Lakeland

Columbia Records will release a recording of the opening night of the second leg of the Rolling Thunder Revue, 50 years after the concert.

The annual health checkup brings Lakeland’s swans together for exams and vaccinations — and marks the final roundup for longtime parks director Bob Donahay.

Polk County commissioners voted Tuesday, Oct. 6, to permanently remove Stacy Campbell-Domineck as CareerSource Polk’s president and CEO, complicating Lakeland commissioners’ debate over the Lakeland Housing Authority board.

Leaders attribute SEU’s growth to expansion strategies, local industry partnerships, and its conservative Christian identity.

A combination of technology and community support reunited Britni Fultz with her beloved monitor lizard, Slug.

The 4-3 vote pauses new applications while the city develops rules for data centers and other exceptionally large utility customers.

Lakeland Electric and water utility officials provided more information to commissioners at the July 20 city commission meeting.

Two campus groves are being replanted as part of a larger revitalization effort for Polk’s citrus industry.

Speakers were in opposition to the project and in support of a moratorium; however, several felt a moratorium would not go far enough and called for an all-out ban on data centers in Lakeland.

A public hearing on the ordinance will be held on Monday, July 6, at 9 a.m.

Body cameras that translate over 50 languages, first-response drones and AI that assist in 911 calls and writing reports would be included in the $21 million bundle.

Faith-based nonprofit Hope House Florida is set to move into the former Faith Lutheran Church building in the Lake Hollingsworth neighborhood.