more. Another important landmark in the city is its Garrett Fire Department, which originally had its headquarters in the City Hall. Until joining with the Police Department to make a new station in 1996. The GFD has been saving life and property in Garrett and the surrounding communities since 1879. High School and Athletics Garrett High school has been around since 1922. In 2001 a new middle school section of the school was completed and added to the existing school. In 2011 the school began construction on yet another new section of the building. This new section greatly increased the size of the high school it was finished in early 2013. Garrett has been one of the highest ranked school in Northern Indiana, their motto is to "Be The One". The high-school teams all play 3A in the Northeast Corner Conference while the middle school plays in the Tri-County Athletic Conference.l and the Jr.- NECC. Their team mascot is a Locomotives and the high school are called the Railroaders. The middle school go by the Locomotives coincidentally. Garrett football 1974 class A ISHAA Football Champs. Newspaper/Media The Garrett Clipper, serving the Garrett and area community in southern DeKalb County, Ind., was purchased by KPC Media Group Inc. on Oct. 1, 1999, from Wayne and Pat Bartles. The Clipper of Garrett was formed in 1885 by A.J. Little and H. E. Little and is the oldest operating business in the city. The editor and publisher of The Clipper is Sue Carpenter, who joined KPC in 1974. Fort Wayne news channel 15, "Wane 15, coverage you can count on." Notable people Thomas Taggart - mayor of Indianapolis, 1895–1901, lived in Garrett, 1874–1877, as manager of B&O Railroad depot restaurant. Rollie Zeider - major league baseball player, 1910–1918, played for Chicago White Sox, New York Yankees, Chicago Chi-Feds, Chicago Whales and Chicago Cubs. He ran a restaurant in Garrett after he retired from professional baseball. John Bowers - silent film star, was born and raised in Garrett. He appeared in more than 90 silent films and his career came to a tragic end with the advent of the "talkies." He committed suicide by rowing a boat into the Pacific Ocean and drowning. He was an avid sailor and owned a yacht at one time. He was married to and starred alongside Marguerite De La Motte. He has a star on the Hollywood Walk