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Posted inCrime / Justice
LPD Arrests Three in 2020 Murder of Maebelle Cooper, Seeks Final Suspect
Nearly six years after Maebelle Cooper was shot and killed in her Lakeland front yard, police have charged three men in her death and are searching for a fourth suspect they say remains at large.
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Get Ready to Vote with LkldNow
We’ve worked to make it easy to learn about the candidates, compare their responses to our questions and understand the local offices they’re running for.
Posted inBusiness
Can Great Southern Beverages Make a Comeback?
Great Southern Beverages, a Lakeland beverage-producer-for-hire is seeking to overcome financial challenges and adapt to shifts in consumers’ tastes to stay afloat.
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This Week in Lkld: Moratorium Momentum
Good news on the weather front: Tropics are still clear and quiet. Expect some dramatic sunsets from a cloud of Saharan dust. Believe it or not, it’s election season again. While many think of the August elections purely as party primaries, Polk County School Board races are nonpartisan and will be on the ballot. Join […]
Posted inArts & Culture
Tabletop & Togetherness: Lakeland’s Growing Gaming Scene
Lakeland has a growing community of tabletop gamers and an increasing number of hosted game nights at community centers, local libraries, churches, and living rooms.
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This Week in Lkld: Expansion, expansion, expansion
TOP STORY It’s the unofficial start of summer. Today is the last day of school for PCPS students, and we welcome you back from the long holiday weekend with some good news for Lakeland’s police force. In order to keep salaries competitive with other departments, the men and women in blue will be getting raises […]
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This Week: Succession at LEDC, Gospel Inc’s New Housing, Fish Kill Questions
TOP STORIES The Lakeland Economic Development Council (LEDC) announced a new succession plan this week, a little more than a year after leadership turnover at the organization raised questions about who would eventually succeed longtime president and CEO Steve Scruggs when he retires. Gospel Inc’s addition of 48 new apartments was our most-read article and most-viewed video of the […]
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This Week in Lkld: The Squeeze Expands | A Fallen Officer’s Son Remembers
TOP STORIES OF THE WEEK Citrus Connection’s free downtown shuttle, The Squeeze, plans a major update to a mobile on-demand service that will also include Dixieland. Read Cindy Glover’s detailed reporting on the new plan and the reasoning behind the decision making. LkldNow contributor Christopher Rhoden takes us along with him to the 38th Annual […]
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This Week: See if the new congressional map affects you
TOP STORY Sometimes a statewide story has deep local impacts. Anna Toms reports on the new map for Florida’s congressional districts and what it means specifically for Lakeland and Polk county. THE INSIGHT POLK BEAT Transportation infrastructure has been a hot topic locally as Lakeland seeks to catch up to its growth. Cindy Glover examines […]
