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
Also: photo of the gator under an LPD patrol car (via Facebook: City of Lakeland | video of gator emerging from under the car (via Facebook: Stacey Lynn) | 2 photos via Twitter (via WFLA’s Jamie Cook) | Ledger story
Source: Fox 13 News / Facebook: Mary Cummins
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