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Congratulations to Sergeant Chad Whitaker with K9 Blizzard and K9 Officers Ryan Back with K9 Smoke, Preston Chatmon with K9 Judah, John Skillman with K9 Mako, and Sergeant Ryan McLaughlin with K-9 LARS who took top patrol dog team honors at the 2022 United States Police Canine Association, Inc. National Dog Trials last week in Lowndes County, Georgia. Our guys took first place ...

LAKELAND, FL (September 23, 2022) | The City of Lakeland is pleased to announce Adam Lunn as Assistant Director of Lakeland Linder International Airport, effective Sunday, September 25^th. He has been serving as the Interim Assistant Director since March 2022. 

On Wednesday, September 21, 2022, at approximately 8:39 a.m., officers responded to a traffic crash near the 2900 block of Swindell Road. Just prior to the crash, a Lakeland Wrecker vehicle was backing from a parking lot into the property at 2915 Swindell Road. The wrecker had its amber strobe lights and audible backing tone activated. At the same time, a maroon in color 2002 C ...

LAKELAND, FL (September 19, 2022) | The City of Lakeland Parks Division will be on Lake Morton at 7:00 a.m. on Tuesday, October 18^th for the 42^nd Annual Swan Roundup. Parks & Recreation employees will be carefully gathering the swans to get them ready for their annual veterinary check-up. The swans will be confined in large holding pens on the south side of the lake for their annual wellness examinations with My Pet’s Animal Hospital that will start the morning of October 19^th at 8:00 a.m. The Annual Swan Round-Up allows the City’s Parks, Recreation & Cultural Arts Department to closely monitor the health and vitality of Lakeland’s swan population. 

LAKELAND, FL (September 19, 2022) | City Manager Shawn Sherrouse has named Kris Hallstrand Director of Lakeland Linder International Airport, effective Sunday, September 18^th. Hallstrand has been serving as Interim Director since March 3, 2022, when past Director Gene Conrad accepted the position of President/CEO of the Aerospace Center for Excellence.

LAKELAND, FL (August 31, 2022) - On Tuesday, August 30, 2022, at approximately 8:44 p.m., officers responded to a traffic crash near the 3000 block of US 98 North. Prior to the crash, a 2008 Infinity sedan was traveling in the inside southbound lane of US 98 N when a pedestrian attempted to cross US 98 N outside a designated crosswalk area. The driver of the sedan swerved in an ...

LAKELAND, FL (August 30, 2022) | The City of Lakeland is pleased to announce Valerie Ferrell as CRA Manager, effective Monday, September 12th. As CRA Manager, Ferrell will oversee the operations and manage the Dixieland, Downtown and Midtown community redevelopment areas.  Lakeland’s Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) is a Division of the Community and Economic Development D ...

LAKELAND, FL (August 29, 2022) | The new waterline at the southeast corner of 10th Street and Wabash Avenue has failed washing out the corner. Water is shut off in that area, but no customer is without water at this time because water feeds from both directions at that location. Crews are currently investing the nature of the failure to determine the cause. They will know more as the day progresses and the work crew is able to dig into the impacted area. The water line is under warranty through COBB Construction who installed the line.

LAKELAND, FL (August 25, 2022) | The Lakeland Public Library Main Branch will open Tuesday, September 6^th after months of construction for Phase One of the project that includes new HVAC system, ceilings, lighting, flooring, paint, furniture, new collection layout and the addition of the Exhibit Room for the History and Culture Center. 

LAKELAND, FL (August 23, 2022) | The public is invited to the first Hollis Garden Community Plant Swap on Saturday, September 17^th at 9 a.m. Kevin Polk, Horticulturist who oversees Hollis Garden said, “Please join us for our first Community Plant Swap with support from the Lakeland Plant Swappers Facebook Group. Gates at Hollis Gardens will open at 8:30 a.m. and the first round of swapping will begin promptly at 9 a.m.”