For more than a decade, the state and county have coveted a high-speed alternative to U.S. 27. Two public meetings are scheduled to discuss a route.

The Turnpike Enterprise will hold a virtual meeting Tuesday at 6 p.m. A public meeting will take place Wednesday from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Tom Fellows Community Center, 207 North Blvd.

The amendments cover such details as a neighborhood activity center ... City offered a dissenting view. “This thing's still a bad idea,” Lawhorn said. “If you go back to the aerial maps ...

Share This Post Facebook Pinterest Twitter LinkedinMayor Nate Kilton called the January 13 Regular Meeting of the City ...

City Center Liquor has opened in Lakeland. The business is the suburb’s second liquor store and probably the last one until ...

Map view of the six-mile corridor between I-4 and East Lake Parker Drive in the northern part of Lakeland. The city was awarded a $75,000 grant last summer by the state to create an economic plan for ...

Lakeland commissioners don't need a public hearing to stop the practice, but they'll have one on Feb. 17 to "hear all sides." ...

Jimmy Carter spent only about 2½ hours in Lakeland on a campaign visit 44 years ago, but the memories endure for some local residents. Carter’s death at age 100 has evoked nostalgia for his ...

Lakeland received a $75,000 grant from Florida Department of Commerce to help with developing an economic strategy for future development and growth of Memorial Boulevard. The city hired Tampa-based ...

Lakeland resident Tom Mims met Carter before the president held a campaign rally at the Lakeland Civic Center, now known as RP Funding Center. Mims, a prominent real-estate developer, was then a ...

Geico has the cheapest minimum coverage insurance for teen drivers in Lakeland. A Geico policy costs around $89 per month for an 18-year-old. That's $150 per month less than the city average. State ...