Sam Joaquim, 38, purchased the two-storefront property for $1.2 million in September 2023. He opened Bedrock Wings in the ...

Kay Klymko is running for mayor, focusing on community engagement, vulnerable populations, and prioritizing emergency ...

Project Homecoming, led by UthMpact teen leaders, offers free formalwear to all Polk County high schoolers, ensuring ...

Daniel Spencer Thompson, 39, passed away September 3, 2025. Daniel was born in Lakeland, Florida on July 7, 1986, and remained a lifelong resident of the area. He was a member of Redemption Church – ...

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Publix Super Markets’ technology campus in downtown Lakeland is moving closer to reality — and it may have a dramatic impact on the local economy. The grocery giant hasn’t disclosed many details about ...

Mayor Bill Mutz on Monday said the choice to add fluoride should be left to each household and the only means to do that is removing it from the water supply. The Lakeland City Commission voted 6-0 ...

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Residents walk by them, jog and bike around them, and picnic beside them, but Lakes and Stormwater Division manager Laurie Smith told city commissioners on Monday that nine of Lakeland’s 38 named ...

On New Year’s Eve, 1964, at 2:30 in the afternoon, Edgar Pickett, Jr., one of Lakeland’s first Black police officers, responded to a domestic violence call at the J.M. Fields store. With more than a ...

Melony Bell, second from right, poses with supporters at an election-watch gathering in a tent in front of Fort Meade City Hall. | Kimberly C. Moore, LkldNow For the first time in 24 years, Polk ...

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