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A request for an additional grant of $900,000 to extend a controversial contract with Florida Development Corporation has ...
Long-time city residents who have made "extraordinary, long-term contributions to the Lake Wales community" are eligible to ...
Lake Wales' second Aldi grocery store opened with a rush of customers this week, joining a the recently opened Hutson's ...
The cost of dumping trash and yard waste at the county's only public landfill will rise this year and every year for the next ...
With prostate cancer rates on the rise across the country, health experts are emphasizing how critical it can be for men to get screened to catch any potential cases as early as possible. The CDC says ...
Asked why she had undertaken the project, she had a simple and civic-minded response: "It's Lake Wales! I mean, come on! I live right there!" she said, pointing in the direction of the nearby ...
This proposed design already approved by the Lake Wales City Commission would be modified to eliminate alleyways and allow for street-facing garages under a request to be considered by the Planning ...
Webber International University, located just south of Lake Wales near Crooked Lake, has a new president and CEO following action by the school's board of directors. Dr. Nelson Marquez was named ...
The ongoing revitalization of downtown Lake Wales took a major step forward Tuesday with a ceremonial ribbon-cutting that opened a fully-restored building at 244 East Park Avenue. The structure now ...
With the title to the historic Walesbilt Hotel firmly in hand, the City of Lake Wales has issued a nationwide invitation to potential redevelopers of the ten-story building. According to a document ...
UPDATE: Lake Wales City Commissioners approved the relevant ordinances Tuesday on a 4-1 vote with Commissioner Carol Gillespie dissenting. The ordinances will require a second reading and vote before ...
Work has begun on Hickory Ridge, an 85-lot single-family subdivision that will rise just east of Lake Wales Country Club. The project is the work of Garden Street Communities Southeast, based in ...