P&R Board: Applicants for volunteer positions, park updates

By Steven Snow, P&R Board member The Municipal Parks & Recreation/Natural Resources Advisory Board (P&R) met Tuesday (1.14.20) for their monthly meeting at City Hall. Present...

Econo Lodge meets deadline on landscaping plan

The shrubs are planted and the Econo Lodge in Lakeland is one step closer to being in compliance with City code for its violations. Three...

Lakeland Planning Director has resigned

The planning director for Lakeland, Forrest Owens, has submitted his letter of resignation today (1.15.20), according to Shane R. Horn, Lakeland city manager. Mr. Horn...

LES teachers, moms, even students sewing their way to spring musical

By day, it’s a science lab. After school, the lab becomes costume-central as fabric, patterns, scissors and pins are fashioned into costumes for the...

Trash collection, closures for next week’s holiday

In honor of the Martin Luther King holiday Monday (1.20.20), local offices and schools will be closed and trash delayed by one day. Closed will...
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LMPS Robotics Club readies for competition

It’s 7:30 on a school-day morning and a group of LMPS (Lakeland Middle Preparatory School) students are playing with robots in the Makers Space...

Construction manager announced tonight for high school build in Lakeland

During the LSB (Lakeland School Board) meeting tonight (1.13.20), Chris Woods Construction Company was announced as construction manager/contractor for the first high school in...

Students from LMPS win in arts competition

Eleven students from LMPS (Lakeland Middle Preparatory School) were winners in the 2020 Scholastic Art Awards at the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art. Among the...