Daylight saving time begins this Sunday, March 12, and the American Red Cross South Florida Region…
Month: March 2023
New year! New SUN ‘n FUN!
SOMETHING AFTER DARK TUESDAY THRU SATURDAY DURING SUN ‘N FUN 2023 Tuesday, March 28: Sunset Aerial…
Brush Fire Dangers in Polk Persist
As drought conditions prevail and low humidity persists, Polk County Fire Rescue (PCFR) would like to…
Crockpot beef tips & noodles!
2lb stew meat 1 Pack of Lipton onion soup mix 1 Pack of brown gravy mix…
FlixBus Plans Service from Lakeland to Tampa and Orlando and to Miami
Bus service is stopping in Lakeland. FlixBus is planning to stop at Lakeland’s Gow B. Fields…
Florida bill that requires later school start times for teens advances through Legislature
A bill that would require Florida middle and high schools to start later in the morning…
HEARTLAND CRIME STOPPERS INCREASES REWARD IN OCTOBER 2022 HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION
Heartland Crime Stoppers Florida is now offering a $10,000 reward for information that leads to an…
Strawberry Rum Smash
If you’ve been anywhere near I4 recently then you know the undeniable truth…. It’s Strawberry Festival…
Monday Night Mickey
The Lakeland Antique Mall would like to announce the arrival of a very special piece of…
Polk State College aircraft recovered from Lake Hartridge
Investigators photograph the wreckage of a Polk State College Cherokee Piper 161 fixed-wing aircraft as it…
Another Peppa Pig theme park to open
The highly popular kids’ cartoon Peppa Pig will soon be enjoyed by even more families, in…
LAKELAND MAGIC FALL TO HERD IN OVERTIME
The Lakeland Magic, NBA G League affiliate of the Orlando Magic, fell to the Wisconsin Herd…
Polk County Honored for Pavement Preservation
Polk County’s Roads & Drainage Division received the 2022 James B. Sorenson Award for Excellence in…
Yates Road Closing for Six Days for Water Line Installation
Yates Road will close to traffic at the intersection with West Pipkin Road for six days…
15-year-old student arrested after stabbing a classmate at Polk County middle school
A 15-year-old Westwood Middle School student has been arrested for stabbing a 14-year-old classmate on Wednesday,…
Polk BoCC statement regarding LRH’s $4 million dollar settlement
On March 3, 2023, the Polk County government learned Lakeland Regional Health (LRH) agreed to a…
Data Caps Are Likely Coming to Spectrum Customers Soon!!!
Back in 2016, Charter closed a deal to buy Time Warner Cable. This newly merged company…
THE 1940’S – A DECADE OF PROPHESY
Written by Van Yandell Mark 13: “7a And when ye shall hear of wars and rumors…
All persons identified in the deadly plane collision over Lake Hartridge
A day after two small planes collided over Lake Hartridge in Winter Haven, the Polk County…
Robinson delivers third police helicopter to Polk County Sheriff’s Office
The R66 Police Helicopter replaces the fleet of MD 500s, with advanced features including a fully…
2 small planes collide over Lake Hartridge
UPDATE: Polk County Sheriff Chief of Staff Steve Lester said at least one person is dead…
In a video, the USF police chief appears to assault a student at a diversity rally
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Tampa Bay SDS (@tampabaysds) Fellow students are…
2023 Lineman Competition
Public power linemen come together from all over the state to demonstrate their skill and knowledge…
LAKELAND FAMILY YMCA LAUNCHES CAPITAL CAMPAIGN FOR $21 MILLION RENOVATION/CONSTRUCTION PROJECT
The Lakeland Family YMCA located at 3620 Cleveland Heights Boulevard has embarked on a capital campaign…
LAKELAND MAGIC REBOUNDING SECURES WIN OVER WISCONSIN
The Lakeland Magic, NBA G League affiliate of the Orlando Magic, defeat the Wisconsin Herd at…
Florida Republicans file bills to ban abortion after six weeks of pregnancy
Florida Republican lawmakers filed bills Tuesday seeking to ban abortion after six weeks, drawing the battle lines around…
DeSantis opens 2023 Florida legislative session saying ‘you ain’t seen nothing yet’
Gov. Ron DeSantis opened the 2023 legislative session Tuesday by declaring that while he has pushed Florida onto the controversial, conservative…
Did You Know
by Paul Waldmiller Did you know that Governor Ron DeSantis approves of the Florida Legislature passing…
Interstate 75 Injury Crash MM274
On March 7th at 12:30 AM, a 2014 Kawasaki motorcycle was traveling southbound on I-75 near Milepost…
BEYOND MEAT RUINS DIPPIN DOTS AND MEAT SIMULTANEOUSLY
By Good Rancher’s opinion For a company that has raised 122 million dollars, Beyond’s share of…
FATAL CRASH INVESTIGATION
On Monday, March 6, 2023, at approximately 12:49 p.m., officers responded to a traffic crash involving…
Shooting 700 block of Emma Street
On Sunday, March 5, 2023, at approximately 7:49 p.m., uniform patrol officers responded to a residence…
FATAL CRASH INVOLVING A BICYCLIST
On Sunday, March 5, 2023, at approximately 5:38 p.m., officers responded to a traffic crash in…
‘Petty autocrat and a bully’: John Oliver on ‘Last Week Tonight’ looks at Gov. DeSantis
Late-night talk show host John Oliver took on Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis during an episode of “Last Week Tonight.” Shown on…
Vehicle crash closes portion of Harden Blvd
A single-vehicle crash along Harden Blvd. in Lakeland has closed the southbound lanes of the road…
Creed III – Movie Review
By Bob Garver As popular as it is to complain about Hollywood’s lazy reliance on…
Working together, an essential for every family
Written by Dr. Glenn Mollette I was not quite five years old when I stood, looking…
Twitter images and links are currently broken again
Twitter is experiencing issues once again. Multiple users, including folks on the TechCrunch team, are currently…