening diseases. They...
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