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Category: People

Posted inEvents

Memorial Day Marked With Annual Tribute

by Kimberly C. Moore May 29, 2023May 29, 2023

U.S. Rep. Scott Franklin spoke to a crowd of about 200 people.

Posted inPeople

Who is Lakeland Mom?

by Stephanie Claytor May 23, 2023May 23, 2023

April Mucci shares how a personal project snowballed into Lakeland’s most comprehensive resource guide for parents.

Posted inPeople

City Prepares For First MayFaire by-the-Lake Without Founder Joe Mitchell

by Kimberly C. Moore May 1, 2023May 1, 2023

Mitchell, a longtime art educator, passed away last month at the age of 91. He organized the first MayFaire-by-the-Lake in 1971.

Posted inHistory

Monuments & Memories: 8th ‘Flight To Honor’ Brings Local Veterans to D.C.

by Kimberly C. Moore April 28, 2023April 27, 2023

86 Polk County military veterans took a one-day trip to Washington to visit the war memorials.

Posted inPeople

From Culture Shock to Honor Walk: Afro-Latina Student Excels at FSC

by Stephanie Claytor April 17, 2023April 17, 2023

Nathalie Moreno, 2023 winner of Florida Southern’s highest award, helped blaze a trail for others as co-founder of the Hispanic/Latinx Coalition.

Posted inSchools

Lori Cunningham to Retire From School Board in Dec. 2024

by Kimberly C. Moore April 12, 2023April 24, 2023

Cunningham is one of the longest-serving School Board members, having held her District 2 seat for almost two decades.

Posted inPeople

Edgar Pickett, Jr., One of LPD’s First Black Officers, Dies at 95

by Kimberly C. Moore April 10, 2023April 21, 2023

Sgt. Pickett was a trailblazer as a detective, self-taught fingerprint amd forensics expert, and community leader.

Cindy Glover
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Introducing Cindy Glover, LkldNow’s New Editor

by Barry Friedman March 16, 2023March 15, 2023

Glover will oversee our news operation. Founder Barry Friedman will remain actively involved as editor-at-large.

Owners Tiffany Thenor, left, and Jessica Zivkovich at WonderHere.
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WonderHere Converts to a Farm Schoolhouse

by Stephanie Claytor February 15, 2023February 27, 2023

Owners Tiffany Thenor and Jessica Zivkovich set out to show ‘education can be done … more peacefully and joyfully.’

Posted inPeople

Callie Neslund Promoted to CEO of the GiveWell Community Foundation

by Stephanie Claytor February 14, 2023February 27, 2023

She joined the organization in August and succeeds John Attaway, who will remain with GiveWell as counsel.

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