the devastation in very direct terms. the impacts of this storm are historic and the damage that was done has been historic and this is just off initial assessments. take a look at fort myers, close to where ian made landfall. you see the downed trees and the boats tossed around like toys. storm surges as high as 7 to 10 feet swept through surrounding areas making streets look more like oceans. ian has left more than 2.5 million floridians without power. folks who were in shelters are leaving to see if they even have a home to return to. the focus is now on the people who did not evacuate. finding a lot of the roads are impassable. we have a lot of power lines down, a lot of flooding going on. i don t want to speculate on fatalities, but we have had some reports being called into us in reference to potential bodies being found. right now the storm is moving eastward through florida with the carolinas and georgia in its sights with flash flooding a major concern. you c
Last Saturday evening, a coalition of community organizations, local faith leaders, political leaders and social justice groups held a protest outside of the Lakeland Police Department headquarters.
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Lakeland's city commissioners did something unusual last week they talked with each other. Florida's Sunshine Law bars them from discussing city business with each other outside of public meetings. So they met just to brainstorm and collaborate.
Avelo Airlines announced Wednesday that its first flight from Lakeland Linder International Airport will depart on June 13 to New Haven, CT. Some commenters were disappointed that only one destination was announced, but officials said more will come over time.