COVID-19 VACCINES were given Friday to residents of at least three Polk senior communities, including Azalea Park and Beacon Terrace in Lakeland. | ALSO: News Channel 8 DECEMBER UNEMPLOYMENT in Polk was 6.7%, down from 7.0% a month earlier but more than double the year-ago figure of 3.1%. FLORIDA POLYTECHNIC‘s efforts to recruit transfer students […]
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Read It in the Morning Paper: Vaccines, Teacher of the Year
VACCINES: Nearly 10% of Polk residents age 65 and older have received a COVID-19 vaccine, based on a new state report and population estimates. (View county reports)RELATED — News Channel 8: Lakeland Regional Health is now vaccinating people registered with Polk County | Fox 13 News: Lake Morton Plaza residents vaccinated | Health department updates […]
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Read It in the Morning Paper: Covid Aid, Cell Tower
RENT AND UTILITY ASSISTANCE for households that suffered economic losses because of COVID-19 is being increased. Polk County is getting $21.8 million in federal aid in addition to the $6.7 million in rent and mortgage assistance already awarded. No word yet on when the funds will be available. A CELL TOWER proposed for 1800 Harden […]
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CARILLON LAKES residents are expected to turn out in large numbers at Tuesday’s City Commission meeting. They oppose a proposal to expand a planned development next to their community from 142 two-story townhouses to 300 apartments in three-story buildings. THE PANDEMIC crippled many local businesses, but most have managed to stay open. Amid warnings of […]
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SO FRESH, a Tampa-based chain that says it offers healthy fast-casual fare, has opened in Lake Miriam Square. PARATRANSIT drivers in Polk have been recognized as first responders, qualifying them for COVID-19 vaccinations. THINGS TO DO: Polk Museum exhibits | John Denver tribute concert Source: The Ledger
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VACCINES: The phone line was jammed and briefly disabled after Polk’s health department posted a notice Monday that a limited number of COVID-19 vaccines would be available for seniors later in the week. Reservations quickly filled up, and officials said the next sign-up will be next week. | Check polk.floridahealth.gov for updates. PROSECUTORS will seek […]
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Read It in the Morning Paper: Baylis Merger, Disney Goods
COVID: Polk County recorded 637 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, setting a new daily high for the second day in a row. The positivity rate was 16.06%. No new numbers were reported Friday. BAYLIS & CO., the CPA firm co-founded by the late Edie Yates Henderson, has merged with another Lakeland company, CPS Group CPAs, […]
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Read It in the Morning Paper: Vaccines, Covid
VACCINES: It will probably be next week before Polk County’s branch of the Florida Health Department has sufficient COVID-19 vaccine doses to start inoculating members of the general public who are 65 or older; once injections can start, information will be posted at polk.floridahealth.gov, the health department director says. 518 NEW COVID-19 cases were reported […]
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Interest in Pandemic Drove LkldNow Visits in 2020
The unfolding of a pandemic in Lakeland dominated the interest of LkldNow readers in 2020: Our five most-viewed articles were all published during the first month that the coronavirus appeared in Lakeland.
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Read It in the Morning Paper: Hot Chicken, Business Incubator
HOT CHICKEN: Pivoting to spark new business during the pandemic, Fish City Grill in Lakeland has launched a delivery-only side business specializing in Nashville-style hot chicken sandwiches. A BUSINESS INCUBATOR targeting underserved communities is planned for Parker Street near Florida Avenue in a partnership between Well Done Development and the city’s Community Redevelopment Agency. FLORIDA […]