Excessive speed and aggressive driving were the apparent causes of a crash that took the life of a motorcyclist on Wednesday ...

The massive Polk County Regional Water Cooperative pipeline project will once again impact travel as crews install the giant ...

The Netflix film "Train Dreams" stars Joel Edgerton as a logger in the Pacific Northwest in the early 20th century. Edgerton ...

An open house for prospective students and families will be held at the Polk State College JD Alexander Center in Lake Wales on March 26 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. The event will introduce the Spring 2026 ...

That freeze-burned lawn is going to have to stall less green a while longer, and tight watering restrictions have been placed over the area limiting watering to once a week. Despite recent light ...

The magic of Mardi Gras happens this weekend in Lake Wales as more than a dozen parading "krewes" prepared to roll their creations as part of the colorful spectacle that is the season's annual parade.

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Webber International University will approach its second century with yet another new face guiding the growing school in ...

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 ...

The complete resurfacing of First Street between SR 60 and Central Avenue is a major feature of the city's paving plan for 2026. The four-lane street provides a primary connection to the downtown area ...

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 ...

In local communities across America, the "next big idea" often takes shape in a garage, a small startup office or a community college lab. New American inventors and entrepreneurs are the backbone of ...