Huber — the school’s assistant principal — is leading those efforts with the creation of Southwest Station, a food pantry and free clothes closet on the school’s campus. They’re doing it in a setting ...

Mootown Scoops, a locally-owned ice cream shop, officially opens today, after its soft opening May 4. Where: 719 E. Palmetto St., Lakeland — across from the Lakeland Public Library.

Just south of Lakeland, in Mulberry, a food hall has arisen. Where: Depot 303, at 303 NW Ist Ave. (in Mulberry), houses several food vendors and a bar that serves craft cocktails and beer. Who: Jon ...

The City Commission approved a $268,000 plan to treat Crystal Lake with a product that could help sunlight reach the bottom of the 12- to 15-foot-deep lake for the first time in a very long time.

Daniel Charles MacConnell, known lovingly to many as Dan, Pops, and Grampa, went home to be with the Lord on April 30, 2025, at the age of 73. Born on March 18, 1952, Dan lived a life grounded in ...

Nathan Robert Kozich, 54, of Lakeland, Florida, passed away at his home on April 28, 2025. Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Nathan moved to Florida in 1979, where he built a life filled with hard work, ...

Charles “Charlie” Lewis Mott, of Lakeland, FL, passed away on April 29th, 2025 at the age of 80. Charlie was born in ...

Annette Crager, 88, lovingly referred to as “Nanny” by family and friends, passed peacefully in her Lakeland, Florida home on ...

Hayes, 88, passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 24, 2025. She was born in St. Augustine, Florida, and moved to Lakeland ...