POWER PLANT: Lakeland Electric’s coal-burning McIntosh Unit 3, disabled since February but expected to come back online May 22, will be shut down by fall 2024, the utility said Monday. The city’s Utility Committee will be tasked with deciding how to replace the lost capacity.

FATAL FIRE FOLLOWUP: An outside agency reviewing Polk Fire Rescue’s response to a November fatal fire on Rockridge Road praised the 911 operator who handled the call but found deficiencies with the on-scene team’s communication and the agency’s training and leadership development.
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Barry Friedman founded Lkldnow.com in 2015 as the culmination of a career in print and digital journalism. Since 1982, he has used the tools of reporting, editing and content curation to help people in Lakeland understand their community better.

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