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

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

Elizabeth “Betsy” Strout Sargeant, 72, passed away on May 1st, 2025, of Alzheimer’s Disease. Born in Atlanta, Georgia to ...

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

Marjorie Cameron Armstrong passed away peacefully on May 9, 2025, at the age of 99. She had suffered a stroke earlier that ...

It is with great sadness that the family of Jared Pierce Cline announces his peaceful passing in his sleep on May 4, 2025.

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

“Concrete has the ability to take in moisture and the rebar inside of it gets saturated and rusty.” The columns were ...

Eliminated the Local Food Purchase Assistance program, which would have provided $500 million for food banks to buy fresh ...

Nearly 9,000 high school seniors will graduate from Polk County schools over the next two weeks. If you're going to one of the ceremonies, here's what you need to know.

The Lakeland Parks and Recreation Department is looking for new instructors to offer programming and classes in its ...