Dear reader,
I founded LkldNow in 2015 with a vision to create a local news organization that serves the public and fosters community connections. What started as a one-man volunteer operation has slowly grown into a small but mighty newsroom and a primary source for local news. But LkldNow can continue only if you find value in our work and help support it. Every gift helps — especially right now! Thanks to our matching funds from local partners as well as the national NewsMatch program, every donation made between now and the end of the year will be doubled!
If you can, please help us sustain independent local journalism in Lakeland. Thank you!

Sincerely,
Barry Friedman
A just found him guilty of battery in a one-day trial on charges he kicked a fan at Rumors nightclub on Memorial Boulevard.
County Judge Sharon Franklin sentences Gates to 180 days in jail, 120 more than what prosecutors requested.
— John Chambliss (@chamblissjac) October 26, 2016
Source: Fox 13 News
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