- MICHAEL DUNN’s lawyers have appealed Judge Donald Jacobsen’s ruling rejecting Dunn’s “stand your ground” defense. They argue Jacobsen failed to give weight to testimony that the man who was shot and killed by former City Commissioner Dunn had wielded a hatchet in a threatening manner.
- SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT: Polk School Board members are set to choose a new superintendent on Tuesday from among five finalists: Harold Border, Frederick Heid, James McIntyre Jr., Michael Ramirez and Nakia Towns.
- A COVID VACCINE TRIAL is looking for teens from 12 to 17 in Lakeland. | Learn more
- HOT HOUSING MARKET: A shortage of houses for sale in Lakeland and surplus of buyers means prices are way up as bidding wars push final sales above initial asks. (subscribers-only story)
Source: The Ledger