A surprise guest came to LkldNow’s event: Leo Schofield, the subject of the acclaimed ‘Bone Valley’ podcast.
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News Photographer Michael ‘Mookie’ Wilson Dies at 61
His 35-year career in Polk County included 28 years at The Ledger and writing a fishing column for the newspaper.
Posted inEvents
Community Shows Up for LkldNow Forum on Race & Equity
Panelists discuss progress made since Black Lives Matter protests in 2020 and ways to continue eliminating obstacles to prosperity and security.
Posted inNews, People
Introducing Cindy Glover, LkldNow’s New Editor
Glover will oversee our news operation. Founder Barry Friedman will remain actively involved as editor-at-large.
Posted inActivism, Social Services
10 Lakeland Nonprofits Receive $2,500 Grants from OMS Group
Grants will help to fund tutoring, healthcare, opera, job training, and independent journalism.
Posted inCity Hall, News
Phillip Walker Looks Back on a Dozen Years as a City Commissioner
Next month, for the first time in nearly 13 years, Phillip Walker will not be an official public servant.
Posted inEnvironment, Politics
Environmentalists Have Long-Range Hopes for Preserving Fragile Land
Polk County voters will decide on Nov. 8 whether to extend the ad valorem tax that has allowed the county to buy environmentally sensitive lands, such as Circle B Bar Reserve.
Posted inPublic Safety
Lakeland Police’s K-9 Team Nabs Several National Honors
LPD’s K-9 team took top Patrol Dog Team honors in the four-person department team category at a national competition.
Posted inCity Hall, Environment
Photo Gallery: 42nd Annual Swan Roundup in Lakeland
City parks crew members captured 73 swans on Lake Morton and prepared them for their annual physical checkups.
Posted inCity Hall, Environment
Video: 42nd Annual Swan Roundup
The city of Lakeland held its 42nd annual swan roundup Tuesday morning starting at dawn. City workers gathered the swans, descended from Queen Elizabeth II’s birds, to give them their annual health checkup.