Lakeland to sell swans at 40th roundup
Jameson Champion
Each year since 1980, the City of Lakeland has held a ‘Swan Roundup’ at Lake Morton.
Next week on Oct. 6 and 7 at...
Lakeland mask mandate extended
Jillian Kurtz
In a 4-3 vote, the Lakeland City Commission has extended the city-wide mask ordinance. With this extension, the mandate will now be in...
Spring break Junior Journey trips cancelled due to coronavirus
Jillian Kurtz
Florida Southern College has made the decision to cancel all Spring Break Junior Journey trips based on...
Plant-based fast food on the rise in Lakeland
Sarah Oulman
Vegan and vegetarian options are increasingly becoming more popular among customers in the U.S., leading many fast-food...
Mason’s Live officially closes
Rebecca Messina
Through an announcement on Facebook Jan. 9, the management of bar and nightclub Masons Live announced that...
Climate strikes continue with celebrity support
Sam Odom
Approximately 100,000 participants in Berlin, Melbourne and London, and 60,000 in the streets of Lower Manhattan, gathered for a global climate strike, on...
Knowledge of CBD increasing in the Lakeland area
Taylor Wilson
CBD is a new trend that has made its way to Lakeland in the past few years and is making sizable headway for...
Punk Rock Flea Market Vol: 2
Sam Odom
Swan Brewing hosted the Punk Rock Flea Market Vol: 2 on Sunday Sept. 29. The event began at 12 p.m. and ended at...
LKLD mural aims to unite the Lakeland community
Ariel Molinaro
The Lakeland Magic, a National Basketball Association G-League affiliate team of the Orlando Magic, unveiled a new addition to the RP Funding Center...
Polk Museum returns to the 19th century
Sam Odom
On Sept. 14, The Polk Museum of Art hosted an event called “Return to the 19th Century: A Night at the Museum”. The...
Recent Articles
Cuban-Americans protest outside Lakeland’s Buena Block Party
Salvatore Ambrosino
Following the country’s largest protests in decades, Cuban-Americans in Florida have assembled this week to call down the reigning political party in Cuba—many...
Polk civic leaders gather at Juneteenth celebrations
Salvatore Ambrosino
The Polk Street Underpass of West Bartow represented Pan-African colors over the last weekend as vendors, educators and civic leaders gathered under the...
HSU and CHAARG are officially approved by SGA
Jessica Stalter
Two new clubs were officially added to Florida Southern’s community at the last Presidents Circle of the semester.
These clubs, CHAARG, a women’s fitness...
Olivia Rodrigo quickly rises within the music industry
Deanna Wright
Olivia Rodrigo is becoming the new Taylor Swift of the decade.
Rodrigo has been an actress since she started in theater productions during her...
Golf alum joins National Women’s Golf Association
By Danny Buchell
Staff Writer
Amanda Gartrell is an alumnus of Florida Southern College and a former record-breaking golfer for the Mocs golf program.
Gartrell originally graduated...