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LAKELAND (May 24, 2021) - The Lakeland Police Athletic League (Lakeland PAL) will once again host its Annual Teen Summer Academy from June 7 through July 1, 2021. Applications are now being accepted for youth ages 13 – 17. An action-packed month includes days filled with both educational and hands-on activities. Participants will have the opportunity to attend multiple coll ...

LAKELAND, FL (May 20, 2021) | An emergency intersection closure is in place at South Kentucky Avenue and Lime Street. The closure is immediate with barricades being placed right now because it was discovered late yesterday evening that the sewer lines coming out of the manhole in the middle of the intersection have partially collapsed.

LAKELAND, FL (May 19, 2021) – There is a road closure scheduled to begin June 14, 2021 where Wabash Avenue intersects with 10th Street. The closure will be 24-hours-per-day for approximately 150 days (5 months). The entire intersection will be closed for the duration of the work.

LAKELAND, FL (May 17, 2021) | The City of Lakeland is pleased to announce Nicole Travis as Deputy City Manager...

LAKELAND (May 16, 2021) - On Saturday, May 15, 2021, at approximately 4:04 p.m., officers responded to a traffic crash involving a single motorcycle near the 1100 block of North Lincoln Avenue. According to reports, just before the crash, the driver of a 2018 Kawasaki motorcycle was traveling southbound on North Lincoln Avenue when they lost control of the motorcycle for unknow ...

LAKELAND, FL (May 12, 2021) | The City of Lakeland will be constructing a sidewalk enhancement project on West Beacon Road from N. Lincoln Avenue to Shawnee Trail to provide a safe route for pedestrians without requiring them to cross the street.

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.