Lakeland Gazette

11/21/2022

Take your photo with Santa in the beautiful Hollis Garden. On Saturday, December 10th, 2022, Hollis Garden will be hosting the Second Annual Selfies with Santa event. This year, the gates open at 9:45 a.m. and Santa will be available for pictures until 1:00 p.m. Reservations are not required, just be sure to bring your own camera! The first 100 guests will receive this year’s unique Hollis Garden holiday ornament (one per family/group). ...

Take your photo with Santa in the beautiful Hollis Garden. On Saturday, December 10th, 2022, Hollis Garden will be hosting the Second Annual Selfies with Santa event. This year, the gates open at…

11/21/2022

By Bob Garver Like the cozy restaurant setting of “The Menu,” the theater at my screening of the film this past Friday was sparsely populated. But though the attendance was small in number, there was an unusual sense of kinship in the air. Laughs and groans could be attributed to individual audience members, as well as occasional biting comments (including one of my own, after the movie), and I think we all got a sense of what made one another tick....

By Bob Garver             Like the cozy restaurant setting of “The Menu,” the theater at my screening of the film this past Friday was sparse…

11/21/2022

Written by Dr. Glenn Mollette Thanksgiving always comes and goes too fast. We often think, “We need more time to focus on the Thanksgiving holiday.” For many, it seems that Thanksgiving gets sandwiched between Halloween and Christmas. By late September, many of the stores and television commercials are focusing on Christmas. The only way we can fix the “fast Thanksgiving” holiday is to make Thanksgiving celebration every day....

Written by Dr. Glenn Mollette Thanksgiving always comes and goes too fast. We often think, “We need more time to focus on the Thanksgiving holiday.” For many, it seems that Thanksgiving gets sandw…

11/21/2022

Taylor Swift swept the 2022 American Music Awards Sunday night, winning all six awards for which she was nominated including the top prize of artist of the year. Three of her awards came for her work on her re-recorded Red (Taylor’s Version), including the 10-minute short film music video of “All Too Well,” starring Sadie Sink and Dylan O’Brien. During her favorite pop album acceptance speech, Swift said she “never expected or assumed” her re-recorded albums would mean anything to fans, as she recalled and thanked those who helped her spend “hours and hours in the studio, meticulously re-creating” Red....

11/21/2022

Congratulations to Captain Ron Bowling Jr who graduated from the National Public Safety Innovation Academy (NIA) this past week. NIA is an eight-week executive-level academy for law enforcement and correctional staff pursuing future command positions within their agencies developed by the Polk County Sheriff's Office The program offers an innovative alternative to traditional leadership training because it is always evolving and takes into consideration technologies, methodologies and future trends....

Congratulations to Captain Ron Bowling Jr who graduated from the National Public Safety Innovation Academy (NIA) this past week. NIA is an eight-week executive-level academy for law enforcement an…

11/21/2022

That’s right Bob Iger is back. Disney re-appointed Iger as CEO on Sunday night, effective immediately, after previous CEO Bob Chapek came under fire for his management of the entertainment giant. “We thank Bob Chapek for his service to Disney over his long career, including navigating the company through the unprecedented challenges of the pandemic,” said Susan Arnold, Disney’s board chair....

That’s right Bob Iger is back. Disney re-appointed Iger as CEO on Sunday night, effective immediately, after previous CEO Bob Chapek came under fire for his management of the entertainment gi…

11/21/2022

As overnight temperatures drop, families will continue to use heaters to stay warm. To make sure you’re heating your home safely, review the following simple tips to stay warm this season. Test your smoke detectors regularly, and make sure you have at least one carbon monoxide detector in your home. Never use propane heaters, barbecues, hibachis—or any heater with an open flame—indoors....

As overnight temperatures drop, families will continue to use heaters to stay warm. To make sure you’re heating your home safely, review the following simple tips to stay warm this season. Test yo…

11/21/2022

Help our friends at Polk No Kill Coalition, Inc. continues their mission of spaying and neutering feral cats in Polk County. They have trapped and altered nearly 1000 cats thus far and there are many more out there in need of trapping but funding is needed to carry on.

Help our friends at Polk No Kill Coalition, Inc. continues their mission of spaying and neutering feral cats in Polk County. They have trapped and altered nearly 1000 cats thus far and there are m…

11/21/2022

A manufacturing business in Lakeland is planning a $36 million expansion and is asking for a $400,000 grant through the City’s Economic Development Infrastructure Incentive Program. Keymark Corporation of Florida plans to add a new 76,326-square-foot building at 3155 Drane Field Road to accommodate an additional line of equipment. Keymark officials say by email that the company is creating at least 25 new jobs at both Lakeland facilities, which will pay at least 100% of Polk County’s average annual wage of $46,763 or $22.48 an hour. Keymark officials say the money will be used to assist with the relocation of electric lines and wastewater extensions.

A manufacturing business in Lakeland is planning a $36 million expansion and is asking for a $400,000 grant through the City’s Economic Development Infrastructure Incentive Program. Keymark Corpor…

11/20/2022

Harrison School for the Arts is honored to once again host our 8 th Grade Invitational visual art exhibit on Monday, November 28, 2022, at 6:00 p.m. in the Harrison Art Gallery. The exhibit will feature works by 8 th grade students submitted by middle school art teachers from around Polk County. This event is free and open to the public....

Harrison School for the Arts is honored to once again host our 8 th Grade Invitational visual art exhibit on Monday, November 28, 2022, at 6:00 p.m. in the Harrison Art Gallery. The exhibit will …

11/20/2022

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd will brief the news media at 5:00 p.m. this afternoon, November 20, 2022, at the Polk County Sheriff's Office Operations Center located at 1891 Jim Keene Blvd., Winter Haven, to provide further details of the incident(s) that occurred this morning. Arsonist flees Polk deputies--booking photo attached 30-year-old Luke Neely of Lakeland 2016 Booking Photo. Neely was arrested by the PCSO in 2016 and charged with disorderly conduct, using a firearm under the influence of alcohol, and resisting arrest. He was Baker Acted by the PCSO in 2020.

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd will brief the news media at 5:00 p.m. this afternoon, November 20, 2022, at the Polk County Sheriff’s Office Operations Center located at 1891 Jim Keene Blvd.…

11/20/2022

Former US President Donald Trump’s Twitter account has been reinstated on the platform. The final poll results on Saturday night showed 51.8% in favor and 48.2% opposed. The poll included 15 million votes. “The people have spoken. Trump will be reinstated,” Musk tweeted Saturday night. “Vox Populi, Vox Dei,” Latin for “the voice of the people is the voice of God.”...

Former US President Donald Trump’s Twitter account has been reinstated on the platform. The final poll results on Saturday night showed 51.8% in favor and 48.2% opposed. The poll included 15 milli…