Lakeland’s Employee Advancement Partnership (L.E.A.P.) An employment experience Presented by Spherion will take place on Tuesday,…
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SAO drops charges in Irby cases – pretrial intervention program only
The State Attorney’s Office dropped all charges this week in the domestic violence case involving estranged…
NOAA Hurricane Hunters
Specially equipped NOAA aircraft play an integral role in hurricane forecasting. Data collected during hurricanes by…
Lakeland Ice Arena Set to Open After Labor Day 2019
Lakeland’s soon-to-open first ice arena will be all brand new. Excerpt for all of its tables,…
BREAKING NEWS –14-year-old student brings loaded gun high school, police say
A 14-year-old Auburndale High School student was arrested Monday for bringing a loaded handgun to campus,…
Lakeland is ranked as one of the worst places in Florida to retire, at 91 out of 115 on the list
The dream of retiring on a sunny beach in Florida is alive and kicking. Despite 45 percent…
Newly-appointed Fire Chief vows to improve Polk County Fire Rescue
Polk County began a new chapter Tuesday as commissioners unanimously approved the appointment of Robert Weech…
The Polk School Board Considers All Options to Increase Revenue
Facing an uphill battle with funding mandated items by the Florida Legislature. The Polk School Board members…
Aluminum Smelting Plant Coming to Lakeland
An aluminum smelting plant is moving into a vacant industrial building 2000 feet west of the…
Happy Birthday Lakeland Fire Department
Today on August 16, 1916, the Lakeland Fire Department was officially established as a career fire department. Happy…
The seventh case of rabies in 2019 confirmed in Polk County
The seventh case of rabies in 2019 confirmed in Polk County; bat tests positive for rabies…
PCSO Deputies investigating double fatal crash
Polk County deputies are currently investigating a double fatal crash in East Lakeland. Around 4:30 p.m.,…
Could demand pricing be future for Lakeland Electric users?
A proposed change to Lakeland Electric’s billing structure could have residents thinking twice about what time…
Publix stock price flutters down despite strong financial results
A lot of Publix retirees are annoyed today. Among the most ardent followers of the stock…
Lakeland Electric and TECO has installed an interconnection in Polk City
Lakeland Electric, Tampa Electric Company (TECO), and Polk City held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the…
Internet for $20 a month? Can Lakeland offer that?
Lakeland commissioners were told the city could offer internet services starting as low as $19.99 a…
Elderly Kissimmee man arrested in death of his elderly wife
On Monday, August 5, 2019, PCSO detectives arrested 85-year-old Jose Tavera of Kissimmee (the mailing address is Kissimmee,…
4th Annual Summer Palooza draws thousands
Polk County’s biggest back to school bash packed out the RP Funding Center’s Jenkins Arena on…
Polk County schools outlaw ‘sexually suggestive’ behavior, Period.
School officials want students to stop the bumping, grinding and groping, officially making “unsuitable, intimate, sexually…
New York Avenue Cycle Track ribbon-cutting ceremony
The City of Lakeland will officially open the New York Avenue Cycle Track with a ribbon-cutting…
Eastern equine encephalitis virus (EEEV) infection spotted early this summer in Polk County
Today Polk County has advised that Eastern equine encephalitis virus (EEEV) infection spotted in Polk County…
U.S. News & World Report Rates Lakeland Regional Health Medical Center Among Florida’s Top Hospitals
The trusted consumer resource and publication U.S. News & World Report named Lakeland Regional Health Medical Center among…
LFD Have Selected Two Students for 2019-2020 FOCUS Scholarship Award Applications Being Accepted for Next Year’s Award
The Lakeland Fire Department (LFD) has selected two recipients for its 2019-2020 Fire-Service Opportunity and Career…
Polk Commission looking to increase impact fees
Impact fees for Polk County Public Schools could more than double within the next three years…
Star of NBC’s “This Is Us” Visiting Lakeland Saturday for Meet and Greet and to Shine a Light on Foster Care
Lyric Ross, the actress who stars as Deja in the Emmy-award winning TV series “This Is Us,”…
Tropics SC win United Premier Soccer League national championship
What a game. What a season. What a comeback! Down two goals with less than 10…
The sixth case of rabies in 2019 confirmed in Polk County
The Polk County Sheriff’s Office Animal Control Section confirmed on Friday, July 26, 2019, the sixth…
Reports of possible ‘explosion’ at Mosaic South Pierce plant.
Polk Fire Rescue says they received a call about “explosion” located at the Mosaic South Pierce…
EMERGENCY SEWER REPAIR WILL IMPACT PORTION OF CLEVELAND HEIGHTS BOULEVARD AND THREE PARKS TRAIL
City of Lakeland crews will start an emergency sewer repair located behind 817 Carleton Street over…
Supervisor of Elections Hosts Recruitment Event in Lakeland
Polk County residents are invited to apply to become election workers during an informational meeting scheduled…
The City of Lakeland leads a pilot study in red-light running detection program
Red-light cameras don’t stop drivers from running lights, but new technology could decrease the odds of…
Construction behind schedule at Lakeland’s Academy Prep
Academy Prep Center of Lakeland on Lakeland Hills Blvd. is set to open August 12th. “I’d…
PCSO Deputies look for three-armed home invaders
Polk County Sheriff’s Office detectives are requesting the public’s help in identifying three suspects involved in…
A man jumped to his death from Lakeland Medical Center parking garage
Lakeland police say a man jumped to his death from the sixth floor of a hospital…
Will the local Taxpayers go for subsidizing Lakeland Regional Health?
With Lakeland Regional Health facing many challenges including financial ones. Its board has asked the City…
Three arrested for defrauding Republic Services of over $150,000
On Monday, July 15, 2019, PCSO detectives working with the Office of the Attorney General Ashley…
FITCH UPGRADES LAKELAND ELECTRIC FINANCIAL RATING
Fitch Ratings has upgraded the financial rating of Lakeland Electric revenue bonds to AA from AA-.…
Polk Commissioners approve $200K settlement for the family of Lakeland woman who died in 2018 fire
Polk County Commissioners have unanimously approved a $200,000 settlement offered to Loretta Pickards family estate. She…
Fire Department Invites Community to Welcome Its New Clean-Cab Concept Engine into Service
The Lakeland Fire Department (LFD) invites the community to join them on August 5, 2019, at…
Lakeland Electric maybe considering adjusting its rates up
According to Gina Jacobi, Lakeland Electric’s assistant general manager for fiscal operations, she told city commissioners…