News across Greater Lakeland

JD Vance to Florida U.S. Senate candidate Angie Nixon: ‘Get the hell out of here. You don’t belong in America’
Vice President JD Vance said in Florida Thursday that it was almost “too easy” to attack the candidacies of the two top Democrats running on the statewide ballot next month, David Jolly for governor and Angie Nixon for U.S. Senate. Yet the political reality is that he was in…

In Lakeland, JD Vance Says Florida Senate Candidate Angie Nixon ‘Doesn’t Belong in America’
"Get the hell out of here. You don’t belong in America," J.D. Vance said of Florida Senate candidate Angie Nixon as he was campaigning for her opponent and for Byron Donalds against David Jolly in Lakeland Thursday.

Thousands rally around Vice President J.D. Vance during an event in Lakeland
A packed house heard speeches by Vance, Byron Donalds, Ashley Moody, Anna Paulina Luna and other Republican candidates.
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From unheralded to baseball greatness
Chris Sale arrived at Florida Gulf Coast University as an unheralded and skinny left-handed pitcher out of Lakeland. The nation’s elite college programs weren’t interested in the Lakeland High ace. But FGCU coach Dave Tollett saw something. He saw potential. That potential…
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Notice is hereby given that Lake Wales Storage intends to sell the property described below to enforce a lien under the Florida Self Storage Facility Act, Statutes (section 83.80-83.809). The owner will sell at public auction on or after October 14, 2026 at 10:00 am at…
Monstropolis Under Construction at Disney’s Hollywood Studios
Monstropolis Under Construction at Disney’s Hollywood Studios by James Coulter Get ready to scream for excitement! Because monsters are expected to arrive real soon at Walt Disney World now that a new Monsters, Inc.-themed land is being constructed. Monstropolis Under…
One Movie Later: The Odyssey is an Objectively Good Movie…That I Didn’t Like!
One Movie Later: The Odyssey is an Objectively Good Movie—That I Didn’t Like! by James Coulter Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey has remained the center of controversy ever since its announcement. Some folks complained that the armor isn’t “historically accurate.” Others bemoaned…

Appeals court approves Florida plan for radioactive roads made from toxic waste
The Center for Biological Diversity’s challenge to the Environmental Protection Agency’s approval of radioactive road material in Polk County proved unsuccessful before a federal appellate court. The case involved Mosaic Fertilizer’s use of phosphogypsum, a radioactive byproduct…