Guest columnist – Rick Garrity Lakeland City Commissioners have gotten themselves into a pickle of a…
Day: June 17, 2021
Lakeland Town Center sold
Transwestern Real Estate Services has brokered the sale of Lakeland Town Center, a 282,949-square-foot shopping center…
California man arrested for luring a 12-year-old Polk County girl online
On June 15, 2021, 24-year-old Eduardo Martinez of California was arrested for four counts of Transmitting Harmful Material to a…
NHC is issuing advisories on Potential Tropical Cyclone
…POTENTIAL TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF OF MEXICO……EXPECTED TO BRING HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLOODING TO…
NHC is issuing advisories
The cloudiness and thunderstorms associated with a broad area of low pressure over the southwestern Gulf…
Alligator hides under a vending machine at Circle K
It’s alligator mating season in Florida and one gator was apparently in the mood for some…
Dog food sold at Florida Publix stores recalled over salmonella concerns
Dog food sold at Publix stores in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina has been recalled due to…
Meet Sadie and Sissy
Meow there, we’re Sadie and Sissy. We’re BFFs and like to sleep and snuggle together. Right…
Conn’s HomePlus Opens First Showroom in Lakeland, Florida
Conn’s, Inc. (NASDAQ: CONN), a specialty retailer of furniture, mattresses, home appliances, and consumer electronics, announces…
The Works Business Resource Center Capital Campaign Picks Up Major Supporters
Two of Lakeland’s most highly respected organizations, along with the City of Lakeland, have stepped up…
Eat Your Vegetable Day
Date When Held : Always June 17 Strategically created in the middle of National Fresh Fruit and…
Lakeland Regional Health not following a new billing transparency law according to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid, or CMS
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid, or CMS now requires all U.S. hospitals to create a…
Polk County representatives vote for Juneteenth as a 12th federal holiday
All three U.S. House members representing Polk County voted in favor of a bill to establish…