Those of you who follow me on Twitter have already seen this, but since it’s been far too long since my last Lakeland Local post, I thought I’d write something about the FHSAA State Wrestling Finals that were...

We each have our standards for what constitutes a true state fair. Here are eight images that encompass what I expect to find at the fairgrounds… Food Rides Animals ..and...

Five photos from yesterday’s Lake Mirror Classic Auto Festival…. More photos from yesterday’s Lake Mirror Classic Auto Festival… photos credit: Tom Hagerty for Lakeland...

Box Score | Game Recap Apr 29 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E  Tampa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2  Lakeland 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 x 5 8 1 Robbie Weinhardt photo credit: Tom Hagerty for Lakeland...

Photos by Billy Townsend for Lakeland Local Created with Admarket’s flickrSLiDR. Click a photo to stop and start the slideshows. Photos by Chuck Welch for Lakeland Local Created with Admarket’s...

Writing about photography is like dancing about architecture*, but an introduction to Central Florida photographer Rachel Absher‘s work needs just a few words before you rush off to her site. The best summation of her...

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So you say you’re stuck in the snow in Michigan? You’re not going to make the games this year? Well, we’re here to help. Lakeland Local photographer Tom Hagerty is often on the scene. (We can’t be...

Fortune recently released their 2009 Best Companies list. This year Publix finished with an overall rank of 88th. First published in 1998, the Fortune list has included Publix every year – one of only 13 companies to...

Saturday morning at Joker Marchant retired Detroit Tigers stars spent the morning turning a few fans into ballplayers. Lakeland Local photographer Tom Hagerty was there to take a few photos. (That’s Matt Nokes at...

Your out-of-town relatives might be laughing at the fact we’re wearing coats and gloves, but they may not realize there was snow in Lakeland yesterday.* Tom Hagerty captured the images of some locals sledding and...

In honor of today’s inauguration, Tom Hagerty captures the new president in some local images… Created with Admarket’s...

This week we present a random set of photos by Tom Hagerty. You’ll find them on any page in the upper right slideshow. Did you know you can hover your cursor over a slideshow to see a pair of menus? The top menu...

As I mentioned last week, each Sunday I’ll add a new set of photos by Tom Hagerty to our front page slideshow. This week, we’re featuring 16 photos Tom recently shot at Clearwater Beach and Fort DeSoto. Remember,...