Hooks and his wife, Debbie Hooks, have two children, Emily Hooks and Hamilton Hooks, who both live in Lakeland.

The Junior League of Greater Lakeland was founded in March of 1933. Ninety-two years later, on May 7, the local organization, ...

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office has “good video” of a teenager who shot the driver of a white Mercedes sedan around 1:30 p.m. Monday, sending it crashing into the bedroom of a duplex in the Secret ...

Gillian Fazio, the muralist, Ashley Gibson Barnet t, the philanthropist and entrepreneur, Ashley Miller, the executive director of the Lakeland Symphony Orchestra and Tiffany Van Weiren, the ...

Huber — the school’s assistant principal — is leading those efforts with the creation of Southwest Station, a food pantry and ...

Charles "Chuck" Chritton passed away peacefully at his home on April 29, 2025, after enjoying his 86th birthday two days ...

On a bustling, stormy morning at Rath Senior ConNEXTions Center, volunteers hurry out of the rain, folders and umbrellas tucked under their arms, ready to answer calls. They could be from a woman ...

Mootown Scoops, a locally-owned ice cream shop, officially opens today, after its soft opening May 4. Where: 719 E. Palmetto St., Lakeland — across from the Lakeland Public Library.

Georganne Smither Dodge, age 79, passed away on May 7, 2025, of Parkinsons in Lakeland. Born in White Plains, New York on ...

Shirley Mae Wuellner passed away peacefully into eternal rest on April 29, 2025. She was a devoted wife, mother, and granny ...

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William “Bill” Earl Henry Jr., 68, passed away peacefully on April 28, 2025, in Lakeland, Florida. He was born on October 11, ...