Category: Newsletters

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 […]

Tropics Watch: While we have a lot of rain in the forecast and Tropical storm Edouard made landfall in Louisiana yesterday, there’s nothing in the gulf or Atlantic to worry Lakelanders. TOP STORY In a surprising move, FDOT announced on Monday they would no longer approve or support automatic license plate readers (ALPR) on state-managed roads, […]

Tropic Watch: There’s more activity in the Atlantic but nothing is close yet. Invest 92L is showing an 80% chance of development into a tropical depression. TOP STORIES The grades are in – for the schools, that is. Yes, the new school year just started on Tuesday, but Polk County Public Schools recently received their […]

Heads Up: Summer vacation is nearly over for Polk County students who start the new school year this coming Tuesday, August 11. Drivers be aware, traffic patterns will change as school buses, parents, and students take to the roads again. TOP STORIES The data center saga reached the end of a chapter at Monday’s City […]

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Tropics Watch: What is now Tropical Storm Bertha brought rain to Florida but made landfall in Louisiana on Wednesday. Otherwise, the tropics are clear with no areas of suspected development, for the moment. TOP STORY An unconventional campaign stop caused a bit of a disruption in downtown Lakeland last Thursday just as a severe thunderstorm […]

Join us tonight to hear from candidates for the Polk County School Board during a public forum and meet & greet, hosted by the League of Women Voters. Three Polk County Public School Board seats are on the ballot in the August 18 election. Where: The Well, 114 East Parker Street, Lakeland, FL 33801 When: […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]