Lakeland city commissioners spent nearly two hours Monday wrestling with how much of a discount — if any — should be offered ...

Your utility bill is likely to go up by about $4.20 in January. Lakeland Electric is poised to raise the fuel rate it passes ...

Lakeland commissioners are considering selling three CRA-owned properties valued between $1.3 million and $1.9 million to longtime tenants at less than half the appraised value, in two cases.

Some Polk County residents saw Tax Collector mail returned due to a postal error. USPS says the issue has been resolved, but ...

The park plans to revive the event in 2026 thanks, in part, to a major project that will create 375 new parking spaces.

Lakeland’s Savage Tacos is cooking up its next chapter. Daniel Cox and Lillian Rodriguez are serving up more than just tacos.

Polk County’s food relief network is preparing for the expected lapse of SNAP quickly, collectively and at emergency scale.

Lake Miriam Publix in Lakeland has reopened, featuring café seating and new made-to-order options while honoring its decades-long history.

Starting tomorrow, Lakeland residents have several ways to show appreciation for those who served in the U.S. Armed Forces ...

In addition to electing a new mayor and two commissioners, Lakeland voters opted to raise the maximum number of years city commissioners can serve from 12 to 20. About 19% of eligible voters cast ...

Commissioner Sara Roberts McCarley will be Lakeland’s next mayor — the first woman to hold the position in four decades and the first ever elected to the role.

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