The state attorney’s office tells us Antwan Glover has an upcoming pre-trial conference on Feb. 13.…
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SOCRATES SAID “KNOW THYSELF,” BUT DO WE?
By Van Yandell 1 Peter 2:5 “You yourselves like living stones are being built up as a…
Farting Passenger Forces American Airlines Flight to Turn Around
Please, for the sake of humanity, can we all start acting properly on airplanes? It’s sketchy…
Publix Removes Invasive Plants From Florida Everglades
Publix is contributing $2 million to remove invasive trees and plants in 1,000 acres of wetlands in the…
Polk County’s most expensive house in history just sold for $4.1M
Polk County’s most expensive listing ever sold has just left the market with a record-breaking $4.1…
Stop the hate, start to love
By Dr. Glenn Mollette Anger, resentment, jealousy and hate are terribly draining emotions. If you have…
The initiative to legalize marijuana in Florida has enough signatures to appear before voters
A ballot initiative in Florida to legalize marijuana for nonmedical purposes has enough verified signatures to…
Retired Congressman Publishes Memoirs
Dennis A. Ross, a retired U.S. Congressman and political science professor at Southeastern University (SEU), published…
Lakeland’s Lost Community – Moorehead Community
In 1883 — nearly two years before the City of Lakeland became incorporated as “Lakeland” — this pivotal growing neighborhood…
WHO ARE THE ELECT?
By Van Yandell Romans 8: 30 “Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and…
A CHURCH NAMED MUTHINI
By Van Yandell Romans 12:5 “So we, though many, are one body in Christ, and individually members…
‘Fist fighting’ and ‘fourth-graders twerking’: Teacher rails against parents using social media to raise kids
Kids as young as five are bullying, sexualizing themselves, disrespecting teachers, childcare worker says A childcare…
Did you Know?
By Paul Waldmiller Parent Alert! Did you know there is a Florida bill seeking to prevent…
Women and the abortion issue will decide the 2024 election outcome
By Dr. Glenn Mollette A woman has never told me she felt good about her abortion.…
Budweiser Clydesdales are coming to Tampa
The Budweiser Clydesdale Horses are iconic figures in pop culture. These beautiful stallions are headed to…
Neil Combee adopts the public complaint norm and creates “function” on the Polk County Commission
Whatever one thinks of Neil (and I’m tougher on him in public than *any* of you)…
Trooper Ronald G. Smith – Roadway Rededication – Citrus County
On Thursday, January 11th, FHP hosted a roadway rededication ceremony for Trooper Ronald Smith who was…
Did you Know?
By Paul Waldmiller Did you know that Governor Ron DeSantis is considering taking Joe Biden off…
What talent!
These special Polk County Public Schools Polk County Public Schools Department of Fine Arts high school…
Secret Nuclear Facility in Florida Now a Ghost Town of Tunnels
The Cold War era was a time of fear and uncertainty, as the threat of nuclear…
New questions that Sheriff Grady Judd will not answer on the Rebecca Sedwick 2013 case
**** Warning Photos **** After her body was found it was not moved for 9 hours…
USE EVERYTHING BUT THE SQUEAL
By Van Yandell 1 Corinthians 9:22 “To the weak became I as weak, that I might…
Virtual Polk Emergency Management Mitigation Strategy Meeting Scheduled for January 18, 2024
Polk County’s planners will hold the next local mitigation strategy meeting at 10 a.m. on Thursday,…
Watson Clinic Announces January 2024 PEER Award Winner
Watson Clinic recognizes one outstanding employee every month as part of their Program for Employee Excellence…
Will My Friend’s Fiancée be Entitled to a Survivor Benefit?
I have a very good friend who has cancer and will begin chemotherapy this week. He…
Did you Know??
By Paul Waldmiller Did you know that January 1st, 2024 brought us new Florida laws that…
Are you beginning 2024 a little fatter?
By Dr. Glenn Mollette 2024 is here and congratulations – you are here to celebrate! This…
Ten Lakeland restaurants failed to meet inspection standards for a wide variety of violations
No Polk County restaurants were closed down by state inspectors, and only one received a violation…
Polk Theater receives a $141,500 grant
Thank you so very much Publix Super Markets Charities for this amazingly generous grant. We can’t…
‘Twas the Night Before Christmas
‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the housenot a creature was stirring, not even…
22-year-old commits suicide because of what Sheriff Grady Judd did over ten years ago because of the Rebecca Sedwick case
Charges have been dropped against two teenage girls whom a sheriff had accused of bullying a…
NYC house used in ‘Home Alone 2’ now for sale
The home used in the first sequel of “Home Alone” is listed for $6.7 million and…
Will you face 2024 with fear or fearlessness?
By Dr. Glenn Mollette Wages are not keeping up with the cost of living. The cost…
‘The Glass House,’ a midcentury gem designed by architect J. Bruce Spencer, is now for sale in Lakeland
Architect J. Bruce Spencer designed a number of significant homes and buildings all over Lakeland, and…
AMERICA WILL ABANDON ISRAEL
By Van Yandell Zechariah 14: 2-3 “For I will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle;…