LAKELAND VOTES From a surge in early voting to surprisingly close races, this was an election for the history books. We’ve got election results for Lakeland’s representatives, a look at the win for the county amendment designed to improve Polk’s teacher pay and school safety, and the unlikely win in Florida House District 51. Plus, […]
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Florida Ave.Timeline Shifts plus Election Money and Myths
TOP STORY Happy Halloween and don’t forget to set your clocks back on Sunday! Before we get to the weekend, let’s get into the local news of the week. The much-debated Florida Ave. redesign, commonly called the road diet, gets an updated timeline. Josh Shepherd has the details on what Lakelanders can expect. THE ELECTIONS […]
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Code Enforcement Shakeup, a Protest Gets Personal, and Fall Festivals
TOP STORY This week’s City Commission meeting previewed changes coming to city code enforcement, future airport expansion, and state financing for the Western Trunk sewer project — plus, a citizen concerned about Flock surveillance claims to have personal information on commissioners. Josh Shepherd has the scoop. Reader Poll Last week, we asked if you agree […]
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Space Jellyfish, election myths and Bob Dylan– all in this week’s news
TOP STORY Our most-read story this week centers on whether Stacy Campbell-Domineck should remain on the Lakeland Housing Authority (LHA) board following her removal as executive director of CareerSource Polk by the Polk County Commission. The controversy comes amid growing concerns about the LHA’s leadership and management. Josh Shepherd is following the story as it […]
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Swans and Politics – Let’s dig in.
Tropic Watch: Hurricane Isaias has formed in the Gulf. Models have it heading into the panhandle, but we can expect a good deal of rain over the next week. Top Stories There was a lot this week at both the County and City Commission meetings. Josh Shepherd has the scoop from Monday’s City Commission and […]
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This Week: Stars Align at FSC, Memorial Blvd’s Proposed Revamp, and More
TOP STORY Lakeland is reaching for the stars as Florida Southern College reopens the Miller Planetarium after it closed two decades ago. Fionna Sugg-Campos, a recent graduate of NYU’s journalism school, has the details in her first report for LkldNow. Reader Poll With the reopening of Florida Southern College’s Miller Planetarium, we’re curious: have you […]
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Lkld This Week: City Pays Up & The City Hall Scoop
TOP STORY On Monday, the city of Lakeland announced it’s paying $125,000 to settle a civil rights lawsuit resulting from a police dog bite. We cover the details, including the incident that led to it all. Josh Shepherd has the scoop on the other decisions your city commissioners made on Sept. 21, including the state […]
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Lkld This Week: City Budget Preview
Tropic Watch: There’s an area in the Atlantic with a 40% chance of cyclone development but not likely to impact Florida. We’ll let you know if it turns into anything. TOP STORIES Follow the money with Josh Shepherd’s breakdown of what’s in the proposed city budget for FY27. The City Commission will cast a final […]
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Lkld This Week: Ups, Downs, Ins and Outs
Tropic Watch: still eerily quiet but we’re not complaining. TOP STORY We hope you had a good Labor day weekend. Welcome back to our second-ever City Hall Scoop in which Josh Shepherd distills over 3 hours of a City Commission meeting into a 4-minute read to make it easy to stay informed on what your […]
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