Verizon Outage

$20 for your pain: Did your Verizon phone go into SOS-only mode last Wednesday and you couldnโ€™t call, text or load anything for hours? You can get a $20 credit, but only if you open the My Verizon app and tap to accept. Itโ€™s per customer, not per line. And no, they wonโ€™t apply it automatically. So if your group chat went silent and you thought you were being iced out, go get your apology money now. LOL!

FYI…Speed Camera’s in Lakeland

Speeding cameras are being installed and you will be ticketed for going 10 MPH while lights are flashing at the following schools beginning February 2nd:


Lincoln Academy on 10th Street

Crystal Lake Elementary and Middle School

Southwest Elementary and Middle School

North Lakeland Elementary

Lakeland High School

Lakeland Highlands Middle School

Sleepy Hill Elementary

Dixieland Elementary

Italian Bean Soup

Italian Bean Soup

Serves 2

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 cup diced onion
  • 1/2 cup diced carrots
  • 1/2 cup diced celery
  • 2 large crushed garlic cloves
  • 1 1/2 cups reduced sodium vegetable broth
  • 2 cups rinsed and drained cannellini beans
  • 1 cup canned reduced sodium plum tomatoes
  • Salt and pepper
  • 3/4 cup orecchiette pasta
  • 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese

Heat olive oil in a large saucepan over medium high heat. Add the onion, carrots, celery, and garlic. Saute until vegetables are soft, about 5 minutes, stirring often. Add broth, beans, and tomatoes. Break up tomatoes with the edge of a spoon. Bring to a simmer, lower heat to medium and cover pan with a lid. Simmer 5 minutes. While soup cooks, bring a large pot 3/4 full of water to a boil and add the pasta. Boil 8 minutes or according to package instructions. Drain. When soup is ready, add the pasta and simmer 3 minutes. Ladle warm soup into two soup bowls. Add salt and pepper to taste. Stir to combine ingredients in bowl. Sprinkle Parmesan cheese on top.

Per serving: 574 calories (16 percent from fat), 10.1 g fat (2.2 g saturated, 3.8 g monounsaturated), 4 mg cholesterol, 28.4 g protein,97.4 g carbohydrates, 18.6 g fiber, 243 mg sodium.

Regal Christmas Party 2025

John Gravel 42 years
John Montesano 29 years
Shawn Miller 30 years
Ronnie Jarvis 27 years

Chrissy Hartman 10 years
Jonathan Benitez 10 years
Rachael Folds 10 years
Gabe Concepcion 10 Years Miguel Vazquez 10 Years
Doug English 10 Years
Issa Bendeck 10 Years
Orlando Lopez 10 Years
Winners of the Reindeer Game- Nik and Frannie
Joe Platt-Chevy Service ASM Award
Misty Osborne-Kia Service ASM Award
Shalymov Isaac-North ASM Service Award
Jaz Grbic-Parts Counterperson Award
Tech of the Year – Kia -Jose Melendez
Tech of the Year – North- Benny Ortiz Sr
Tech of the Year – Body Shop-Antonio Diaz
Salesman of the Year- Luke Goodman – South and Sheron Wilkins – North
Shawn Miller 30 Years
Travis Brock 25 Years
EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR- DUANE SWEHLA

Every wondered what emojis are called?

Smileys & Emotion
face-smiling
โ„–CodeBrowserSampleGMailSBDCMKDDICLDR Short Name
1U+1F600๐Ÿ˜€๐Ÿ˜€๐Ÿ˜€โ€”โ€”โ€”grinning face
2U+1F603๐Ÿ˜ƒ๐Ÿ˜ƒ๐Ÿ˜ƒ๐Ÿ˜ƒ๐Ÿ˜ƒ๐Ÿ˜ƒgrinning face with big eyes
3U+1F604๐Ÿ˜„๐Ÿ˜„๐Ÿ˜„๐Ÿ˜„โ€”โ€”grinning face with smiling eyes
4U+1F601๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜beaming face with smiling eyes
5U+1F606๐Ÿ˜†๐Ÿ˜†๐Ÿ˜†โ€”๐Ÿ˜†โ€”grinning squinting face
6U+1F605๐Ÿ˜…๐Ÿ˜…๐Ÿ˜…โ€”๐Ÿ˜…โ€”grinning face with sweat
7U+1F923๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃโ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”rolling on the floor laughing
8U+1F602๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚โ€”๐Ÿ˜‚face with tears of joy
9U+1F642๐Ÿ™‚๐Ÿ™‚๐Ÿ™‚โ€”โ€”โ€”slightly smiling face
10U+1F643๐Ÿ™ƒ๐Ÿ™ƒโ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”upside-down face
11U+1FAE0๐Ÿซ ๐Ÿซ โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”melting face
12U+1F609๐Ÿ˜‰๐Ÿ˜‰๐Ÿ˜‰๐Ÿ˜‰๐Ÿ˜‰๐Ÿ˜‰winking face
13U+1F60A๐Ÿ˜Š๐Ÿ˜Š๐Ÿ˜Š๐Ÿ˜Šโ€”๐Ÿ˜Šsmiling face with smiling eyes
14U+1F607๐Ÿ˜‡๐Ÿ˜‡โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”smiling face with halo
face-affection
โ„–CodeBrowserSampleGMailSBDCMKDDICLDR Short Name
15U+1F970๐Ÿฅฐ๐Ÿฅฐโ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”smiling face with hearts
16U+1F60D๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜smiling face with heart-eyes
17U+1F929๐Ÿคฉ๐Ÿคฉโ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”star-struck
18U+1F618๐Ÿ˜˜๐Ÿ˜˜๐Ÿ˜˜๐Ÿ˜˜โ€”๐Ÿ˜˜face blowing a kiss
19U+1F617๐Ÿ˜—๐Ÿ˜—โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”kissing face
20U+263Aโ˜บโ˜บโ˜บโ˜บโ€”โ˜บsmiling face
21U+1F61A๐Ÿ˜š๐Ÿ˜š๐Ÿ˜š๐Ÿ˜šโ€”๐Ÿ˜škissing face with closed eyes
22U+1F619๐Ÿ˜™๐Ÿ˜™โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”kissing face with smiling eyes
23U+1F972๐Ÿฅฒ๐Ÿฅฒโ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”smiling face with tear
face-tongue
โ„–CodeBrowserSampleGMailSBDCMKDDICLDR Short Name
24U+1F60B๐Ÿ˜‹๐Ÿ˜‹๐Ÿ˜‹โ€”๐Ÿ˜‹โ€”face savoring food
25U+1F61B๐Ÿ˜›๐Ÿ˜›โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”face with tongue
26U+1F61C๐Ÿ˜œ๐Ÿ˜œ๐Ÿ˜œ๐Ÿ˜œ๐Ÿ˜œ๐Ÿ˜œwinking face with tongue
27U+1F92A๐Ÿคช๐Ÿคชโ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”zany face
28U+1F61D๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜โ€”โ€”squinting face with tongue
29U+1F911๐Ÿค‘๐Ÿค‘โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”money-mouth face
face-hand
โ„–CodeBrowserSampleGMailSBDCMKDDICLDR Short Name
30U+1F917๐Ÿค—๐Ÿค—โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”smiling face with open hands
31U+1F92D๐Ÿคญ๐Ÿคญโ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”face with hand over mouth
32U+1FAE2๐Ÿซข๐Ÿซขโ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”face with open eyes and hand over mouth
33U+1FAE3๐Ÿซฃ๐Ÿซฃโ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”face with peeking eye
34U+1F92B๐Ÿคซ๐Ÿคซโ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”shushing face
35U+1F914๐Ÿค”๐Ÿค”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”thinking face
36U+1FAE1๐Ÿซก๐Ÿซกโ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”saluting face
face-neutral-skeptical
โ„–CodeBrowserSampleGMailSBDCMKDDICLDR Short Name
37U+1F910๐Ÿค๐Ÿคโ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”zipper-mouth face
38U+1F928๐Ÿคจ๐Ÿคจโ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”face with raised eyebrow
39U+1F610๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”neutral face
40U+1F611๐Ÿ˜‘๐Ÿ˜‘โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”expressionless face
41U+1F636๐Ÿ˜ถ๐Ÿ˜ถโ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”face without mouth
42U+1FAE5๐Ÿซฅ๐Ÿซฅโ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”dotted line face
43U+1F636 U+200D U+1F32B U+FE0F๐Ÿ˜ถโ€๐ŸŒซ๏ธ๐Ÿ˜ถโ€๐ŸŒซ๏ธโ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”face in clouds
44U+1F60F๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜smirking face
45U+1F612๐Ÿ˜’๐Ÿ˜’๐Ÿ˜’๐Ÿ˜’๐Ÿ˜’๐Ÿ˜’unamused face
46U+1F644๐Ÿ™„๐Ÿ™„โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”face with rolling eyes
47U+1F62C๐Ÿ˜ฌ๐Ÿ˜ฌโ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”grimacing face
48U+1F62E U+200D U+1F4A8๐Ÿ˜ฎโ€๐Ÿ’จ๐Ÿ˜ฎโ€๐Ÿ’จโ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”face exhaling
49U+1F925๐Ÿคฅ๐Ÿคฅโ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”lying face
50U+1FAE8๐Ÿซจ๐Ÿซจโ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”shaking face
51U+1F642 U+200D U+2194 U+FE0F๐Ÿ™‚โ€โ†”๏ธ๐Ÿ™‚โ€โ†”๏ธโ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”head shaking horizontally
52U+1F642 U+200D U+2195 U+FE0F๐Ÿ™‚โ€โ†•๏ธ๐Ÿ™‚โ€โ†•๏ธโ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”head shaking vertically
face-sleepy
โ„–CodeBrowserSampleGMailSBDCMKDDICLDR Short Name
53U+1F60C๐Ÿ˜Œ๐Ÿ˜Œ๐Ÿ˜Œ๐Ÿ˜Œ๐Ÿ˜Œ๐Ÿ˜Œrelieved face
54U+1F614๐Ÿ˜”๐Ÿ˜”๐Ÿ˜”๐Ÿ˜”๐Ÿ˜”๐Ÿ˜”pensive face
55U+1F62A๐Ÿ˜ช๐Ÿ˜ช๐Ÿ˜ช๐Ÿ˜ชโ€”๐Ÿ˜ชsleepy face
56U+1F924๐Ÿคค๐Ÿคคโ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”drooling face
57U+1F634๐Ÿ˜ด๐Ÿ˜ดโ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”sleeping face
58U+1FAE9๐Ÿซฉ๐Ÿซฉโ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”face with bags under eyes
face-unwell
โ„–CodeBrowserSampleGMailSBDCMKDDICLDR Short Name
59U+1F637๐Ÿ˜ท๐Ÿ˜ท๐Ÿ˜ท๐Ÿ˜ทโ€”๐Ÿ˜ทface with medical mask
60U+1F912๐Ÿค’๐Ÿค’โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”face with thermometer
61U+1F915๐Ÿค•๐Ÿค•โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”face with head-bandage
62U+1F922๐Ÿคข๐Ÿคขโ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”nauseated face
63U+1F92E๐Ÿคฎ๐Ÿคฎโ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”face vomiting
64U+1F927๐Ÿคง๐Ÿคงโ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”sneezing face
65U+1F975๐Ÿฅต๐Ÿฅตโ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”hot face
66U+1F976๐Ÿฅถ๐Ÿฅถโ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”cold face
67U+1F974๐Ÿฅด๐Ÿฅดโ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”woozy face
68U+1F635๐Ÿ˜ต๐Ÿ˜ต๐Ÿ˜ตโ€”๐Ÿ˜ต๐Ÿ˜ตface with crossed-out eyes
69U+1F635 U+200D U+1F4AB๐Ÿ˜ตโ€๐Ÿ’ซ๐Ÿ˜ตโ€๐Ÿ’ซโ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”face with spiral eyes
70U+1F92F๐Ÿคฏ๐Ÿคฏโ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”exploding head
face-hat
โ„–CodeBrowserSampleGMailSBDCMKDDICLDR Short Name
71U+1F920๐Ÿค ๐Ÿค โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”cowboy hat face
72U+1F973๐Ÿฅณ๐Ÿฅณโ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”partying face
73U+1F978๐Ÿฅธ๐Ÿฅธโ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”disguised face
face-glasses
โ„–CodeBrowserSampleGMailSBDCMKDDICLDR Short Name
74U+1F60E๐Ÿ˜Ž๐Ÿ˜Ž๐Ÿ˜Žโ€”โ€”โ€”smiling face with sunglasses
75U+1F913๐Ÿค“๐Ÿค“โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”nerd face
76U+1F9D0๐Ÿง๐Ÿงโ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”face with monocle
face-concerned
โ„–CodeBrowserSampleGMailSBDCMKDDICLDR Short Name
77U+1F615๐Ÿ˜•๐Ÿ˜•๐Ÿ˜•โ€”โ€”โ€”confused face
78U+1FAE4๐Ÿซค๐Ÿซคโ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”face with diagonal mouth
79U+1F61F๐Ÿ˜Ÿ๐Ÿ˜Ÿ๐Ÿ˜Ÿโ€”โ€”โ€”worried face
80U+1F641๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ™โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”slightly frowning face
81U+2639โ˜นโ˜นโ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”frowning face
82U+1F62E๐Ÿ˜ฎ๐Ÿ˜ฎโ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”face with open mouth
83U+1F62F๐Ÿ˜ฏ๐Ÿ˜ฏโ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”hushed face
84U+1F632๐Ÿ˜ฒ๐Ÿ˜ฒ๐Ÿ˜ฒ๐Ÿ˜ฒโ€”๐Ÿ˜ฒastonished face
85U+1F633๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ณโ€”๐Ÿ˜ณflushed face
86U+1FAEA๐Ÿซช๐Ÿซชโ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โŠ› distorted face
87U+1F97A๐Ÿฅบ๐Ÿฅบโ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”pleading face
88U+1F979๐Ÿฅน๐Ÿฅนโ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”face holding back tears
89U+1F626๐Ÿ˜ฆ๐Ÿ˜ฆโ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”frowning face with open mouth
90U+1F627๐Ÿ˜ง๐Ÿ˜งโ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”anguished face
91U+1F628๐Ÿ˜จ๐Ÿ˜จ๐Ÿ˜จ๐Ÿ˜จโ€”๐Ÿ˜จfearful face
92U+1F630๐Ÿ˜ฐ๐Ÿ˜ฐ๐Ÿ˜ฐ๐Ÿ˜ฐโ€”๐Ÿ˜ฐanxious face with sweat
93U+1F625๐Ÿ˜ฅ๐Ÿ˜ฅ๐Ÿ˜ฅ๐Ÿ˜ฅโ€”โ€”sad but relieved face
94U+1F622๐Ÿ˜ข๐Ÿ˜ข๐Ÿ˜ข๐Ÿ˜ข๐Ÿ˜ข๐Ÿ˜ขcrying face
95U+1F62D๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญloudly crying face
96U+1F631๐Ÿ˜ฑ๐Ÿ˜ฑ๐Ÿ˜ฑ๐Ÿ˜ฑ๐Ÿ˜ฑ๐Ÿ˜ฑface screaming in fear
โ„–CodeBrowserSampleGMailSBDCMKDDICLDR Short Name
97U+1F616๐Ÿ˜–๐Ÿ˜–๐Ÿ˜–๐Ÿ˜–๐Ÿ˜–๐Ÿ˜–confounded face
98U+1F623๐Ÿ˜ฃ๐Ÿ˜ฃ๐Ÿ˜ฃ๐Ÿ˜ฃ๐Ÿ˜ฃ๐Ÿ˜ฃpersevering face
99U+1F61E๐Ÿ˜ž๐Ÿ˜ž๐Ÿ˜ž๐Ÿ˜ž๐Ÿ˜žโ€”disappointed face
100U+1F613๐Ÿ˜“๐Ÿ˜“๐Ÿ˜“๐Ÿ˜“๐Ÿ˜“๐Ÿ˜“downcast face with sweat
101U+1F629๐Ÿ˜ฉ๐Ÿ˜ฉ๐Ÿ˜ฉโ€”โ€”๐Ÿ˜ฉweary face
102U+1F62B๐Ÿ˜ซ๐Ÿ˜ซ๐Ÿ˜ซโ€”โ€”๐Ÿ˜ซtired face
103U+1F971๐Ÿฅฑ๐Ÿฅฑโ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”yawning face
face-negative
โ„–CodeBrowserSampleGMailSBDCMKDDICLDR Short Name
104U+1F624๐Ÿ˜ค๐Ÿ˜ค๐Ÿ˜คโ€”โ€”๐Ÿ˜คface with steam from nose
105U+1F621๐Ÿ˜ก๐Ÿ˜ก๐Ÿ˜ก๐Ÿ˜ก๐Ÿ˜ก๐Ÿ˜กenraged face
106U+1F620๐Ÿ˜ ๐Ÿ˜ ๐Ÿ˜ ๐Ÿ˜ ๐Ÿ˜ ๐Ÿ˜ angry face
107U+1F92C๐Ÿคฌ๐Ÿคฌโ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”face with symbols on mouth
108U+1F608๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿ˜ˆโ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”smiling face with horns
109U+1F47F๐Ÿ‘ฟ๐Ÿ‘ฟ๐Ÿ‘ฟ๐Ÿ‘ฟโ€”๐Ÿ‘ฟangry face with horns
110U+1F480๐Ÿ’€๐Ÿ’€๐Ÿ’€๐Ÿ’€โ€”๐Ÿ’€skull
111U+2620โ˜ โ˜ โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”skull and crossbones