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Hope Clinic hosts food distribution event

Hope Clinic hosts food distribution event

Hope Clinic recently hosted its first food distribution event of the new year.  Executive Director Tanya Downing is especially grateful for the clinic's volunteers and Spring Creek Church for their support. She would also like to thank Oak Street Health for Hope...

Check out Noon Exchange Club meetings every Wednesday

Check out Noon Exchange Club meetings every Wednesday

Noon Exchange Club members enjoyed hearing from guest speaker Diana Siegler at their Wednesday, Jan. 10 meeting. Siegler works with Friends of Rescue Animals, a 501c3 organization that works to save abandoned animals. She explained that the organization has animal...

Stay safe; arctic temperatures coming to North Texas

Stay safe; arctic temperatures coming to North Texas

Dangerously low temperatures are forecast for Sunday Monday and Tuesday, Jan. 14, 15 and 16. Follow the tips below to stay safe. Some of these suggestions sound like worst case scenario warnings but it is always better to be safe than sorry. Check on neighbors and...

Make plans to attend 35th MLK celebration

Make plans to attend 35th MLK celebration

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Garland, Texas Unit will host its 35th Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Parade & March Saturday, Jan. 13, at 10 a.m. This year’s MLK celebration theme is “Fulfilling Dr. King’s Dream: Register and...

Christmas-town 2023 fun for all

Christmas-town 2023 fun for all

Everyone had a wonderful time at the Magical Candlelight Christmas-town 2023 event. The Christmas celebration was on 11th Street which is part of an area that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The 110-year-old neighborhood is known as the Travis...

Hope Clinic makes it a Merry Christmas

Hope Clinic makes it a Merry Christmas

On Dec. 18, Hope Clinic celebrated Christmas by giving out more than 600 toys to 200 patients and their children. The kids were 10 years of age and under. This was the second year in a row that Hope Clinic has been able to provide Christmas gifts for its patients....

Library system announces Jan. 2024 activities

Library system announces Jan. 2024 activities

The Garland Library System has announced a full list of activities for Jan. 2024. Check it out and decide which you'd like to attend! Winter Reading Challenge | Dec. 1-Feb. 29 Winter Reading Challenge! Registered participants who read at least three books and turn in...

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