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Lake Wales City Commissioner Curtis Gibson recently received a Patriot's Award from the Employer Support of Guard and Reserve Florida Committee.

Gibson serves as head wrestling coach for Bartow High School and as a classroom assistant for the Polk County School Board at Chain of Lakes Elementary School.

Gibson was nominated by George Sabillion for supporting his service in the U.S. Army Reserve.

"The Patriot Award reflects the efforts made to support citizen warriors through a wide range of measures to potentially include flexible schedules to accommodate training, time off prior to and af...