Slaw with that?  Tops Bar-B-Q expected to open in Lakeland

Mayor Wyatt Bunker announced today (10.24.18) that Tops Bar-B-Q will open its next location in the Memphis area. The restaurant will fill the space at...

Groundbreaking this morning for St. Jude Dream house in Lakeland

Accolades were many at the groundbreaking today (10.24.18) for the St. Jude Dream Home in the Winstead Farms neighborhood of Lakeland. St. Jude and City...

Early vote totals posted for The Refuge Church in Lakeland

In the first four days of early voting (Oct. 17-20, 2018) 2,200 have voted at The Refuge Church in Lakeland. (These are not necessarily...

LSB October meeting: Superintendent reports on staff, school accolades

The Lakeland School Board (LSB) met for their business meeting tonight (10.15.18) with the Superintendent’s report and eight of nine agenda items approved. Link to...

LSS: Security guard starts at LES tomorrow; LSB meets tomorrow night

Robert Gibson has been named as the first LES (Lakeland Elementary School) armed security guard and will start tomorrow (10.15.18). Dr. Ted Horrell, superintendent for...

Call to NAACP about FB post, but no formal complaint; Commissioner says he was...

A Facebook post this week attributed to Lakeland Commissioner Clark Plunk has been reported to the NAACP, but there is no formal complaint or...