Lakeland church is tired of drug use, prostitution, more at nearby hotel
Scott Benjamin is the founding pastor of theRefuge Church at 9817 Huff N Puff Road in Lakeland. (Courtesy theRefuge Church)
theRefuge church has become fed up with sketchy activity at an Econo Lodge and wants Lakeland to condemn the property and close it down.
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City of Lakeland Econo Lodge the Refuge Church crimeMichael Waddell
Michael Waddell is a native Memphian with more than 20 years of professional writing and editorial experience, working most recently with The Daily News and High Ground News.
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