13+ hour, 14+ min ago  (194+ words) The'Detroit Tigers game today in'their 2026 spring training schedule has them playing the Baltimore Orioles in the Tigers' home exhibition opener at Publix Field at Joker Marchant Stadium in Lakeland, Florida. It's the Tigers' second game of Grapefruit League play. The…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (162+ words) The Detroit Tigers schedule in the 2026 season lists all 162 games, dates and opponents. The Tigers will start Opening Day on the road for the fourth consecutive season, and for the second straight year on the West Coast. They begin the…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago  (194+ words) A 23-year-old Lakeland man died after a single-vehicle accident in Mulberry the evening of Feb. 17. The accident happened on Church Avenue and Northeast 5th Street about 6:15 p.m. The Polk County Sheriff's Office said in a news release that when first responders arrived,…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago  (283+ words) Four more people have been arrested in connection with an alleged scam involving phony vehicle damage claims that resulted in the state of Florida paying out more than $1.7 million over a nearly three-year period. The arrests began Jan. 27 when a…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (541+ words) The state of Florida is investing nearly $374 million in raises for Department of Corrections employees, Lt. Gov. Jay Collins said during a visit to Northwest Florida Feb 9. Collins touted the raises during a visit to the Santa Rosa Correctional Institution'in…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (415+ words) When Publix opens a much-coveted store in Lake Alfred,residents old and new will no longer have todrivetoother cities in Polk County to do their food shopping. "It'sa big win for us.We'vebeen talking about Publix for decades," City Manager…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago  (379+ words) (This article was revised to include video.) More than a decade in the making, Lakeland officials are moving forward with the construction of an educational center for Se7en Wetlands Park. City commissioners voted 7-0 to award a $1.2 million contract to Lakeland-based Rodda…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago  (94+ words) President Angela Garcia Falconetti outlined her plan, titled "A Bolder Polk State College," at a Board of Trustees meeting in December. Polk State president sets goals for enrollment growth, completion rates Polk State College President Angela Garcia Falconetti has set…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (688+ words) Mid City Mall could soon have a redevelopment plan in the works that may feature a prominent grocery store such as Publix or Harris Teeter. Highlands Commerce Guild President Aaron Givhan confirmed to The Courier Journal that at its upcoming…...

3+ mon, 4+ week ago  (174+ words) Kelin Hendrix made a quick impact when he was inserted as the starting quarterback in Week 3 and hasn't looked back. He set a school record last week. Lakeland's Hendrix making the most of opportunity at QB, breaking 40-year-old record LAKELAND…...