3+ hour, 21+ min ago  (519+ words) Lakeland officials will have a law drafted to impose a year-long ban against hyperscale data centers or other large industrial developments expected to consume large amounts of electricity. Commissioner Guy La Londe, acting as the city's mayor pro tem at…...

1+ week, 10+ hour ago  (70+ words) A developer says Lakeland, and Polk County, is drawing interest as a potential hotspot for data centers. Here's why, and how concerns might be addressed. Lakeland is primed to become a data center hotspot, developer says Data centers could becomes…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (389+ words) A woman in her 70s who lived alone and was described as a recluse by neighbors appears to be the person whose skeletal remains were found east of Lakeland on May 28, the Polk County Sheriff's Office said. Partial remains, including a…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (239+ words) A couple of suburban city and county offices will soon occupy space at The Lake District in Lakeland. Office space is being prepared for a satellite location of Shelby County Sheriff's Office and Lakeland's Parks and Recreation Department, which will…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago  (668+ words) WAYNE " For three straight years, West Milford walked off this field with the same hollow feeling and the same opponent celebrating around them. On Saturday, the Highlanders finally rewrote the ending. Top'seeded West Milford held off a furious late push…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (930+ words) LAKEWOOD " The debt-ridden Board of Education is taking the first steps toward laying off 162 teachers" aides, known as para-professionals, according to union leaders. The move comes as the state is seeking to take control of the troubled district, which still…...

3+ mon, 2+ day ago  (92+ words) The Polk Arts and Cultural Alliance has named Beth Cummings as interim executive director, following the departure of Daryl Ward. Polk arts organization names new interim leader to replace Daryl Ward Beth Cummings has been named interim executive director of…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (248+ words) Detroit sports fans hoping to watch a Detroit Tigers game in the afternoon before settling in with a Detroit Pistons playoff game in the evening will have some tough choices on Sunday, April 18, thanks to a nasty weather forecast. MLB…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (441+ words) The Detroit Tigers 2026 season is here and we've got you covered with the schedule, a list of all 162 games, dates and opponents. The Tigers start their season today " Thursday, March 26 " with Opening Day on the road. It's the fourth consecutive…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (310+ words) The Detroit Tigers started off the season with two straight wins over the San Diego Padres at Petco Park. Can they make it a clean sweep? The Tigers beat the Padres on Opening Day, 8-2, then followed it up with another…...