In case you missed it, here's what happened last week in Lakeland!
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LAKELAND, FL (July 27, 2018) - The City of Lakeland will have the Grand Opening Celebration and Ribbon Cutting for Douglas Cook Park on Saturday, August 25th. The celebration will start at 11:30 AM with a dedication ceremony that will feature Ray Lewis, Class of 2018 Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee. Lewis among others will cut the ribbon, officially opening the park. Cook Park is located at 955 Wedgewood Estates Boulevard, Lakeland, FL 33809.
LAKELAND, FL (July 25, 2018) - The City of Lakeland will be doing extensive work on Lime Street that includes a sewer main relocation project, the install of two raised cross walks and accessibility improvements for patrons visiting the RP Funding Center.
The City of Lakeland Parks & Recreation Department's summer enrichment program, "Camp Blast," collected more than 3500 items for the Senior Orphans of Polk County! Camp Blast is a day camp operated out of five Polk County Public Schools and the Simpson Park Community center providing a fun supervised environment for elementary school-aged children in our community. Part ...
TALLAHASSEE, FL (July 24, 2018) | Members of the Florida Municipal Electric Association (FMEA) last week elected Joel Ivy, general manager for Lakeland Electric, as president of the organization’s board of directors.
The City of Lakeland has recently been made aware of a SCAM that targets our citizens that may have a family member being detained by Immigration And Customs Enforcement (ICE).
Recientemente, la Ciudad de Lakeland ha tenido conocimiento de una estafa que tiene como objetivo a nuestros ciudadanos que pueden tener a un miembro de su familia detenido por el Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas (ICE).
UPDATE: Terrese Lafate Colston, the suspect in a recent carjacking and officer-involved shooting, has been charged with Attempted First Degree Murder of a Law Enforcement Officer, Carjacking with a Firearm, Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon and Violation of Felony Probation. The revolver used by Colston was loaded with 9mm Luger Shotshells, with each round containing ...
LAKELAND, FL (July 10, 2018) | The City of Lakeland is pleased to announce the promotion of Michael “Shawn” Sherrouse as the newly-appointed Deputy City Manager, effective July 23rd. Sherrouse has been serving as Assistant City Manager since August 2016. Before coming to the City of Lakeland, he had a career with the City of Auburndale as the Assistant City Manager, Community Development Director and the Assistant to the City Manager.