Lightning Storm Causes House Fire In Plantation Hills

Intense lightning, deafening thunder and heavy rain swept through Lakeland in the early morning hours of Friday, July 21, 2023, jolting Lakeland residents from...

Econo Lodge Motel Could Be Demolished By September

During a special called meeting at City Hall on Monday evening, July 17, 2023, a momentous decision was made as the Lakeland Board of...

Limb Pickup From Storm Damage Will Begin Monday, July 10

The Public Works Department in Lakeland has faced numerous challenges in recent years, particularly due to storm damage. Even now, two weeks after the...

MLGW Challenges And Preventing Future Outages

Lakeland Currents reached out to Lakeland Vice Mayor Wesley Wright for insight into MLGW and if Lakeland can expect more outages in the future. by...

Lakeland Cooling Center Available To Those In Need

It is highly likely that many families still experiencing a power outage will need a place to cool off on Thursday, June 29th. The...

Mayor Roman Declares State Of Emergency In Lakeland

Josh Roman, Mayor of Lakeland, has officially declared Lakeland in a State of Emergency. That after a powerful straight line wind storm that came...

Tree Services Working Overtime In Lakeland

Lakeland is lucky to have a large contingency of citizens with an entrepreneurial spirit and thriving small businesses. One of those industries has been...

Lights For Lakeland Athletic Fields Could Be Installed By Late Fall 2023

Lights at the Lakeland Athletic Facility, located on Memphis-Arlington Road, could be ready for use by late fall of 2023. That according to Pat...