Category: News Roundup

POLITICS: Polk donors give Jeb $68k ($52k of it from Lakelanders); Next were Hillary ($49k) and Marco ($33k). PUBLIX: Fortune adds grocer to its list of 50 World’s Most Admired Companies. PLUS: Mother, son charged with stealing $122k from HOA | Collision injures driver, closes Dean Still Road nine hours | Hearing will focus on future of Tenoroc recreation area. […]

EDGEWOOD: A retired police officer questions the need for landscaped medians on Edgewood Drive. DINING: Glory Days, a new-to-Lakeland sports grill with an accomplished corporate pedigree, gets 3.5 stars for food and 4 for service from critic Eric Pera. THINGS TO DO: Anonymous local families bring a religious musical to the Polk | Relive the Rat Pack […]

4 WORDS: Boy gets SWAT honor | LPD memorial needs money | Highland City Taco Bell | Poets coming to Harrison | Horace Holloway finishes album Source: The Ledger

The U.S. 98-Griffin Road intersection had more accidents (by far) than any other in Polk County last year, and  five of the county’s 10 “most dangerous” intersections are in Lakeland. “Super Jumbo,” the latest book by children’s author Fred Koehler, comes out Tuesday. Source: The Ledger

Waterline repairs on U.S. 98 from Sleepy Hill to Wedgewood Estates are closing two of the four northbound lanes through Friday. New Bethel AME celebrates its 100th anniversary Sunday. Source: The Ledger

TRAFFIC: Expect delays along Edgewood later this year as steel utility poles replace wooden ones. TRANSIT: A misunderstanding that cost taxpayers $5,670 has halted bus service to a work-release program. DISABLED HOUSING: Opening by May, the Villages at Noah’s Ark on Lake Crago will provide affordable housing for up to 128 disabled adults. PEOPLE: Jessica Solano of […]

The boycott of Seven Brothers Food Mart has ended after the family that has owned the business for 35 years agreed to let customers use the restroom, allow access to a nearby vacant lot and donate to local organizations. Former LPD officer Melanie Dixon, who was injured on the job, has sued the police pension board for $15k in a case that hinges on […]

A second Peace River Center crisis stabilization unit should increase the community’s capacity to deal with mental health emergencies. LPD presents a news Business Watch program to downtown merchants. Source: The Ledger

SWANS: A new incubator helped hatch Lakeland’s first new black Australian swans in seven years. THINGS TO DO: Curious George at Explorations V | SEU’s Revolution Film Festival Source: The Ledger

POLY: Tenure issue drives an effort to unionize faculty. RIP: Broadcasting pioneer Duane McConnell, 95 MUSIC: Night of Gospel returns to Polk Theatre tonight. Source: The Ledger