Lakeland, FL -- Mayor Gow Fields invites local residents to attend the next Mornings with the Mayor event at 7 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 9 at Fred's Southern Kitchen, 2120 Harden Boulevard Lakeland.

Mayor Fields will make his remarks and take questions from the audience around 7:30 a.m. after they have had a chance to go through the breakfast buffet.

Mornings with the Mayor allows residents an informal and comfortable forum in which to meet with the mayor to talk about issues, ask questions, voice concerns and offer comments or suggestions.

High school seniors from seven Polk County high schools participated in the Superintendent’s Lunch and Learn event last week at the Bartow Public Library. 

The students met with Polk County Public Schools (PCPS) Superintendent Sherrie B. Nickell, Ed. D. and Associate Superintendent of Learning David Lewis to discuss their educational experiences while enrolled in PCPS.  The seniors offered their insight, advice, input and suggestions to the officials during the discussions.

This event was coordinated by the Community Relations Department.

Lakeland, FL -- The 2011 Florida International Senior Games & State Championships and Florida's Sunshine State Games Winter Sports Festival will bring 2,000 athletes competing in 22 sports in Polk County over nine days in early December.

The 20th Annual Games are a program of Florida Sports, the state's lead sports promotion and development organization, and supported by Central Florida's Polk County Sports Marketing in an effort to provide athletic competition for Florida's amateur athletes age 50 and over.