IDB Thursday (11.30.17) Meeting Results

(editor's note: Lou Melton spoke to the IDB Thursday night and later contacted LC saying that her third question to the IDB Board incorrectly...

“The Stock Market” To Be New Lakeland Grocer at TLD

On a day when the Dow and S&P soared to new highs, a novel grocery store was announced for The Lake District (TLD) ---...

Who’s Singing at The Peabody Next Month, AND a Grizzlies Game?

LMPS (Lakeland Middle Preparatory School) choir members, that’s who. Tonya Miller, choir director, arranged for the fifth grade choir students to perform at the acclaimed...

Prelim Numbers on High School Wing Financing

Jim Atkinson, city manager, today (11.29.17) released figures for the preliminary costs in financing the proposed high school wing along with the current debt...

Bridges to No Where Going Somewhere

If you’ve been wondering about those pedestrian bridges on Canada Road with no apparent destination, the destination is in sight. Construction on their completion is...

LMPS Book Fair Starts This Friday (12.1.17)

A variety of titles awaits the LMPS (Lakeland Middle Preparatory School) Book Fair shopper. What about “Game On! 2018?”  Or “The Creeper Diaries #1: Mob...

Funding Mechanism Reviewed by BOC for High School Wing

In unanimous agreement, the BOC (Board of Commissioners) tonight (11.27.17) favored a mechanism that would utilize the IDB (Industrial Development Board) to fund a...

McDonald’s Driveway Construction Today (11.27.17)

Work began today on the Canada Road driveway entrance to McDonald’s at 9940 U.S. Highway 64. The driveway has been blocked since the ribbon-cutting of...