One of Lakeland’s favorite holiday traditions, the annual Christmas parade and fireworks, returns on Thursday, Dec. 4, at 7 p.m. Where: The parade starts on Lemon Street west of Florida Avenue, winds ...

OCTOBER 14: Polk Arts & Cultutal Alliance Hall of Fame Gala event on Tuesday, October 14, 2025, at the Bartow Civic Center in Bartow, Fla. (Polk Arts & Cultutal Alliance/ Scott Audette) ...

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City Commission candidate Kim-Marie Noble addresses supporters at Union Hall in front of a large screen before the first vote totals were posted. | Trinity Laurino, LkldNow ...

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Florida Polytechnic University opened its new 40,000-square-foot Gary C. Wendt Engineering Center on Nov. 18. The facility adds state-of-the-art labs and research space to expand engineering programs ...

Florida’s End-of-Course (EOC) exams are computer-based tests that evaluate whether students have mastered the state’s academic standards for specific school-level courses. These tests are taken after ...

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