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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.

LAKELAND, FL (April 8, 2021) | Starting April 30^th,  City of Lakeland Water Utilities will implement a new way that embraces technology to notify customers when important events happen like: Precautionary Boil Water Notices, Planned Water Outages, etc.  

LAKELAND, FL (April 6, 2021) | City Crews are working to repair a 12” water main break in the vicinity of 3405 South Florida Avenue. 

LAKELAND, FL (March 26, 2021) | The Florida Department of Transportation will start resurfacing the portion of Interstate 4 (I-4) between SR 33 to CR 557/Old Grade Road on Monday, April 5^th.

LAKELAND, FL (March 25, 2021) – On Thursday, March 25, 2021, Lakeland Police Department detectives presented investigative findings in two homicide cases to a Polk County Grand Jury, recommending charges of First Degree Murder in the deaths of 22-year-old Takeria Adderly and 65-year-old Ricky Kimball. The death investigations of Adderly and Kimball both began in July of 2020, a ...