Perfect Spring Weather for Tour de Lakeland, Spring Festival

Cyclists filled IH Park this morning (5.12.17) for the second annual Tour de Lakeland and Spring Festival under warm, sunny skies. The bike-riding event was...

BOC May Meeting: Here Comes a Tax DECREASE

Decrease is correct.  Lakeland property taxes are coming down. Not going up.  Not staying the same, but coming down. Unlike other municipalities which are raising...

Early Vote Numbers in Lakeland for BOC position

Totals to date in the early vote race for one Board of Commissioners (BOC) slot are 310 voters. Thirty-four people voted yesterday (5.18.17).  This information is...

Economic Development Commission (EDC) April Meeting

By Alan Johnson, EDC vice chair EDC members met April 27 at City Hall. Running Pony will begin shooting footage for the Lakeland promotional video at...

Special Election: Early Vote Begins Tomorrow (5.5.17)

Early voting for the special election in Lakeland begins tomorrow (5.5.17) to replace Michele Dial who resigned in March. Three candidates are vying for the...

Lakeland Middle Preparatory Readies for Opening

By Matt Adler, LMPS Principal As Lakeland School System (LSS) prepares to close out a successful school year, we are just getting ramped up to...

Mayor And BOC Serve Lunch To City Staff

As a way of saying thanks to city staff, Mayor Wyatt Bunker and the BOC provided a free lunch today for all city hall,...

New Chamber Director – Brittney Buchanan

Wil Ashworth, president of the Lakeland Chamber of Commerce, announced that Brittney Buchanan is the new executive director of the Chamber. She replaces Ginny Dunn...