Look for the helpers – They are in Lakeland

By Deborah Thomas, Lakeland school board member Everyone’s much beloved, cardigan-wearing neighbor, Mr. Rogers, once shared the advice of his mother, who told him to...

Tree saplings and salads distributed in Lakeland Tuesday

It was just in time for Earth Day and her 20th wedding anniversary. Jennifer Hill dropped by the Corner Shops in Lakeland yesterday (4.21.20) to...

P&R to virtual meet at 4 p.m. today

The Municipal Parks & Recreation/Natural Resources Advisory Board (P&R) will meet by electronic/telephonic means of communication this afternoon (4.22.20) due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Link...

MPC/DRC votes on two final site plans – Yes to LPS and no to...

By Carl Helton, Lakeland Currents staff writer The Municipal Planning/Design Review Commission (MPC/DRC) met Thursday night (4.16.20) and approved a final site plan for Lakeland...

CSC coming to Lakeland next week

Commissioner Michele Dial announces that Chicken Salad Chick (CSC) is bringing their salads to Lakeland next week for customers who pre-order and pre-pay. “Pick up...

BOC reviews draft of FY 2020-21 budget

Meeting electronically Tuesday afternoon (4.14.20), the BOC (Board of Commissioners) reviewed a draft of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2020-21 budget along with Lakeland City...

Two Lakeland meetings set for Thursday, both by remote

NOTE: Due to the Declarations of Emergency by the President of the United States, the Governor of Tennessee, the Mayor of Shelby County and...