Preservation of critical habitat for dozens of endangered or threatened Florida species took another step forward recently as ...

The Lake Wales area and much of central Florida is in an increasing state of drought, according to NOAA's Climate Prediction ...

A section of Old Bartow Road in Lake Wales is closed once again as contractors and county officials work to repair a a ...

Restoration St. Louis and the City of Lake Wales are continuing to negotiate the complex details of a contract expected to ...

The prospect of a transformative high-end development along SR 60 west of Lake Wales advanced with a unanimous vote in favor of the annexation of about 558 acres that will be the site of the proposed ...

Certain Florida college students still have time to apply for one of three $1,200 scholarships to be awarded by the Florida Supervisors of Elections to Florida college students in 2025. Interested ...

Construction of a proposed toll highway through eastern Polk County will avoid direct impacts to the Lake Wales Area under a new design released this week by Florida's Turnpike Enterprise. After ...

A "business incubator" operating under a three-year, $1.2 million contract approved by the Lake Wales City Commission appears to be operating in violation of several laws, a five-month-long ...

The future of the historic Lake Wales Country Club is very much in question after the abrupt rejection of an attempt by current owners to have it annexed into the City of Lake Wales. Commissioners ...

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 former CEO of the East Polk Association of Realtors has been arrested and charged with embezzling more than $81,000 from the association, which is based in Winter Haven. Jennifer Garula-Mers is ...