Lakeland Gazette

11/07/2025

Light Up BSP Postponed until 2026 To our cherished community, We are grateful for your enthusiastic support of Light Up BSP, which has made the event a beloved holiday tradition. We’re incredibly proud of the event and thank all who have attended. The overwhelming excitement and participation by t...

11/07/2025

Passengers are encouraged to continue to check with Avelo Airlines for the most up-to-date flight information: www.aveloair.com.

11/06/2025

𝐀 𝐦𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐛𝐮𝐜𝐤-𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐢𝐧 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐟𝐢𝐟𝐭𝐡 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡For five months, citizens have begged the Polk County Board of Commissioners to do their jobs — to pass the humane ordinances every neighboring county already has. Instead of governing, they've blamed Sheriff Grady Judd:𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝟑, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 — 𝐁𝐎𝐂𝐂 𝐦𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠Commissioner Bill Braswell: "𝐘𝐨𝐮'𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞… 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐤 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐟𝐟....

https://lakelandgazette.info/news/2025/11/06/%f0%9d%90%8f%f0%9d%90%a8%f0%9d%90%a5%f0%9d%90%a4-%f0%9d%90%82%f0%9d%90%a8%f0%9d%90%ae%f0%9d%90%a7%f0%9d%90%ad%f0%9d%90%b2-%f0%9d%90%81%f0%9d%90%a8%f0%9d%90%9a%f0%9d%90%ab%f0%9d%90%9d-%f0%9d%90%a8/

11/06/2025

Please attend the Commissioner’s meeting on November 18th @ 9 AM! Change will not happen without community support and vocal citizens.

https://lakelandgazette.info/news/2025/11/05/the-winners/

11/04/2025

By Paul Waldmiller Did you know that Florida carried out its 15th ex*****on of 2025? On October 28, 2025, the State of Florida set a new state record for the most ex*****ons in a single year, surpassing the previous high of eight set in 1984 and 2014. Additionally, and as of November 2, 2025, Florida has executed more people than any other U.S....

https://lakelandgazette.info/news/2025/11/04/did-you-know-281/

11/04/2025

Here is a list of food pantries in Polk County, as well as link to upcoming events and community resources. If there's an upcoming event we haven't listed please send it our way so we can help spread the word!

https://lakelandgazette.info/news/2025/11/04/list-of-food-pantries-in-polk-county/

11/04/2025

Attention residents of Auburndale, Fort Meade, Lakeland and Winter Haven: Tuesday, November 4th, 2025 is Election Day! Are you ready to vote?
 
 
To see polling location information, visit the 2025 Fall Municipal Elections page: https://www.polkelections.gov/Events/2025-November-Municipal-Election
 
 
To see your precinct information and which upcoming elections you are eligible for, visit the Voter Lookup page: https://www.polkelections.gov/Voter-Services/Voter-Lookup
 
 
Still not sure? Call us! 863-534-5888
 
We’ll see you at the polls! Go vote!
 
🇺🇸

11/04/2025

11/04/2025

Look Who's Turning the Big 6! Happy Birthday K-9 Dunn.

Thank you for faithfully serving our community every day. Hope you get lots of treats, toys and belly rubs. 😊

11/03/2025

An early morning patrol led to the apprehension of a multi-county fugitive in Lakeland on Monday. Polk County Deputy Sheriff Annucci was on duty in the early morning hours when she received a tip that a wanted person might be at a residence on Lakewood Circle. The suspect was identified as 22-year-old Mikhail Sabroche, who was wanted on multiple active warrants from across Florida....

https://lakelandgazette.info/news/2025/11/03/multi-county-florida-fugitive-arrested-in-lakeland/

11/03/2025

A semi-truck crash has left some destruction in a Lakeland neighborhood, knocking out the power. According to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, the driver of the semi-truck possibly had a medical episode, which led to the crash. The vehicle then took out a power pole and an above-ground pool before nearly hitting a house. Combee Road was expected to be closed for hours while Lakeland Electric installed a new power pole and power lines.

https://lakelandgazette.info/news/2025/11/03/semi-truck-crash-wrecks-lakeland-neighborhood-knocks-out-power/