That is right all you parents of CRAZY and FANATIC kids who love Junie B. Jones.  Really it becomes almost an obsession.  Here is your child’s chance to see the pages from the Junie B. Jones books come alive in performance.  The musical will be...

As I was driving home last night, I heard a WUSF report in which Sen. JD Alexander, R-Lake Wales, waxed patriotic about how it’s our duty to support our troops by approving Sunrail. Yes, really. The idea is that the 3,000 daily riders of SunRail will...

Some thoughts on the election results below: • Polk County Election officials reported 10,729 total votes out of 54961 registered Lakeland voters. That’s 19.52% turnout. • Mayor race: Gow Fields carried 14 precincts, Jim Verplanck 10 (& absentee...

How many Lakeland notables can you name from these three photos? photo credit: Tom Hagerty for USF Polytechnic Area stories at Lakeland Local or Metro I4 News for regional articles. Originally Published as A Cavalcade of Calatrava

Assuming these numbers are made official, there will be a December 8th runoff for Mayor with Fields and Verplanck and for District A with Walker & Grier Mayor Elliott Dorsch — 2002– 18.81% Gow Fields — 4199 — 39.45% Jim Verplanck — 4443 —...