Long-time city residents who have made "extraordinary, long-term contributions to the Lake Wales community" are eligible to ...

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 ...

Barely a year after winning approval for two large residential developments hailed for adhering in part to the vaunted Lake ...

Lake Wales' second Aldi grocery store opened with a rush of customers this week, joining a the recently opened Hutson's ...

Lake Wales' reputation as "A City in a Garden" got a big boost Friday as the newest park in the city's system was dedicated ...

The Florida Department of Health in Polk County (DOH-Polk) cautions the public of the presence of blue-green algae in Reedy Lake at Frostproof City Pier on June 26, 2025. Water sample testing is ...

Polk's emergency responders are getting a new tool that may help save lives in the future. Several Polk County Fire Rescue ...

With the title to the historic Walesbilt Hotel firmly in hand, the City of Lake Wales has issued a nationwide invitation to ...

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 ...

Florida Grasshopper Sparrows live only in central Florida's grasslands and are federally designated endangered. To preserve the species, the allied teams began a captive breeding program in 2015.

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 ...

Board Certified Physician Dr. Kulmeet Kundlas, right, will soon be joined in his profession by his son Ajay, daughter Anmol, and wife Manjit. When both their children earned full-ride scholarships to ...