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The “Project Swan” proposal remains active. The applicant only withdrew from the scheduled June 3 Development Review Team meeting, not from the development review process.

In November, a constitutional amendment will appear on ballots statewide that would reduce — and potentially eliminate — property taxes on homesteaded properties.

The proposal is for a 600,000-square-foot data center.

More than 50 residents attended Monday’s City Commission meeting, despite a city effort to explain that the project remains in the earliest stages of review.

The 600,000-square-foot “Project Swan” concept raises questions about power, water, zoning, and whether the city code even allows data centers.

LPD officers, sergeants, and lieutenants will get raises Oct. 1 after a wage study found they were earning thousands less than peers at comparable agencies.

The fish kill appears to have been a relatively small, natural event caused by several stresses hitting an especially sensitive species at once.

More than 12,000 Polk County seniors are estimated to need help with daily activities, but families and providers say cost and logistics often put care out of reach.

At the Polk Ecumenical Action Council for Empowerment's Nehemiah Action, Superintendent Fred Heid agreed to create a plan to improve student and guardian access to mental health support.

Thomas Hicks, who first played Santa in the Lakeland Christmas Parade in 2017, was arrested in an undercover operation to identify individuals using the internet for the sexual exploitation of children.

Community survey shows rising frustration as commissioners confront aging systems, staffing gaps, and rising costs.

A dry spring and low lake levels are fueling midge blooms. Here’s what you can do.