Lakeland
A city in Polk County, Florida — population 115,283 as of 2020.
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Daily Ridge
October 2By Ethan Jones: Week 7 is here, and once again, Polk County is gearing up for another Friday night filled with exciting high school football matchups. As the season continues to move along, the games are becoming more important, the district races are starting to take shape, and…
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FlaglerLive
October 2In 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.
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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.
GeneralDaily Ridge
September 29By Ethan Jones Friday night brought another important district matchup to Polk County as the Lakeland Dreadnaughts welcomed the Auburndale Bloodhounds to Thomas Bryant Stadium. Both teams entered the night with a 3-1 record, making this a game with plenty on the line as the…
Local SportsDaily Ridge
September 24A motorcyclist who was involved in a single-vehicle crash in Kathleen on Wednesday, September 23, 2026, later passed away at the hospital. Deputies from the Polk County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to the crash on Kathleen Road at 1stAvenue NW on Wednesday at around 1:40 pm.…
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Florida Weekly (Fort Myers)
September 23From 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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- 1833 Historic Venue
- Adrenaline Body Works
- Aerospace Discovery At Florida Air Museum
- Aida Palms
- Alexan At Lakeside Village
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Lakeland by the numbers
- Median age
- 38.9
- Households
- 47,816
- Persons per household
- 2.3
- Median household income
- $64,185
- Median house value
- $249,400
- Office
- CHIEF ACCOUNTANT
- Address
- 228 S MASSACHUSETTS AVE, LAKELAND, FL 33801