Kramer’s run for mayor blends youthful energy, hometown pride, and plans for infrastructure and civic engagement.

Lakeland parents are looking for answers after at least three children in Beacon Hill are found to have elevated lead levels.

Thousands of Polk County children face hunger. Learn how kidsPACK, Publix, and local food pantries fight food insecurity and provide weekend meals.

Kay Klymko is running for mayor, focusing on community engagement, vulnerable populations, and prioritizing emergency ...

Sandy Everett, a fiercely loyal and life-long adventurer, has died at the age of 84. Sandy was a multi-hyphenate before the ...

Evelyn (Lynn) Murchake Sangster passed away peacefully on September 3, 2025, surrounded by her family.

Sam Joaquim, 38, purchased the two-storefront property for $1.2 million in September 2023. He opened Bedrock Wings in the side where the Pita Pit used to be and continued leasing the other side to ...

Lois M. Phelps died on Wednesday, August 27, 2025, and was 90 years old. She was born on June 22, 1935, in Cincinnati, Ohio. Lois was preceded in death by her husband of 48 years, Edwin Phelps. She is ...

Ralph Blalock, age 92, of Lakeland, Florida passed away on September 6, 2025. He was born on September 18, 1932 in Jackson, Mississippi and was raised in Ocala, Florida. He graduated from Ocala High ...

Publix Super Markets’ technology campus in downtown Lakeland is moving closer to reality — and it may have a dramatic impact on the local economy. The grocery giant hasn’t disclosed many details about ...

He was born Charles Crofford Dockery in May 1933, but Lakelanders grew to know and love him as Doc Dockery, a self-made man, the founder of Summit Consulting, a political kingmaker, an advisor to ...

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