Parks and Rec July Meeting:  July Hike at IH

By André Nolan, P&R Board member The meeting last night for the Advisory Board of Parks and Recreation/Natural Resources (7.11.17) had to be cancelled for...

No Uniforms for LSS, Says LSB

The Lakeland School System (LSS) will begin the new school year with a dress code, but no uniforms. So said Lakeland School Board (LSB) members...

House Fire Claims the Life of Lakeland Resident

A Lakeland woman was killed in a house fire today (6.30.17) when her home was struck by lighting. Brent Perkins, PIO/GIS for the Shelby County...

Lakeland: Many Projects Moving the City Forward

Lakeland is on the cusp of phenomenal growth with new roadways, a sports park, running its own fire station and much economic development. Jim Atkinson,...

MPDRC Meeting:  Vision for the City

By Jim Willis, MPDRC member The Municipal Planning and Design Review Commission (MPDRC) focused tonight (6.15.17) on the importance of establishing a vision for what...

Lakeland Officials Respond To Super 8 Arrest

LAKELAND, TN - Following the sex crime incident at the Super 8 Motel on Tuesday afternoon, Lakeland City officials have been monitoring the situation...

BOC – Time for a Local Fire Department

By a unanimous vote the Lakeland Board of Commissioners (BOC) voted tonight (6.8.17) to create a fire department, phase out the fire fee and...

Board of Commissioners (BOC) Meetings: Budget, Taxes, Fire Fee

Money was the topic du jour at the BOC work session and special meeting tonight (6.1.17) at City Hall. Adoption of the annual budget for...