There are 185 article(s) tagged Lakeland:

• November 2018

  • Wolf steps aside as Lakeland fire chief with uncertainty of department’s future

    The election of Mike Cunningham as the new Lakeland mayor and questions about the future of a fire department have led Dennis Wolf to step aside as the suburb’s first fire chief before he actually took on the duties.

    By Clay Bailey November 28, 2018

  • Cunningham looks to future as Lakeland voters pick new leader

    Lakeland Mayor-elect Mike Cunningham wants to find ways for the northeast suburb to heal after a contentious campaign that led to his victory Tuesday over incumbent Wyatt Bunker.

    By Natalie Pilgrim November 11, 2018

  • Lakeland: Challenger Cunningham ousts Bunker for Lakeland’s top seat

    Challenger Mike Cunningham unseated incumbent Lakeland Mayor Wyatt Bunker on Tuesday in a victory that further strengthened an opposition group against the current administration. 

    By Natalie Pilgrim November 11, 2018

• October 2018

  • Horn adapting to life in Lakeland as new leader of city operations

    Shane Horn, Lakeland’s city manager, expects to continue to develop relationships with the Lakeland community as he reaches his first month in office.

    By Natalie Pilgrim October 30, 2018

  • Suburban Dispatch: Let’s check in on more campaign ads

    A week or so ago, we took a look at some of the campaign videos that surfaced in the suburbs, primarily in the mayoral races in Bartlett and Germantown.

    By Clay Bailey October 15, 2018

  • Lakeland adding dog park with land donated by The Pet Hospitals

    The Zadie E. Kuehl Memorial Park in Lakeland soon will expand to include a dog park on land donated by the owners of The Pet Hospitals.

    By Melinda Lejman October 01, 2018

• September 2018

  • Suburban Dispatch: The craziness of Lakeland politics may have reached an unprecedented level

    What in the Holy Huff N Puff is going on in the Lakeland campaigning?

    By Clay Bailey September 30, 2018

  • Suburban Dispatch: Shane Horn arrives in Lakeland; Rebecca Luter named

    Shane Horn begins his duties as Lakeland city manager next Monday, Oct. 1, earning $110,000 annually to run the suburb’s day-to-day operations.

    By Clay Bailey September 26, 2018

  • Fire Chief Dennis Wolf provides updated status of new Lakeland Fire Department

    Dennis Wolf, Lakeland’s future fire chief, expects the suburb’s new fire department will begin answering calls in July, 2019, becoming the last government entity in Shelby County to operate its own fire service. Wolf, former fire chief in Germantown, provided insight on the new department for officials and residents at a Lakeland Town Hall meeting on Tuesday, Sept.18.

    By Natalie Pilgrim September 23, 2018

  • Suburban Dispatch: Apartment controversy in Germantown may portend generational change

    Over the years, suburban cities have dealt with cyclical changes in direction. Those times when enough new folks move into a municipality and decide the old folks in office aren’t doing things correctly and orchestrate a change.

    By Clay Bailey September 18, 2018