Category Archives: Local News

CFDC Worried About Two Bills That Would Limit Collection of Local Business Taxes

The Central Florida Development Council could see its budget decimated by proposed tax legislation. CFDC [...]

Gingrich Cancels Saturday Lakeland Appearance

LAKELAND | Former Speaker of the U.S. House Newt Gingrich late this afternoon canceled his [...]

68-Year-Old Woman Gets Prison for Vehicular Homicide Last January

A year after a 68-year-old bicyclist died after being hit by a vehicle along U.S. [...]

Frostproof Sophomore Raises Grand Champion Steer

For months Christopher Wingate woke up at 7 a.m. and gave his steer, Sugarman, five [...]

Lake Wales Police Thank Workers for Refurbished VOICE Cars

Lake Wales Police Department VOICE volunteers got a chance to thank the body work specialists [...]

Lake Alfred Chamber Names Bank Top Business

The Lake Alfred Chamber of Commerce named CenterState Bank as its large business of the [...]

16th Annual Pigfest Highlights Weekend Events

Barbecue fans will have a lot to be happy about this weekend, with the annual [...]

McCain Stumps for Romney in Lakeland

LAKELAND | U.S. Sen. John McCain pushed away the morning rain clouds for a lot [...]

Lakeland Woman, 41, Dies In 2-Vehicle Crash on U.S. 98

A Lakeland woman died Friday morning following a crash on U.S. 98 South that clogged [...]

Murder Suspect Holt Takes Stand

Stobert "Toby" Holt repeatedly denied Thursday that he had anything to do with a Lakeland [...]