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Lake Wales Public Library Renovation $250,000 Contract Will Update the Current Building
By Capers Gay
On the May 11, 2025 Lake Wales City Commission meeting, renovations for the city’s public library made it onto the consent agenda. Arrangements...
In Loving Memory of Rosemarie Lillian Strauch, 75
Rosemarie Lillian Strauch, 75
Rosemarie Lillian Strauch of Bartow passed away Wednesday, May 7, 2025 at Bartow Regional Medical Center.
She was born December 28, 1949...
City Officially Acquires Ownership of Dixie Walesbilt Hotel
The City of Lake Wales released the following press release on May 9, 2025:
City of Lake Wales reached a milestone, officially obtaining the...
In Loving Memory of Cheryl Ann Farris, 53
Cheryl Ann Farris passed away peacefully at the age of 53 on April 28, 2025. She was born on June 2, 1971, at the...
Two Acres Burned in Vegetation Fire off Hwy. 60 E
Polk County Fire Rescue was dispatched to a vegetation fire at 1:26 PM on Friday, May 9, 2025.
Nathaniel Gale, public information officer for PCFR,...
