Newsletter Archive

Facing the OB-GYN shortage | Supporting students with dyslexia in Polk County

April 2, 2026

This Week: Water Restrictions Tighten And Talbot House’s Move Faces Opposition

March 26, 2026

Maj. Cody Khork returns home

March 19, 2026

How ready are Polk’s kindergartners?

March 12, 2026

This week: Polk County Mourns Capt. Cody Khork

March 5, 2026

This Week: A fatal shooting and a suspect at large

February 26, 2026

This week: “Kathleen ain’t North Lakeland”

February 19, 2026

This week: Familiar faces step up across Lakeland

February 12, 2026

What that gunfire on the lake was about — plus Lakeland Electric news this week in Lakeland

February 5, 2026

Jobs, schools and a new café — here’s what’s happening in Lakeland this week

January 29, 2026

This week in LKLD: Why Polk can’t fill Teacher positions — plus a beloved local bakery gets national recognition

January 22, 2026January 22, 2026

This week: City Hall’s Tallahassee ask, better local cancer care, two tree sagas

January 15, 2026

Celebration at City Hall | Closure in murder trial | AI on the roads

January 8, 2026January 8, 2026

Talbot House: blocked | Fireworks: banned | NYE plans in Downtown? Take the Squeeze.

December 31, 2025

Who is Kate Wallace? | Lakeland Electric’s Missing Reindeer | A first in the US at The ABG

December 18, 2025

Solving a $69.4 million stormwater problem

December 11, 2025

Christmas parade tonight | Mass Market property sales | No Audit for LHA

December 4, 2025December 11, 2025

Property controversies top this week’s news

November 20, 2025

The 411 on Lakeland’s Flock Cameras and more local news

November 13, 2025November 13, 2025

Madame Mayor and election results

November 6, 2025November 13, 2025

Campaign Finances| Swan Roundup | The Y’s New Look

October 30, 2025

A downtown building deal for $20 | City candidate forum | A New Hotel

October 23, 2025

One year after Milton | New Polish Sausage House | Dixieland Squeeze?

October 16, 2025

A local woman confronts the benefits cliff

October 9, 2025

Special Edition: LkldNow’s Voter Guide to the 2025 city elections

October 6, 2025

Hungry kids in Polk, a new mayoral candidate, and correcting the record

September 25, 2025September 25, 2025

More concerns at the Lakeland Housing Authority

September 18, 2025

Fraud charges at TLC Petsnip

September 11, 2025

Ways to lend a hand locally

August 28, 2025

A new face in the city commission races

August 21, 2025

Terry Coney enters the race + Lakeland heads back to school

August 14, 2025

New Fast-Track Med Degree in Lakeland + Weekend Events & Top News

August 7, 2025

Back on the radar: Local live music + Polk’s flight simulator launch

July 31, 2025August 7, 2025

New Candidate for City Commission

July 24, 2025

Lakeland eyes downtown foreclosures; rare butterfly rebounds

July 17, 2025

Polk Schools Earn a ‘B’ — and Why That’s a Big Deal

July 10, 2025

Who’s leaving City Hall? And what’s replacing Andrew’s coffee?

June 26, 2025

Honoring Barry | Navigating Lakeland’s Grocery Gaps

June 19, 2025July 9, 2025

Bus shelters and city elections are heating up

June 12, 2025June 12, 2025

June 5, 2025

June 5, 2025June 5, 2025

Lakeland’s Mental Health plus Lkld lore

May 29, 2025

Great conversations plus this week’s news

May 22, 2025

Remembering Hollis Hooks, a mentor and friend to many

May 15, 2025

Next week: Experts discuss the future of the arts in Lakeland

May 8, 2025

Polk’s doctor shortage | Alleviating food insecurity

May 1, 2025

An enlightening conversation about local media

April 24, 2025

Avelo cancels NC flight | Bonnet Springs named best city park

April 17, 2025

Polk Parents Struggle to Find, Pay for Child Care

April 10, 2025

Event will focus on sustaining Lakeland’s lively arts scene

April 3, 2025

High foreclosure rate | Teacher pay | Child health

March 27, 2025

Hospital partnership | Traffic safety | Lake Bonny update

March 20, 2025

Lakeland lore | Polk education ranking drops | Avelo route changes

March 13, 2025

Lakeland halts water fluoridation | Airport parking fee coming

March 6, 2025

‘Delay, deny’ charges dropped | Economic development council shakeup |

February 27, 2025

Spring Training starts | A soldier’s delayed return

February 13, 2025

February 6, 2025

February 6, 2025

Church gets donated roof | Free tax prep | LkldNow’s new editor

January 30, 2025

Improving Memorial Boulevard | Fire displaces Milton survivors

January 23, 2025

Lakeland’s pedestrian fatalities | New museum wing opens

January 16, 2025

Unintentional shooting was fatal | Lakeland and the anti-camping law

January 9, 2025

Examining Lakeland’s expanding emergency care options | Airport food court

December 19, 2024

December 17, 2024

December 17, 2024December 17, 2024

Light Up BSP preview | Christmas Parade highlights

December 12, 2024

Christmas Parade tonight | New Cafe Zupppina closes | Fluoride controversy

December 5, 2024

Food-truck court planned | Nordstrom Rack coming

November 21, 2024

Explaining the city’s water letters | Flying Avelo from Lakeland

November 14, 2024

November 7, 2024

November 7, 2024

Lake pollution dissipates | Mosquito spraying | Voter resources

October 31, 2024

Local Hurricane resources: How to get help or volunteer

October 17, 2024

Get Lakeland news in a text-only version of LkldNow

October 10, 2024October 10, 2024

From bank to steakhouse | Voter Guide | Transforming Lakeland Hills

October 3, 2024

Storm updates | 3,888 drivers get school bus warnings

September 26, 2024

Voting security in Polk | Sarah McKay, civic leader, dies

September 19, 2024

LPD body cam footage | Florida election news

September 12, 2024

Publix tech campus advances | LPD releases arrest video

September 5, 2024

Detectives unhurt in shooting attempt | New speakeasy restaurant

August 29, 2024

Election results | The graying of LPD | School zone enforcement

August 22, 2024

Lakeland taxes rising | FSC’s new president | New school year

August 15, 2024August 15, 2024

Voter Guide | Mind of a killer | Simpson Park pool

August 8, 2024August 8, 2024

Candidate forum | ‘Market on Kentucky’ coming | School grades

August 1, 2024August 1, 2024

Airport gets 7 new destinations | New VA clinic

July 25, 2024

Restaurant openings, closings | Polk Museum’s ‘transformational’ gift | Supermarket shuffle

July 18, 2024

Bear sightings | candidate forums | teacher vacancies

July 11, 2024

Arts funding vetoed | Hooters closes | Lakeland Electric rebates

June 27, 2024

Rising impact fees? | Meet this fall’s candidates

June 20, 2024June 20, 2024

First Avelo Lakeland flight | FSC’s new president

June 13, 2024

Electric bills rising | Hurricane season | Murder charges

June 6, 2024

LPD arrest video sparks outrage | free dental care | historic preservation

May 30, 2024

Lakeland teens seek evening activities | Transitions: Mitchell’s, Yard on Mass

May 23, 2024May 23, 2024

Munn Park design choice | More ball fields wanted

May 16, 2024

Lake Wire home spared demolition | Fire station land purchase approved

May 9, 2024

New fire station site | Lake Beulah roundabout opens

May 2, 2024

Airport restaurant closes | New LHS principal | Pet shelters strained

April 25, 2024

Downtown West | Schofield parole approved | Book crawl

April 18, 2024

Road diet designs and costs | Sun ‘n Fun

April 11, 2024

Downtown facial recognition turned off | City receives Holloway Park

April 4, 2024April 4, 2024

Airline announces its first Lakeland route | Downtown cameras’ facial recognition

March 28, 2024

Mutz won’t seek re-election | Police cams record patient ‘dumping’

March 21, 2024

Eastbound Pipkin reopens | Shootout crossfire claims toddler

March 14, 2024

Southwest Middle transformed | Electric Bills reduced slightly

March 7, 2024March 7, 2024