Four Selected to Two City Volunteer Boards

In a special meeting tonight (11.16.17) at City Hall, the BOC (Board of Commissioners) named four men to serve on volunteer community boards within...

It’s Affordable, Doable, Says BOC

The “it” would be adding a high school wing to the newly opened Lakeland Middle Preparatory School (LMPS) in the near future. In the fifth...

Now You See It …

… Now you don’t. The annex building at the old Factory Outlet Mall in Lakeland has been demolished. Within a three-week window, the outbuilding was crushed...

Myriad of Requests Granted by LEF to LSS Teachers

It was a night for giving and that’s exactly what the LEF (Lakeland Education Foundation) did Tuesday night (11.14.17) to Lakeland School System (LSS)...

LSB: Legal Counsel Suggests Tax Bill Could Impact School Construction Funding

The Lakeland School Board (LSB) met in regular session tonight (11.13.17) and heard details on a capital plan to build out a high school...

Unique Day at LMPS for First Veterans Day Program

A patriotic sea of red and blue greeted family and guests at the first Veterans Day program at LMPS (Lakeland Middle Preparatory School) this...

BOC Tonight: High School Forecast, 2020 Vision Plans

Opening fall of 2020?  Cost of $36.5 million? Could there be a high school in the near future for Lakeland? Dr. Ted Horrell, superintendent for...

Respect for Country Flourished at LES Veterans Day Programs

Patriotism was contagious throughout the LES (Lakeland Elementary School) gym as students saluted veterans, past and present, at the eighth annual Veterans Day Program...