America’s Cobbler: Jim McFarland is a fourth-generation cobbler who has won 13 awards for craftsmanship from around the world ...

Mental health care in Lakeland is hard to access — and costly. 1 in 5 U.S. adults experiences mental illness each year. An ...

Edward Jonas Hammerberg, Jr, age 78, passed away Sunday, May 25, 2025. He was born on March 4, 1947, in Flint, MI, to Edward ...

Hollis Hamilton Hooks died Saturday, May 10, 2025. He was born on June 3, 1950, in Lakeland, FL, to Mr. Homer Hooks and Mrs.

Frances I Jones Byrne passed away on May 19, 2025, at Lakeland Regional Health Medical Center. She was born on January 15, ...

Albert William Frazier, Jr., “Bill”, left this Earth and was welcomed into his heavenly home on Friday, May 9, 2025.

Elizabeth “Beth” Greer Pfleger, 58, of Lakeland passed away Monday, May 19, at her home. She was born to Carl and Carol ...

Local mental health providers are also pushing back against misconceptions by offering culturally aware and bilingual care; creating trauma-informed, family-centered programs; providing ...

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Free breakfasts, lunches and snacks are available to Polk County kids all summer long — no ID, no cost, and at most locations ...

Lakeland could have had a senior center by now. More than a decade ago, City Commissioner Don Selvage’s proposal for a senior ...