Floridians who have completed their vaccination against COVID-19 can stop wearing masks in public, Florida Health Secretary and…
Year: 2021
Confirm Your Polling Location Before Election Day
Voters who are residents of the cities of Haines City and Lakeland may look up their…
Lakeland Electric Offers Free Trees to Customers Through Arbor Day Foundation’s Energy-Saving Trees Program
Lakeland Electric is providing free trees to customers through Energy-Saving Trees, an Arbor Day Foundation program that…
Phase II of the Air Cargo Facility Development at the Airport
Lakeland Linder International Airport recently published the Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) for You can download the…
FDOT WILL HOST VIRTUAL PUBLIC WORKSHOP ON I-4 WILDLIFE CROSSING
The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), District One, is hosting a Virtual Public Workshop to review design plans…
WATSON CLINIC RECRUITS ADDITIONAL FAMILY MEDICINE PROVIDER
Watson Clinic is pleased to welcome the latest addition to their team of expert medical providers. …
Congratulations to Anthony and Nick
The Lakeland Fire Department marked an important moment in the career of two of its newer…
Safety Precautions at Polling Locations
Run-Off Elections are coming up on May 4th in the cities of Haines City and Lakeland. …
Operation Dirty Water
Sheriff Grady Judd, Department of Homeland Security Investigators from Tampa and Atlanta, and representatives from the…
Lakeland Regional Health Earns a Leapfrog ‘B’
Lakeland Regional Health is pleased to share its “B” grade on the Spring Leapfrog Hospital Safety…
Florida Legislature passes bill banning transgender girls from female sports teams
Republicans in the Florida Legislature passed a bill Wednesday prohibiting transgender female athletes from playing on female sports teams…
Congratulations Eric
The Lakeland Fire Department marked an important moment in the career of one of its newer…
DEO waives work search requirement through May 29
Florida Department of Economic Opportunity confirmed Tuesday it will waive the work search and work registration…
Upcoming Group Meetings by LRH
WHAT: Community Behavioral Health Support Group WHEN: Every Monday at 6 p.m. DETAILS: Coping with anxiety,…
WATSON CLINIC ADMINISTERING COVID-19 VACCINES TO PATIENTS BY APPOINTMENT
Watson Clinic is currently offering the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to their patient population by appointment only.…
SEU Professor Receives Prestigious NEH Grant
Southeastern University’s College of Arts & Media associate professor of English Dr. Cameron McNabb was recently…
Lakeland Chamber of Commerce HONORS Event Award Winners
Last night, the Lakeland Chamber of Commerce hosted their Annual HONORS Event at the RP Funding…
No plea deal for Super Bowl streaker, says judge
A fan that ran on the field, later identified as 31-year-old Yuri Andrade of Boca Raton,…
Vaccine Event
Today (4/28) in Munn Park: FREE Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine Event! Vaccinations are first come,…
Congratulations Felix Lopez
#Congratulations to the Lakeland Fire Department’s newest #Paramedic, Felix Lopez! Felix has successfully completed the long…
SBA Restaurant Revitalization Fund
Today, Small Business Administration announced the U.S. Small Business Administration will begin registrations on Friday, April…
New PCPS Superintendent Selected, Contract Negotiations Underway
The Polk County School Board voted tonight to select Frederick R. Heid as the next superintendent…
Local groups protest Florida’s new anti-riot law, arguing it infringes on everyone’s constitutional rights
Just days after Governor Ron DeSantis signed the “Combating Public Disorder Act” into law, protesters and rally-goers took…
Karen Olivo, whose acting career began in Polk County, will not be returning to Moulin Rouge
Karen Olivo will not return to the cast of “Moulin Rouge!” when Broadway productions resume after…
Teen volunteers sought for COVID pediatric vaccine study
A clinical trial for COVID -19 vaccines in children will kick off in Lakeland next month. Accel…
Kittens, Kittens, and More Kittens
Polk County Animal Control has partnered with Best Friends Animal Society to save vulnerable kittens through…
The newest affordable housing project
The Midtown Lofts have officially opened and are booked to capacity. Located at 720 N. Lake…
Congratulations Chris!
The Lakeland Fire Department marked an important moment in the career of one of its newer…
Gov. DeSantis extends Florida’s COVID-19 emergency order
The governor issued the extension via an executive order Tuesday. Gov. Ron DeSantis issued an executive…
BREAKING NEWS…. Amazon to expand air cargo hub by 60+ acres at Lakeland Linder
The expansion is driven by market demands in e-commerce and Amazon’s growing stake in the marketplace…
Flight to Honor Mission #6 Send-Off
And they’re off! Flight To Honor Mission 6 is officially underway. Veterans from Korea and Vietnam…
CDC Throws Open the Doors on Outdoor Masking
— However, indoor masking still urged for all individuals in public People vaccinated against COVID-19 are…
Did you know?
By Paul Waldmiller Did you know that Governor Ron DeSantis is being sued by a politically…
New CDC guidelines say fully vaccinated Americans don’t need to wear masks outside, except in crowded settings
Fully vaccinated Americans don’t need to wear a mask outside, except in crowded settings, under new guidelines…
Lakeland Run-Off Elections Next Tuesday
Polk County Supervisor of Elections, Lori Edwards reminds registered voters in the cities of Haines City…
Memory Care Unit Coming Soon to Lake Gibson Village
Lake Gibson Village is pleased to announce that construction is underway for a dedicated Memory Care neighborhood that…
Sad to see Judd backing attack on fundamental rights
How sad, how dismally sad, to see Polk County’s sheriff, Grady Judd, standing behind Gov. Ron…
Wearing masks would have been the responsible choice
I noted in The Ledger’s picture of Gov. DeSantis’ signing the Anti-Riot Bill in Winter Haven…
You have medical rights
Dr. Glenn Mollette You don’t have to stay in the nursing home if you don’t want…
South Florida deputies told not to enforce anti-riot law
Deputies in a South Florida county are being instructed not to enforce an anti-rioting law signed…