LAKELAND VOTES
Seven local offices were up for election on Tuesday. Six were decided with one, School Board District 3, going to a run-off in November. Read about the results in our local election coverage.
Special thanks to Its3pm.io for providing tech support to ensure we had live election results for the local races and the the AP Fund for Journalism for the live statewide results.
Behind the $264K: 2026 Polk County School Board Campaign Funding
August 14, 2026
CITY HALL SCOOP
City Commission meetings often last three or four hours. You might not have time to watch all of that — but we do and you deserve to know what happened.
City Hall Scoop is our new way of keeping you in the loop: a concise recap of the key decisions, discussions and developments from each meeting.
And when something needs more explanation, investigation or context, we’ll give it the attention it deserves in a follow-up story just like we did this week with the Airport Improvement article. Let us know what you think of this approach in the reader poll.
Reader Poll
Our new City Hall Scoop series, a quick recap of City Commission meetings, started this week. Did you read this quick coverage?
LKLDBRIEFS
Bite-sized news we didn’t want you to miss.
Grace City Church Hosts Aug. 30 Grand Opening
Farmers Market at the Ballpark Returns to Tigertown Friday, Aug. 28
Lakeland Highlands Hospital to Host Hiring Event Saturday, Aug. 22
Fine Art at the Magnolia Returns Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 22-23
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Local news from other vetted sources.
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LPD temporarily closed after ‘well-meaning citizen’ brings grenade inside | S.G. de León y León, 10 Tampa Bay
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Executive Director, LkldNow
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Newsroom Lead, LkldNow
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