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LAKELAND, FL (June 26, 2023) - On Sunday, June 25, 2023, at approximately 2:00 a.m., officers were dispatched to the 3000 block of Bartow Road for a hit-and-run crash involving a bicyclist. Upon arriving, officers located an unresponsive male who had been struck by a vehicle. Despite the efforts of first responders, the 42-year-old male was pronounced deceased at the scene. Ba ...

LAKELAND, FL (June 26, 2023) | The City of Lakeland Wastewater Collection Division will close a portion of East Orange Street to repair a failing sanitary sewer line. 

LAKELAND, FL (June 20, 2023) On Monday, June 19, 2023, at approximately 4:12 p.m., officers responded to a traffic crash involving a single vehicle and a residence in 2100 block of North Crystal Lake Drive. Just before the crash, a 2016 Dodge Durango was traveling southbound on Longfellow Boulevard, approaching the intersection of North Crystal Lake Drive. The driver of the veh ...

LAKELAND, FL (June 19, 2023) | City Manager Shawn Sherrouse is pleased to announce Rob Hernandez as Assistant City Manager effective Monday, June 19, 2023. Hernandez is an accomplished public administrator with over three decades of municipal government leadership.  He most recently served as the City Manager for Cape Coral, Florida and spent three years as the City Manager for Savannah, Georgia.

LAKELAND, FL (June 8, 2023) | The City of Lakeland received a Silver designation from the national SolSmart program for encouraging the growth of clean, affordable solar energy at the local level.

LAKELAND, FL (June 8, 2023) | City of Lakeland Director of Public Works, Heath Frederick was recently awarded the Public Works Director of the Year, a distinguished accolade that has a rich legacy dating back to 2012.

LAKELAND, FL (June 7, 2023) - The City of Lakeland is informing Lakeland citizens of the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP).  ACP is a federal benefit program providing discounted cost toward Internet services to eligible households through the Federal Communications Commission.

LAKELAND, FL (May 21, 2023) On Sunday, May 21, 2023, at approximately 3:35 p.m., officers responded to a traffic crash involving a single vehicle near the area of County Line Road and Swindell Road. Just before the crash, a 2016 Chevrolet Equinox was traveling northbound on County Line Road, approaching the intersection of Swindell Road. At some point, the vehicle hit the curb, ...

LAKELAND, FL (May 18, 2023) | The City of Lakeland will begin construction to retrofit an existing stormwater pollution control device (PCD) located at the intersection of Lake Hollingsworth Drive and Palmola Street using innovative technology to enhance nutrient removal in stormwater discharges to Lake Hollingsworth. The City has obtained all required permits and will utilize funds appropriated for stormwater management and treatment within the Lake Hollingsworth drainage basin. 

LAKELAND, FL (May 15, 2023) – Lakeland Police Detectives are providing an update on recent developments regarding the deceased infant found in the dumpster on Thursday, May 11, 2023. Preliminary findings from the Medical Examiner's office indicate the full-term infant was born deceased, never taking a breath, and had a severe brain deformity. The initial results do not indicate ...