Missing In Action: The Lakeland Planning Commission

By Carl Helton For the second month in a row, the MPC (Municipal Planning Commission) monthly meeting was cancelled last Thursday, May 20, 2021 due...

Under Latest Health Directive, Lakeland Transitioning Back To Normal

UPDATE (5/14/21): According to Shane Horn, City Manager, Lakeland (and other Shelby County jurisdictions) will continue issuing a limited declaration of emergency in order...

Lakeland School Board Anticipates A Return To Normalcy Next Year

According to Dr. Ted Horrell, Superintendent of Lakeland School System, students and parents can anticipate a return to normalcy starting in August of 2021....

Board Of Commissioners Planning Retreat Recap

Special to Lakeland Currents by Wesley Wright Lakeland’s future had made huge strides in the right direction these last 5 plus years but the roadmap has...

LSB meets Monday by remote

The Lakeland School Board (LSB) will meet electronically (due to COVID-19) at 5:45 p.m. Monday (7.13.20). Link to agenda: https://lakelandk12.org/res/web/FY20-21/07.13.20%20BM/07.13.20%20Business%20Meeting%20Agenda.pdf To submit a public comment email...

BOC meeting: Highway 70 parks project abandoned; 5 of 5 resolutions approved

In their regular business meeting last night (7.9.20) the Board of Commissioners (BOC) approved a motion to abandon a U.S. Highway 70 parks project...

COVID report for July 8, 2020 – Health Order and Directive No. 8

Statistics released today (7.8.20) for COVID-19 by the Shelby County Health Department (SCHD) include: 12,467 confirmed and probable cases (+302 newly confirmed today): 7,975...