What a year it’s been in Lakeland. As the city continues its growth, so does the news with Lakeland Currents setting a record for our total amount of website users (readers) and social media influence.
For the year 2021, lakelandcurrents.com set a record with over 90,000 users (readers) according to Google Analytics. That includes over 187,000 page views for the year. For perspective, in the past 3 years, lakelandcurrents.com has averaged 59,000 readers per year.
The Lakeland Currents Facebook page now has over 3,300 followers and we’re happy to say we set a record for the number of people our Facebook post reached. In 2021 the Lakeland Currents Facebook page reached over 130,000 people. Those posts include links to articles as well as stand-alone videos. Reach is defined by Facebook as “The number of people who saw any content from your Page or about your Page, including posts, stories, ads, social information from people who interact with your Page and more.”
The year’s top stories show an interesting cross-section of Lakeland stories and the variety of news it encompasses. If you missed any of our top articles, here are links to our top 10 most read stories of 2021:
https://lakelandcurrents.com/kevin-hyneman-local-developer-passes-away/
https://lakelandcurrents.com/controversial-middle-school-club-still-a-debate/
https://lakelandcurrents.com/lakeland-prep-approves-gay-student-club-for-middle-school/
https://lakelandcurrents.com/the-lake-district-news-updates-insights/
https://lakelandcurrents.com/aldi-looking-to-open-january-2021/
https://lakelandcurrents.com/marshall-steakhouse-coming-to-the-lake-district/
https://lakelandcurrents.com/lakeland-commons-expected-to-open-june-2021/
https://lakelandcurrents.com/fast-acting-siblings-help-family-avoid-total-fire-disaster/
https://lakelandcurrents.com/hyneman-planned-development-fiercely-debated-at-boc-meeting/
https://lakelandcurrents.com/lamp-concerts-returning-for-2021/
Thank you for trusting Lakeland Currents for your local news. We hope 2022 is just as meaningful.
