9+ hour, 57+ min ago  (257+ words) Independent, local news about Lakeland, Fl. All seven of Polk State College’s Health Sciences and Nursing degree programs have achieved 100% licensure pass rates, according to a press release. This achievement comes as Polk State prepares to open its Haines City-Davenport…...

1+ week, 9+ hour ago  (1228+ words) Independent, local news about Lakeland, Fl. In a City Commission meeting that lasted over four hours on July 6, commissioners received an update on the drafted ordinance that would enact a 12-month moratorium on data centers and large load customers. The…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (847+ words) Independent, local news about Lakeland, Fl. Laura Putnam didn’t plan to stay in Lakeland this long. She came to the Polk Museum of Art at Florida Southern College in 2013 with a painter’s eye and an arts administrator’s degree, figuring she’d…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (941+ words) Independent, local news about Lakeland, Fl. The Frances Langford Promenade has been one of Lakeland’s defining landmarks for nearly a century. But city officials say the 98-year-old structure is showing signs of age — and Hurricane Milton may have accelerated problems....

4+ week, 10+ hour ago  (1085+ words) Independent, local news about Lakeland, Fl. Kris Hallstrand’s last day as Airport Director at Lakeland Linder International Airport was Saturday, June 13 — exactly two years to the day after she led the charge when the airport began airline service. Hallstrand says…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago  (520+ words) Independent, local news about Lakeland, Fl. Lakeland’s effort to hit the pause button on large-scale data centers took another step Friday, June 12. At their agenda study session, commissioners directed City Attorney Palmer Davis to draft a 12-month moratorium ordinance, setting…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago  (341+ words) Independent, local news about Lakeland, Fl. Incumbent Lisa Miller has been elected without opposition to serve a third term on the Polk County School Board representing District 7. The Polk County native said she is “honored to go back to work....

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1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (820+ words) Independent, local news about Lakeland, Fl. In about a year, Fire Station 8 will become a reality, made possible by a collaborative effort between residents, the City of Lakeland, design and construction teams, and state and federal representatives. Many of those…...

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