Lakeland Gazette

09/17/2025

09/17/2025

09/17/2025

The SEU Volleyball team stayed dominant at home, sweeping Florida College in straight sets (26-24, 25-16, 25-10) Tuesday night inside The Furnace. With the win, SEU has now captured 18 of its last 19 matches on its home floor.

https://lakelandgazette.info/news/2025/09/16/lopez-guides-fire-past-falcons/

09/17/2025

Publix has stopped paying health care firms who provide therapy for its workers' children who have been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, according to a lawsuit filed in Broward County. Publix and a health care firm that provides therapy for autistic children are locked in a multimillion-dollar legal battle over unpaid medical bills for children of Publix workers. ABA Cares sued the Florida grocer on Aug....

https://lakelandgazette.info/news/2025/09/16/publix-and-autism-therapy-firm-at-war-over-15-million-in-medical-bills/

09/16/2025

Avelo Airlines has announced it is extending its flight schedule for Central Florida through Spring 2026, offering travelers an early jump on planning their spring vacations. The airline is promoting one-way fares starting at just $52. “It’s time to start planning spring travel, and we are excited to extend Avelo’s Central Florida flight schedule through April 2026,” said Trevor Yealy, Avelo Airlines’ Head of Commercial....

https://lakelandgazette.info/news/2025/09/16/avelo-airlines-extends-central-florida-flight-schedule-through-spring-2026/

09/16/2025

SEU goalkeeper Noah Murray-Hawkins has been named the Sun Conference Men's Soccer Defensive Player of the Week, earning the honor after a standout performance against a nationally ranked opponent.

https://lakelandgazette.info/news/2025/09/16/shutout-effort-earns-murray-hawkins-weekly-defensive-award/

09/16/2025

The Central Florida Water Initiative, on Sept. 13th, approved a 20-year plan that includes Orange, Osceola, Polk, Seminole, and parts of Lake County. In the wake of one of the worst droughts on record, Florida counties are working together to create a more sustainable water future. The Central Florida Water Initiative, on Sept. 13th, approved a 20-year plan that includes Orange, Osceola, Polk, Seminole, and parts of Lake County....

https://lakelandgazette.info/news/2025/09/16/central-florida-water-initiative-publishes-40-year-plan-for-fresh-water/

09/16/2025

By Paul Waldmiller Did you know that a Florida state appeals court has ruled that the state's ban on openly carrying fi****ms is unconstitutional? The First District Court of Appeal on September 10, 2025, declared that that the state's ban on openly carrying fi****ms is incompatible with the Second Amendment right to bear arms. The decision, issued by stems from the case of Stanley McDaniels, who was arrested in 2022 for carrying a visible, holstered pistol in downtown Pensacola....

https://lakelandgazette.info/news/2025/09/16/did-you-know-274/

09/16/2025

A deadly pedestrian crash is under investigation in Polk County. It happened shortly before 8 p.m. at the intersection of US 98 and Lyle Parkway in Bartow. According to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, the 65-year-old man was dead when first responders arrived. Investigators say a 2022 BMW X6 was traveling north in the inside lane of US 98 at about the speed limit of 45 mph....

https://lakelandgazette.info/news/2025/09/16/lakeland-man-hit-killed-while-walking-along-us-98/

09/16/2025

SEU's Grace Banker has been named the Sun Conference Women's Soccer Defender of the Week following her outstanding performance in the Fire's most recent victory.

https://lakelandgazette.info/news/2025/09/16/grace-banker-earns-sun-conference-defensive-honor/

09/16/2025

SEU freshman Sadaly Campbell has been named the Sun Conference Women's Golfer of the Week following a stellar debut performance.

https://lakelandgazette.info/news/2025/09/16/campbell-named-sun-conference-womens-golfer-of-the-week/

09/16/2025

By Van Yandell John 21: 25 “And there are also many other things which Jesus did, the which, if they should be written every one, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that should be written. Amen.” In many cases we must consider not only what the Bible says but also what it does not say....

https://lakelandgazette.info/news/2025/09/16/were-adam-and-eve-the-first/