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LAKELAND, FL (January 28, 2025) | The City of Lakeland’s Division of Solid Waste, in partnership with the Polk County Solid Waste Division, will host a FREE Household Hazardous Waste and End-of-Life Electronics Collection Event on Saturday, February 8, 2025, from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. This event will be held at the City of Lakeland’s Solid Waste Division Office, located at 605 Evelyn Avenue (off Parker Street). The goal of this mobile collection event is to provide a convenient and safe way for residents to dispose of hazardous household materials and electronic waste.

LAKELAND, FL (January 27, 2025) | A section of Easton Drive, between Cambridge Avenue and Fairmount Avenue, will be repaved with asphalt due to safety issues caused by repeated washouts of the existing brick street during heavy rainfall. These washouts have occurred multiple times, undermining the brick foundation and creating hazardous conditions for motorists.

LAKELAND, FL (January 27, 2025) – The Lakeland Police Department has received a report of a missing child, 6-year-old Empress Moore. Empress initially ran away from her home in the 800 block of North New York Avenue in Lakeland around 8:30 p.m. on January 26, 2025. The Lakeland Police Department was called at that time by her mother and a search was conducted. Patrol officers l ...

2024-RFQ-342 Selection Committee Meeting 2 Construction Manager at Risk Services for New Player Development Academy at Joker Marchant Stadium 

Lakeland, Fla | To celebrate 100 years of service to America, the United States Navy Concert Band, Sea Chanters chorus and Cruisers popular music group join forces for a series of performances across Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Alabama, Georgia and Florida, March 11 – April 2, and will stop in Lakeland, FL at RP Funding Center on March 24, 2025. at 7:00 pm. Performance details can be found by visiting the band’s website at www.navyband.navy.mil

2024-RFP-344 Selection Committee Meeting for Datacenter Services for the City of Lakeland

LAKELAND, FL (January 16, 2025) | The City of Lakeland is excited to announce the Plantae-Palooza Garden Festival, taking place at Hollis Garden on Saturday, February 22, 2025, from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. 

LAKELAND, FL (January 15, 2025) - On January 15, 2025, traffic crash investigators with the Lakeland Police Department arrested Daniel Kovacs in connection with a fatal hit-and-run crash which occurred on November 23, 2024, in the 700 block of South Florida Avenue. Kovacs was arrested at his home around 1:45 p.m. During the post-crash investigation it was determined the suspec ...

LAKELAND, FL (January 15, 2024) | Get ready to experience the vibrant celebration of Black History Month at the Black History Festival in Lakeland! Join us on Saturday, February 15, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Jackson Park for an unforgettable day filled with live performances, exciting activities, and cultural enrichment.

LAKELAND, FL (January 14, 2025) –|The Lakeland Public Library, located at 100 Lake Morton Drive, will be temporarily closed for three days from Monday, January 27 through Wednesday, January 29, 2025. During the closure, staff will be relocating Youth Services collections and furniture back into the building from an offsite location.