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Year: 2023
M3GAN – Movie Review
Written by Bob Garver 2023 is certainly off to an impressive start, movie-wise. Usually the…
RESURFACING PROJECT WILL COVER 31 STREETS STARTING JANUARY 23RD
A contractor working for the City of Lakeland will start a resurfacing project on January 23,…
A Lakeland film company has landed the rights to produce a documentary on infamous Lake County Sheriff Willis McCall
Indie Atlantic Studios has optioned the rights to Pulitzer Prize-winning author Gilbert King’s books “Devil In The…
Final; Florida Tropics 9 Harrisburg Heat 3
The Florida Tropics will look to make it a weekend doubleheader sweep over the Harrisburg Heat…
Lakeland’s HS Bill Castle named Dairy Farmers Coach of the Year
For the third time ever in his 47-year head coaching career and for the final time,…
GUN FOUND AT LAKELAND HIGHLANDS MIDDLE SCHOOL BROUGHT BY 13 YR OLD
A Lakeland Police school resource officer assigned to Lakeland Highlands Middle School was contacted shortly before…
A Central Florida novel
Local author, Lord P.S. Meehan, has published his first fictional novel which happens to be set…
LAKELAND MAGIC BLOW BY WINDY CITY
The Lakeland Magic, NBA G League affiliate of the Orlando Magic, defeat the Windy City Bulls…
Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd is warning drivers to stop speeding on I-4
The sheriff’s office said their traffic data shows nearly 300 drivers were clocked driving at over…
2 dead after fiery crash in Polk County
Two people were killed in a fiery crash in Polk County on Friday night. The Polk…
Lakeland Electric offers a customer rebate program
Lakeland Electric offers customers a variety of programs to encourage customers to reduce their energy usage…
FSC STUDENT SHOWCASES DESIGNS IN POPULAR VIDEO GAME
Kris Fabec ’23 grew up playing video games. Now his artwork is in a popular first-person…
Lakeland Community Theatre is pleased to introduce you to our new Education Director Jordyn Jones
Jordyn is thrilled to work with the youth at LCT! She moved back home to Lakeland,…
Ladapo’s COVID guidance was termed to be ‘highly questionable’ by University of Florida colleagues
Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo’s controversial guidance discouraging COVID-19 vaccines for younger men is of “highly questionable merit,”…
COVID positivity rate rises to 14.7% for Polk County
The positivity rate for COVID-19 testing in Polk County has spiked to 14.7%. That was the…
LAKELAND MAGIC FALL TO BULLS
The first quarter was a back fourth battle as neither team could gain a large lead.…
President Joe Biden signs bill naming Post Office in Lakeland for Marine killed in Afghanistan in 2004
President Joe Biden has signed a bill designating a U.S. Postal Service building in Lakeland for…
DeSantis plan: Disney could lose power over its special district while assuming its debts
Gov. Ron DeSantis ratcheted-up his yearlong fight with the Walt Disney Co., with a plan Friday…
House Speaker Role Finally Clinched By Representative Jar Jar Binks
Written by Babylon Bee SATIRE The conflict among congressional Republicans took yet another surprise twist today.…
South Pipkin Road in Lakeland Closing for Three Weeks
South Pipkin Road in Lakeland is scheduled to close to traffic just south of Maple Hill…
SUBSURFACE UTILITY INVESTIGATIVE WORK WILL CLOSE THE INTERSECTION AT CENTRAL AVENUE & VISTA PLACE
On the morning of Monday, January 9th, City of Lakeland Wastewater crews will be conducting subsurface…
Polk Sheriff Grady Judd on a couple who called 911 for help moving items from the home they were burglarizing
,center> Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd details the arrests of a couple who broke into a…
Man accused of sexual battery on a child in Orlando arrested in Polk County
A Davenport man was arrested Tuesday on accusations of sexual battery against a child, according to…
R.J. HAMPTON AND KEVON HARRIS WERE ASSIGNED TO LAKELAND MAGIC
The Orlando Magic announced today that the team has assigned guard R.J. Hampton and forward Kevon…
SELECT DOWNTOWN INTERSECTIONS BEING CONVERTED TO FOUR-WAY STOPS
Starting Friday, January 20, 2023, a number of downtown streets will be converted from signalized to…
Lakeland Regional Health President and CEO, Danielle Drummond, Named on Becker’s Hospital Review “26 Women CEOs of Hospitals and Health Systems to Know” List
Lakeland Regional Health President and Chief Executive Officer, Danielle Drummond, MS, FACHE, is named on the Becker’s…
Longtime George Jenkins HS girl’s track and field and cross-country coach Dale Meskimen has stepped down after 16 years for family reasons
Meskimen announced his decision before Christmas. “My mom has been having some real bad health issues…
Matt Gaetz, a Florida congressman, votes for Donald Trump for House speaker
U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz cast his seventh ballot in the election for Speaker of the House of…
Evidence suggests a woman intentionally drove into Lake Wire killing herself and 2 sons
Evidence suggests that a Wauchula woman intentionally drove her vehicle into Lake Wire on Dec. 30,…
TOTAL WRECKING & ENVIRONMENTAL TO DEMOLISH 260’ STACK & 90’ BOILER AT LAKELAND ELECTRIC POWER PLANT ON JAN. 14
Total Wrecking & Environmental, one of the country’s leading industrial demolition contractors based in Buffalo New…
Jona Bells to Bring Coffee, Tea, Acai Bowls, and More to Lakeland
A new cafe dubbed Jona Bells is set to open in the space formerly occupied by…
A new Polk weather station is part of an effort to help growers prepare crops
The University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences has been partnering with a global environmental organization…
Federal Corrections Officer arrested for battery
On January 2, 2023, Polk County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested 33-year-old Eric Medina of Mascotte, Florida for Battery (M1). Medina…
Polk sheriff lands approval for a new helicopter and will retire aging one
The Polk County Sheriff’s Office will receive a new $1.9 million helicopter to replace an aging…
Polk County Fire Rescue Earns CAAS Reaccreditation
Polk County Fire Rescue (PCFR) has received its three-year reaccreditation from the Commission on Accreditation of…
Former Lakeland Commissioner Phillip Walker Joins Lakeland Chamber Staff
The Lakeland Chamber of Commerce welcomes former City Lakeland Commissioner Phillip Walker to the staff as…
Strykers pull away to drop Florida Tropics 11-7 in MASL action in California
The Florida Tropics couldn’t keep up with the Empire Strykers Tuesday night at Toyota Arena in…