City Given Deadline to Respond to Lawsuit

The City of Lakeland has 30 days to answer the complaint in the school-funding lawsuit filed by a Lakeland couple in December. Attorneys for Lakeland...

Funeral Services for Former Commissioner

John Wilkerson, Lakeland commissioner from 1997-99, died Tuesday and funeral services will be Tuesday (2.6.18). The 93-year-old was a founding member and officer of the...

Lakeland School-Funding Lawsuit: Appeal Denied, Chancery Court Friday 2.2.18

A request to file an interlocutory appeal with the State Appeals Court in Jackson, TN by the City of Lakeland has been denied by...

Long Landing: Work Stopped, Penalties to be Determined

A weekend mass cutting of mature trees at Long Landing, an upscale subdivision off Seed Tick Road, has come to a halt and awaits...

Fairway Meadows House Described as Total Loss from Fire

A fire heavily damaged a Lakeland house this afternoon (1.25.18), according to a Shelby County Fire Department official but there were no injuries. Brent W....

Republic: Thursday Morning Report

Monday and Tuesday trash pickup is on tap for Republic today (1.18.18). According to Rhonda Fink, community services representative for the City of Lakeland, the...

19+ years of Lakeland News – Citywatch/Lakeland Currents

By Carl Helton, LC staff Did you know that Lakeland Currents is in its 20th year providing the Lakeland community local news? The format and the...

The Evening News — from Republic Services

Republic Services has provided another update this evening (1.16.18) via Jim Atkinson, Lakeland city manager. On Wednesday, 1/17/18, Republic will have extra trucks in the...