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Five Injured When I-4 Chase Ends in a Crash
Five people were injured late Thursday when their speeding Toyota Camry plowed into two tractor-trailers on Interstate 4 near the west Polk Parkway exit. The accident closed westbound lanes of I-4 into today’s morning commute times. Two men were injured when they were ejected from the Camry, which was...
Harrison Students Win Top Awards in Congressional Art Competition
Marina Barrientos-Allende, 17, a junior at Harrison School for the Arts, had tears in her eyes as she took photos with her parents and U.S. Rep. Scott Franklin, R-Lakeland, after winning the 2024 Congressional Art Competition at the Polk Museum of Art. “To me, it says a lot that resonates...
Alain Douge Tapped to Lead Lakeland High School
A name familiar to northeast Lakeland students, parents and educators has been tapped to be Lakeland Senior High School’s next leader. Alain Douge, 45, has been appointed principal of LHS, effective this summer when current Principal Arthur Martinez retires. “I always thought that Lakeland could be in my future,”...
Third Animal Hoarding Case Since December Strains Polk Shelter
When Polk County Sheriff’s Office animal cruelty investigators arrived at the home of 66-year-old Catherine Briley in Highland City on Wednesday, they had to don respirator masks before walking inside because the stench of ammonia from the urine of 27 cats and one dog was dangerously high. They also...
Lakeland’s 3rd Annual ‘Book Crawl’ Begins Monday
Book lovers, take note: The third annual Lakeland Book Crawl starts Monday. The six-day celebration of local, independent bookstores highlights a different Lakeland shop each day from April 22-26, leading up to National Independent Bookstore Day on April 27. Seven bookstores are participating in the 2024 Lakeland Book Crawl, touted...
After 35 Years in Prison, Leo Schofield Will Be Paroled on April 30
After 35 years in prison for the 1987 stabbing death of his teenage wife in Lakeland, Leo Schofield Jr. will see freedom in 13 days. For years, Schofield’s release date had been set for June, 24, 2023, but during a parole hearing last May, the state’s three-member Commission on Offender Review agreed that he should spend a year in a transitional program before his parole would be considered. Schofield has successfully completed that program at the Everglades Re-Entry Center in Miami, according to comments during Wednesday’s hearing in Tallahassee, and the commission’s investigators have recommended that he be released.
Florida Polytechnic Names New President
Northwest Florida State College’s loss is Florida Polytechnic University’s gain. G. Devin Stephenson, 71, NWFSC’s president, was chosen as Florida Poly’s new president, its board of trustees announced late Monday afternoon. His appointment and final contract require approval by the board of governors, which oversees Florida’s 12 public universities.
Lakeland Woman Played Important Role in Allies’ Victory Over Japan in WWII
In the winter of 1927, 6-year-old Ida Irene Fields wasn’t in school — instead, like most of her young classmates in Kathleen, she was weeding strawberry fields and picking the red fruit near the sharecropper’s home she lived in with her parents and younger siblings. “She didn’t...
Amonie Jo’s Coffee Shop Brings Island Flavors and Flair to Downtown Lakeland
A new family-owned coffee shop has opened in downtown Lakeland. Amonie Jo’s International Coffee & Delights began serving customers at 401 South Florida Avenue on March 25. Owner Patrice Williams, 35, said her shop — under the Curated Collective and across from Bank of America — is known for its organic coffee, friendly vibe and savory food offerings.
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