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Posted inCity Hall

Phillip Walker Looks Back on a Dozen Years as a City Commissioner

by Kimberly C. Moore October 21, 2022October 29, 2022

Next month, for the first time in nearly 13 years, Phillip Walker will not be an official public servant.

Posted inPolitics

Environmentalists Have Long-Range Hopes for Preserving Fragile Land

by Kimberly C. Moore October 20, 2022October 31, 2022

Polk County voters will decide on Nov. 8 whether to extend the ad valorem tax that has allowed the county to buy environmentally sensitive lands, such as Circle B Bar Reserve.

Posted inPublic Safety

Lakeland Police’s K-9 Team Nabs Several National Honors

by Kimberly C. Moore October 19, 2022November 23, 2022

LPD’s K-9 team took top Patrol Dog Team honors in the four-person department team category at a national competition.

Posted inCity Hall

Photo Gallery: 42nd Annual Swan Roundup in Lakeland

by Kimberly C. Moore October 18, 2022October 25, 2022

City parks crew members captured 73 swans on Lake Morton and prepared them for their annual physical checkups.

Posted inCity Hall

Video: 42nd Annual Swan Roundup

by Kimberly C. Moore October 18, 2022October 25, 2022

The city of Lakeland held its 42nd annual swan roundup Tuesday morning starting at dawn. City workers gathered the swans, descended from Queen Elizabeth II’s birds, to give them their annual health checkup.

Posted inCrime / Justice

Police Search for Suspect in Weekend Homicide

by Kimberly C. Moore October 18, 2022October 25, 2022

Lakeland Police say they are looking for the suspect or suspects who shot to death a 17-year-old male Saturday night.

Posted inCity Hall

City Approves 2 Apartment Complexes; Lakeland Electric General Manager Named

by Kimberly C. Moore October 17, 2022October 25, 2022

The Lakeland City Commission approved two new apartment complexes, and the city manager announced that Mike Beckham is the new general manager of Lakeland Electric.

Posted inCity Hall

Sam Simmons Becomes Interim City Commissioner

by Kimberly C. Moore October 17, 2022October 25, 2022

Longtime Lakeland neighborhood activist Samuel Simmons was selected by the Lakeland City Commission as an interim city commissioner to take the seat held for nearly 13 years by Phillip Walker.

Posted inCity Hall

Lakeland Electric Updates City Commission on Storm Outages

by Kimberly C. Moore October 15, 2022October 25, 2022

Lakeland Electric Assistant General Manager Joey Curry gave city commissioners an update on the city-owned utility’s performance during and after Hurricane Ian.

Posted inCity Hall

City Commission Evaluates City Manager Shawn Sherrouse

by Kimberly C. Moore October 15, 2022October 18, 2022

Lakeland’s City Commission on Friday discussed City Manager Shawn Sherrouse’s job review, giving the Lakeland native an overall score of 4.1 out of 5 – a hair above “performance meets expectations.”

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