Parks & Rec Board: Athletic Complex Discussed

By André Nolan, P & R Board member A great deal of the meeting was taken up by discussion on the proposed phased build-out of...

CIP Is Approved Unanimously by LSB

CIP Is Approved Unanimously by LSB An updated Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) was approved by the Lakeland School Board (LSB) tonight (11.20.17) in a 5-0...

Lakeland Residents, City Officials Talk High School Wing

In an hour+ special meeting focusing on education in Lakeland, City staff and officials said Lakeland can afford the additional debt for a high...

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...

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...

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...