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Lakeland weighs one-year ban on large power users such as data centers
2+ week, 5+ day ago (519+ words) Lakeland officials will have a law drafted to impose a year-long ban against hyperscale data centers or other large industrial developments expected to consume large amounts of electricity. Commissioner Guy La Londe, acting as the city's mayor pro tem at…...
Lakewood moves to lay off 162 teacher's aides and may outsource
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (930+ words) LAKEWOOD " The debt-ridden Board of Education is taking the first steps toward laying off 162 teachers" aides, known as para-professionals, according to union leaders. The move comes as the state is seeking to take control of the troubled district, which still…...
Lakeland's Hendrix making the most of opportunity at QB, breaking 40-year-old record
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (710+ words) LAKELAND " Kelin Hendrix just wanted to play football. The starting quarterback at Kathleen as a freshman and sophomore, he transferred to Lakeland in the spring after Joaquin Kavouklas had already transferred from Tarpon Springs." "I heard they had a quarterback,…...