Beginning June 26, 2021, the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity will no longer participate in providing…
Day: May 25, 2021
1 death confirmed, no survivors located after helicopter crashes near Leesburg Airport
At least one person is dead after a Sikorsky UH-60 firefighting helicopter crashed into a marsh…
Deadly mosquito-borne virus found in Pasco County sentinel chickens
A deadly, mosquito-borne virus has been detected in the Tampa Bay area. Health officials are warning about the…
Brush fires
Polk County Fire Rescue assisted the Florida Department of Forestry with several brush fires Monday afternoon.…
$17 Million Emergency Rental Assistance Program Funding Available
The Board of County Commissioners allocated $17 million from the Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) to…
Dyer Difference Award Recognizes Children’s Home Society
One in five children in Florida lives in poverty, and statistics show that children who live…
ROADS CLOSED AS PANELS GO UP
The new Summit Building in downtown Lakeland is starting to look finished as precast concrete/steel panels…
Fighter jet involved in crash owned by Lakeland-based company Draken
A contractor-operator aircraft that crashed outside the Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas was owned by Lakeland…
Did you know
By Paul Waldmiller Did you know that a Duval County teacher has been fired for refusing…