Shannon Turbeville, the president of Lakeland’s fire union, Lakeland Professional Firefighters (IAFF Local 4173), is pushing for a change to make radios work better after an incident in late August.
Walk-in voting starts for Lakeland s Southeast District runoff
LAKELAND – Two candidates are vying for ballots at the polls as early walk-in voting has started for Lakeland s May 4 special election runoff.
Polk County educator Shandale Terrell faces off against small-business owner Mike Musick in a runoff election for the rights to represent the Southeast District D residents. The winner will join the City Commission for eight months, serving the remainder of the term vacated when Scott Franklin was elected to Congress.
The city s early polling location is the Polk County Government Center at 930 E. Parker St. in Lakeland, open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays through Monday.