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Lakeland Unveils Sculpture Honoring Firefighters
The Lakeland Fire Department unveils a $90,000 commemorative sculpture honoring firefighters at the downtown station. Firefighters donated $70,000 through payroll deductions, and community organizations contributed the rest. | View Ledger story
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Mobile Home Residents Get Smoke Alarms from Firefighters
Source: News Channel 8
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Lakeland Shootings: 15 So Far This Year vs. 33 a Year Ago
Source: Lakeland Local
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Bicyclist Crossing Sikes Boulevard Dies After Car Hits Him
A bicyclist crossing Sikes Boulevard into traffic was hit by a car and died at the scene Friday night, Lakeland police said. The bike rider was identified as Byron P. Haas, 39, of 1212 Hartsell Avenue.
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Pedestrian, 78, Dies After Car Hits Her on Carter Road
A 78-year-old Lakeland woman walking along Carter Road was hit by a car and died as she crossed the road near the entrance to Eaglebrooke, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office reported today. Anne McMillian of 7020 S. Carter Road was taken to Lakeland Regional Health Medical Center, where she succumbed to her injuries Tuesday night, a sheriff’s spokeswoman said.
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Facebook Discussion: Should Bartender Have Called Cab Before Drinker Left Instead of 911 After?
Followup story: What is a barkeeper’s liability? Source: Facebook: The Ledger
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News Release: Lakeland Fire Protection Rating Upgraded to Highest Level
Source: Facebook: City of Lakeland
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One Dead in Mobile Home Fire
Lakeland firefighters discovered a body after responding to a fire in a mobile home park off Beacon Road this morning. Final identification of the victim will be determined by an autopsy, officials said. It’s the first fire fatality in Lakeland in about three years, officials said.
