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LAKELAND, FL (May 10, 2021) | Beginning Tuesday night, May 11, 2021, a contractor for the City of Lakeland Wastewater Collection Division is scheduled to begin the first of three phases of work associated with the rehabilitation of a number of existing sewer lines in the downtown area.

Emergency responders from the Lakeland Police Department and the Lakeland Fire Department are on the scene of a plane crash that occurred shortly before 2:30 p.m. at 4150 South Pipkin Road, an industrial park area just off of airport property. The crash involved a single-engine plane with two adult occupants. Both occupants were airlifted for medical treatment with serious inju ...

LAKELAND, FL (April 29, 2021) | The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), District One, is hosting a Virtual Public Workshop to review design plans for the I-4 wildlife crossing located in northeast Lakeland. A map showing the project limits is above. The workshop will be held completely online on the project website, SWFLroads.com/I4/wildlifecrossing; with no live component. 

LAKELAND, FL (April 22, 2021) | Starting with the first City Commission meeting in June, the Lakeland City Commission will go back to meeting at 9 a.m. in the City Commission Chambers located at City Hall (228 South Massachusetts Avenue).  Two years ago, the Lakeland City Commission decided to look at an afternoon option after meeting at 9 a.m. for decades.  The consensus of the Commission was to try afternoon meetings to see if audience participation would increase.

LAKELAND, FL (April 20, 2021) | During today’s Budget Retreat, the Lakeland City Commission took one of the first steps in developing the Fiscal Year 2022 budget.

LAKELAND, FL (April 18, 2021) - On Saturday, April 17, 2021, at approximately 10:35 p.m., a Chevrolet Malibu was traveling southbound on US 98 North in the outside lane of travel, approaching the traffic light at the Interstate 4 overpass. The driver, 23-year-old Oppheus Williams, had begun slowing down for the red light. As he approached the intersection, the traffic light tur ...

LAKELAND, FL (April 16, 2021) - Governor Ron DeSantis made a visit to the City of Lakeland to announce the award of a $42.9 million grant for a multi-component project in partnership with Bonnet Springs Park. The City of Lakeland, in partnership with Bonnet Springs Park (a non-profit organization), applied to the Department of Economic Opportunity for a grant in the amount of $52 million to address flood hazard risks within the Lake Bonnet drainage basin.  The grant and project implementation will be completed by Lakes & Stormwater, a division within the Public Works Department.  The project will be initiated over the next several months and the overall project is expected to be completed over a 10-year period.  

UPDATE LAKELAND, FL (April 13, 2021) - On Monday, April 12, 2021, a review done by the Medical Examiner's Office ruled the victim's death a homicide. Investigators are continuing to interview persons who may have information related to the case. (see original release below)    Anyone with information related to the case should contact Detective Troy Smith at 863.834.8958 or t ...

LAKELAND, FL (April 10, 2021) - On Friday, April 9, 2021, at approximately 12:45 a.m., officers from the Lakeland Police Department responded to an apartment at 1475 Woodlake Drive in reference to an unresponsive child. The child, a 2-year-old male, was transported to Lakeland Regional Health, where he was pronounced deceased a short time later.    During the investigation, t ...

LAKELAND, FL (April 9, 2021) | Hollis Garden was recently recertified as a butterfly garden with the North American Butterfly Association (NABA) as a location that provides the necessary hosts and nectar plants for various types of butterflies including monarchs and swallowtails.