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LAKELAND, FL (August 3, 2020) | On Monday, August 3, 2020, the Lakeland City Commission extended the resolution requiring masks/face coverings consistent with CDC guidelines for those individuals inside the Lakeland corporate limits.  The City Commission voted 5-2 in favor of the resolution with Commissioner Franklin and Commissioner Read being the dissenting votes. The new Resolution will expire at 5 p.m. on September 8, 2020, unless extended by further action of the City Commission.

Human Remains Confirmed to Be Those of Missing Lakeland Woman LAKELAND, FL (July 30, 2020) - The Lakeland Police Department has confirmed with the District 10 Medical Examiner's Office that the human remains located on July 29, 2020, near the 2000 block of West Bella Vista Street are those of Takeria Adderly. Adderly, 22-years-old, had been reported missing by her family to th ...

LAKELAND, FL (July 29, 2020) - Detectives with the Lakeland Police Department are currently on scene of a death investigation near the area of Fairbanks Street and Bella Vista Street. This morning human remains were found in the area. At this time, detectives are unable to confirm the identity or cause of death of the victim. The remains will be transported to the Medical Exami ...

LAKELAND, FL (July 28, 2020) | The City of Lakeland's summer recreational camp program, Camp BLAST, will be closed at the Kelly Recreational Complex location (404 Imperial Boulevard) for two days starting today and will reopen on Thursday, July 30^th  in order for staff to deep clean the facility due to possible COVID-19 related contact. Camp BLAST is scheduled to end on Friday, July 31^st at both Kelly Recreation Complex and Simpson Park locations.

LAKELAND, FL (July 22, 2020) | The City of Lakeland Lakes & Stormwater Division will be undertaking a Surface Water Artificial Circulation Impact Study of Lake Mirror that includes the installation of a SolarBee® solar-powered artificial circulation system.  The Impact Study will include a robust surface water sampling program throughout a four-month trial period to evaluate the efficacy of the SolarBee® and assess the potential water quality benefits in Lake Mirror.  

LAKELAND, FL (July 22, 2020) | The Lakeland Mayor's Council on the Arts is now accepting grants applications to assist in funding for art and cultural related organizations. The application process is open to non-profit members of the Lakeland arts community with the Lakeland city limits. For-profit organizations and educational institutions are not eligible for the program.  The application deadline is August 19^th at 4:30 p.m. 

UPDATE: On Sunday, July 19, 2020, Lakeland Police responded to a report of shots fired in the area of 1000 Monroe Street at approximately 9:24 p.m. When officers arrived on scene they found a female victim inside a residence with gunshot wounds. The 25-year-old victim was declared deceased at the scene by Polk County Fire Rescue at 9:29 p.m. The victim's three young chi ...

Can you help locate 72-year-old Beverly Simpson-Gallagher? Beverly was last seen on Friday, July 17th, between 12:30 p.m. and – 1:00 p.m. at the Talbot House in Lakeland. She is not from the area and has been staying at the Talbot House for the past four months. Beverly does have diagnosed medical issues and is believed to suffer from Dementia. She is described at 5’ ...

LAKELAND, FL (July 17, 2020) | The City of Lakeland anticipates applying for Rebuild Florida General Planning Support (GSP) funding provided by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to address mitigation needs to ensure that the state of Florida is more resilient to future natural disasters. This program is being administered by the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) through the Community Development Block Grant – Mitigation (CDBG-MIT) Program. A total of $20,000,000 in funding has been allocated by DEO for the General Planning Support Program.

LAKELAND, FL - July 6, 2020 | The Lakeland Department of Public Works has recently received full accreditation by the American Public Works Association (APWA) for the second time. This accreditation formally verifies and recognizes that the agency is in full compliance with the recommended management practices set forth in APWA's Public Works Management Practices Manual.