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By James Coulter Golf is fun. Food is fun. So, what happens when you combine the best of both worlds? You get VISTEBall, the annual fundraiser for Volunteers in Service to the Elderly (VISTE). For the past 19 years, this unique indoor event has allowed people to tee up and…

Hundreds of senior citizens on a fixed income are getting much-needed groceries, thanks to donations collected at Lakeland's Red, White & Kaboom Independence Day celebration.

Thousands were expected to attend the annual 'Red, White & Kaboom' Independence Celebration in downtown Lakeland on Monday night.

Lakeland Celebrates Red, White, And Kaboom for 22nd Year by James Coulter The City of Lakeland celebrated the country of the red, white, and blue with the red, white, and kaboom of fireworks during its annual Fourth of July celebration on Sunday. Despite the cloudy, rainy weather earlier that day,…

Despite the rain, it was a packed crowd at Lake Mirror Sunday for the city of Lakeland's ‘Red, White & Kaboom’ Independence Day celebration.

Lakeland Skies Go Red, White, & Kaboom For 16th Year by James Coulter The skies over Lakeland may have been booming with thunder and lightning on Wednesday evening, but rain clouds kept their distance long enough for the sky to boom with red, white, and blue fireworks. For the 16th…

Lakeland Skies Go Red, White, & Kaboom For 16th Year by James Coulter The skies over Lakeland may have been booming with thunder and lightning on Wednesday evening, but rain clouds kept their distance long enough for the sky to boom with red, white, and blue fireworks. For the 16th…

Ahead of Thanksgiving, one food pantry is serving almost 600 families a week. VISTE is doing its largest distribution ever. The food insecure need help.

The nonprofit organization announced it was stopping all services as of July 30 after more than 16 years serving Lakeland.