Category Archives: Local News

ITT Tech to Close ALL Campuses, Affecting Hundreds of Thousands of Students

LAKELAND (863area.com) – ITT Technical Institute is closing ALL of its campuses nationwide, including numerous campuses in [...]

Daughter of Publix founder gives $800K TO FIGHT Florida medical-marijuana amendment

Daughter of Publix founder gives $800K TO FIGHT Florida medical marijuana amendment Well folks, she’s [...]

Sun. July 3rd – Red, White, & Kaboom Fireworks Extravaganza 2016

Sunday July 3rd, 2016 at 6 PM – 9 PM Frances Langford Promenade at Lake Mirror [...]

Fatal Crash on I-4 Westbound (Photos) | 863area.com

On Tuesday morning 4 people, including a child, died in a terrible seven-vehicle wreck on [...]

Central Florida workers now eligible for overtime pay under new regulations

Thousands of Central Florida workers now eligible for overtime pay under new regulations. The White [...]

Florida Governor Rick Scott Declares Health Emergency Over Zika Virus

Florida Governor Rick Scott declared a State Health Emergency Wednesday Feb 3rd, 2016 after at least [...]

Tennessee Avenue Federal Building Under New Lease | Lakeland

 The historical Federal Building at 124 Tennessee Avenue in Lakeland is under a new lease. [...]

BD’s Mongolian Grill Closes It’s Lakeland Location | Feb 2, 2016

As workers showed up to locked doors and zero lights on, it quickly & rudely [...]

Oregon And D.C. Legalize; While Florida Says No To Medical Marijuana

Although polls have found almost 90 percent public support for medical marijuana in Florida, a [...]