december 12
- Lakeland Square Mall shooting: Mall evacuated after reports of possible shooter
- U.S. should take a stand, leading role in Ukraine crisis
- Local students earn scholarships
- Local groups make community commitments
- Motivation remains a bit of a mystery,
- Locally written poetry
- Mental Health: Involuntary commitments of juveniles have doubled in 10 years
- Mental Health: Juvenile Baker Act reports reveal children who have lost hope
- Mental Health: Polk Vision's juvenile statistics show 1 in 5 students may have attempted suicide
- Mental Health: Columbine, Sandy Hook, Marjory Stoneman Douglas rooted in mental illness
- Voice of the people: What drives America?
- Today's editorial cartoon: (Dec. 12 2021)
- Polk Museum of Art has photography and children's exhibits
- Lakeland's Hardy shows clutch gene plus more highlights from Lakeland Hoops Challenge
- Weekend and late week high school results for basketball, soccer