WATSON CLINIC PHYSICAL THERAPIST EARNS COVETED CERTIFICATION

Watson Clinic is pleased to announce that Michael Ward, PT, DPT, a licensed physical therapist in…

WATSON CLINIC GYNECOLOGY DEPARTMENT WELCOMES RETURNING NURSE PRACTITIONER

Watson Clinic is pleased to announce the return of Wendi Johnson, APRN, a registered nurse practitioner who…

Lakeland Regional Health Team Member News

Lakeland Regional Health has the following good news to share: Brett Jenkins, APRN, joins Lakeland Regional…

WATSON CLINIC WELCOMES ADDITIONAL MEDICAL PROVIDER

Watson Clinic is pleased to introduce the latest addition to our team of expert medical providers. …

Death Investigation

On Thursday, July 2, 2020, the Lakeland Police Department was called to the 900 block of E. Bella…

Pedestrian Killed In Traffic Crash

On Friday, July 3, 2020, at approximately 7:38 p.m., a Ford F-350 was traveling southbound on Harden…

LAKELAND CITY COMMISSION PASSES RESOLUTION REQUIRING MASK WITHIN CORPORATE LIMITS

On Thursday, July 2, 2020 the Lakeland City Commission held a Specially Called City Commission Meeting…

LAKELAND ELECTRIC REDESIGNS UTILITY BILLS

Lakeland Electric’s customers will begin receiving redesigned utility bills on July 1. The biggest change customers…

Lakeland to revisit citywide mask mandate

Lakeland city commissioners have called another special meeting to discuss a citywide mask mandate for a…

Shooting on I-4

While on patrol at 3:00 AM, an FHP Trooper spotted a sedan on the westbound I-4…

Lakeland Regional Health Radiation Oncology Program Earns Prestigious Accreditation Through 2024

Lakeland Regional Health is pleased to announce its Radiation Oncology program has become one of only…

Three Bartow residents were charged with multiple drug charges

Three Bartow residents were charged with multiple drug charges and arrested by the police on Friday…

LAKELAND ELECTRIC RECEIVES AMERICAN PUBLIC POWER ASSOCIATION ENERGY INNOVATOR AWARD

Lakeland Electric earned the 2020 Energy Innovator Award (EIA) from the American Public Power Association’s (APPA)…

JUNE 15TH CITY COMMISSION MEETING – AGENDA AT A GLANCE

This Agenda at a Glance includes highlights for the upcoming June 15th City Commission Meeting Agenda.  The agenda and backup materials are available to view and download at www.lakelandgov.net/agendas. The…

Culvert Replacement Project Closing Lunn Road for Two Months

Starting Monday, Polk County will close Lunn Road for two months to replace six failing metal…

The Lakeland Aero Club to Perform Fly-By Thanking Polk County’s Frontline Workers and First Responders

The Lakeland Aero Club is the largest youth flying club in the world and is part of the Aerospace…

ONE HEART COMMUNITY FAITH RALLY WILL TAKE PLACE IN MUNN PARK DOWNTOWN LAKELAND ON THURSDAY, JUNE 11

Munn Park in downtown Lakeland will be the destination for the One Heart Community Faith Rally…

BLACK LIVES MATTER POLK HOLDING PROTEST MARCH SUNDAY, JUNE 7

The organizers for Black Lives Matter Polk have successfully submitted an event request form with the…

LAKELAND ELECTRIC TO INCREASE FUEL CHARGE NEXT QUARTER FOLLOWING THE EMERGENCY FUEL RATE ADJUSTMENT

The Lakeland City Commission voted Monday, June 1, to increase the electric fuel charge for Lakeland…

WATSON CLINIC RECRUITS TWO NEW PROVIDERS

Watson Clinic is pleased to announce the recruitment of two new additions to their team of…

Black Lives Matter Restoration Polk Plans the Second Protest

Carl Soto, vice president of BLM Restoration Polk is expecting an even larger crowd at a…

CITY OF LAKELAND WILL ACCEPT HAND SANITIZER DONATION FROM LAKELAND BASED DISTILLER

Peter Lugo, Co-Founder, and President of Lugo’s Craft Spirits, LLC, has donated 400 personal bottles of…

CITY OF LAKELAND WILL OPEN ATHLETIC FIELDS AND ADDITIONAL PARK FACILITIES STARTING JUNE 8

Following the direction from Governor DeSantis’ Office and executive order 20-131, the City of Lakeland will…

Massive 713,000 sqft warehouse in Lakeland, built on an abandoned golf course, signs deal with hospital

A massive warehouse that was built on an abandoned golf course in Lakeland has signed a…

The City of Lakeland is waving Sun ‘n Fun Lease Payments

The City of Lakeland commissioners agreed to waive rent payments for one year for the nonprofit…

Black Lives Matter organizers completely disgusted with Sunday night events

Carl Soto, a co-organizer of Black Lives Matter Restoration Polk, said the permitted rally in Munn…

LAKELAND SETS CURFEW IN CONJUNCTION WITH POLK COUNTY

CURFEW HOURS 8 P.M. – 5 A.M. The Lakeland City Commission voted unanimously to instill a…

Florida Unemployed has changed its website …………

With “YOU ARE NOW IN LINE” page It states ….. Thank you for visiting CONNECT, Florida’s online…

True solidarity in afternoon turns to riot later in Lakeland

The 1 pm march and protest at Munn Park was a true solidarity in terms but…

FEMA Awards City of Lakeland More Than $3.6 Million for Hurricane Irma Expenses

FEMA has approved $3,654,088 for the State of Florida to help the City of Lakeland electric…

SUMMIT CONSULTING BUILDING CONSTRUCTION UPDATE

Site work continues on Summit Consulting’s new eight-story 135,000 square foot building located at 117 N.…

147 Ruby Tuesday’ restaurants are shuttered including the one on S Florida Ave in Lakeland

“Yesterday don’t matter if it’s gone,” go the lyrics to the Rolling Stones song “Ruby Tuesday,”…

A Mystery Video Liked to the Bidding of the New VA Clinic in Lakeland

According to Shayna Rodriguez, public affairs specialist at the VA, the VA is going through the bidding…

Reemployment Assistance Resource Guide – COVID-19

The Lakeland Gazette got their hand on a copy of the Reemployment Assistance Resource Guide –…

JUNE 1ST CITY COMMISSION AGENDA AT A GLANCE

This Agenda at a Glance includes highlights for the upcoming June 1st City Commission Meeting Agenda.  The agenda and backup materials are available to view and download at www.lakelandgov.net/agendas. The…

WATSON CLINIC WELCOMES ADDITIONAL PHYSICIAN & PROVIDERS

Watson Clinic is pleased to introduce the latest additions to our team of expert physicians and…

ReOpen Lakeland Consumer Choices

SUN ‘n FUN Hosts ONLINE AIRSHOW LIVE BENEFIT

Lakeland, Florida: This Saturday, May 30th at 1 PM EDT, the SUN ‘n FUN Aerospace Expo will host the SUN ‘n FUN…

Lakeland Regional Health Medical Center, Nemours Children’s Specialty Care Resume Surgeries and Appointments

Lakeland Regional Health and Nemours Children’s Specialty Care have long worked together to provide expert inpatient…

AT&T Foundation Donates $25,000 To Lakeland Regional Health for COVID-19 Care

Lakeland Regional Health Foundation is pleased to announce receipt of a generous $25,000 grant from the…

Consumer Choices new program

Businesses in Lakeland are being offered new tools to communicate to customers the level of coronavirus…

Brandon Regional Hospital opens new freestanding emergency department in Lakeland

A new emergency room option is now available in Lakeland. Brandon Regional Hospital has opened a…