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Annual Orange Blossom Revue Set to Happen in Lake Wales December 1 and 2
An annual "celebration of music, community, and nature" is returning to Lake Wales for a ninth year and is expected to draw crowds of music-lovers to town for the early December... — Updated 5/26/2023
Highlanders Win State Championship Game
The women of the Lake Wales High School softball team were all smiles in Clermont Thursday afternoon after winning the state softball class with 7-2 a victory over Wakulla. The... — Updated 5/25/2023
Highlander Softball Team Advances to State Championship Game Thursday
The Lake Wales High School Softball team is angling to bring back a second state championship in a single scholastic year after defeating Lemon Bay (Englewood) 5-0 in a semifinal... — Updated 5/25/2023
Fire at Quails Bluff Leaves Families Homeless
An early-morning fire that left Lake Wales firefighters battling the blaze until dawn left a gaping hole in a local apartment building, and in the lives of 23 residents of the... — Updated 5/22/2023
UPDATE: Quadruple Murder Suspect Killed In Police Shootout
May 3, 2023- Quadruple murder suspect Al Joseph Stenson has been killed in a shootout with police after fleeing to a motel in Sanford, Florida, Lake Wales Police have reported.... — Updated 5/4/2023
William Richard Kahler, 1956-2023
Billy Kahler of Babson Park passed away Wednesday, April 26, 2023, at his residence. He was born January 30, 1956, in Lake Wales to the late Richard and Nancy Kahler; and he was a... — Updated 5/2/2023
Cathryn "Cathy" Sullivan Powers, 1949-2023
Cathryn "Cathy" Sullivan Powers, 73, of Lake Wales, passed away Thursday, April 20, 2023, at her residence. She was born June 1, 1949, in Greenville, Mississippi to the late James... — Updated 4/25/2023
City Commission Gives Attorney "Unsatisfactory" Marks in Annual Review
It was a very unhappy group of Lake Wales City Commissioners who spent more than 45 minutes discussing their generally dismal evaluations of City Attorney Chuck Galloway Wednesday.... — Updated 4/1/2023
Woman's Club Members Create Free "Prom Store" for High School Students
Dozens of Lake Wales High School students will be able to dress up and attend the annual Junior-Senior prom this year thanks to the work of a dedicated group of volunteers from the... — Updated 3/29/2023
Lake Wales Pre-School Teacher Helps Literacy Skills Soar With Poetry
Lake Wales preschool director and owner of Blessed Child Daycare Vivian Lewter Loydd understands the literacy dilemma in the United States, and resolved to do something about it.... — Updated 3/27/2023
Lake Wales High School Weightlifters Win County Olympics Title
Lake Wales weightlifters won the Olympics-style county title while placing second to Lakeland in the traditional competition. In the Olympic competition, Lake Wales won with 53... — Updated 3/16/2023
Bok Academy North Classrooms Near Completion, But Funding Remains an Issue
Lake Wales newest middle school campus is set to benefit from a $6 million construction project, but Lake Wales Charter Schools is working to find the resources to pay for the new... — Updated 3/13/2023
Polk State College Enrollment Opens March 27
Enrollment for the Summer 2023 Semester and the Fall 2023 Term at Polk State College will start on March 27 with priority registration for students who have completed at least 50%... — Updated 3/7/2023
Reverend Thomas C. Seitz, 1952-2023
Thomas C. Seitz, Jr. departed this life in the faith and fear of the lord on March 3, 2023. He is survived by Anna, his beloved wife of 44 years; his brothers: Chris, Mark, and... — Updated 3/4/2023
School Superintendent Rodolfich and Staff Read to 59 Classes in Marathon Effort
Teaching children to read is one of the most important steps in the life-long project of learning. Getting them started early is critical, many educators believe. Among those who... — Updated 3/3/2023
Highlanders To Celebrate State Championship Season With Community Celebration at Kiwanis Park
The entire Lake Wales community is invited to come out and share some Highlander Pride to celebrate the Lake Wales High School Highlanders first state football championship. The eve... — Updated 2/25/2023
Noah N. Carbone, 1933-2023
Noah N. Carbone of Lake Wales passed away Tuesday, February 14, 2023 at AdventHealth Lake Wales. He was born November 14, 1933 in Newark, New Jersey to the late Noe and Anna... — Updated 2/14/2023
Student Killed by Truck at School Bus Stop
Tragedy struck Friday morning as a McLaughlin Middle School student was killed after being struck by a truck while waiting near a school bus stop in the fog. Lake Wales Police Depar... — Updated 2/3/2023
Rear-end Crash Destroys Vehicles, Street Lights on Scenic Highway
Lake Wales Police are working a traffic investigation as a result of a crash on Scenic Highway. The location of the incident is within a school zone for McLaughlin Middle-Senior... — Updated 1/27/2023
Sir Richard V. Giordano KBE, 1934-2022
Sir Richard V. Giordano KBE, an iconic American business leader who led a transformation of British corporate culture, creator of the BOC Challenge sailing race and Knight Commander... — Updated 1/23/2023
Registration Open for Polk Senior Games
There's still time to register for those wishing to compete in the annual Polk Senior Games, but that window is closing fast!. The games are an annual two-week series of 33... — Updated 1/23/2023
Commissioner Fitzgerald Expected to Be Reinstated by Governor DeSantis
A written appeal for re-instatement has been sent to Governor Ron DeSantis by former Lake Wales City Commissioner Kris Fitzgerald, who was found not guilty in October of charges... — Updated 12/30/2022
Florida's Natural Growers Foundation Awards $4,000 to Victory Ridge Academy
A $4,000 grant from Florida's Natural Growers Foundation will support Victory Ridge Academy's School Wide Behavior Management System, school officials have announced. Victory Ridge... — Updated 12/26/2022
NBA Great Amar'e Stoudemire Guest at McLaughlin Gym Groundbreaking
Thursday was an exciting day for both students and administrators of Lake Wales' McLaughlin Middle/High School as they broke ground for a new $15 million gymnasium, and welcomed... — Updated 12/21/2022
Televised Highlanders Championship Game or Take the Fan Bus
As the Lake Wales Highlanders take on Daytona Beach Mainland in the Class 3S Football Championship, fans have some options for viewing the game, which will be live-streamed on the i... — Updated 12/15/2022