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Groundbreaking Ceremony Launches $18.5 Million Redevelopment for Downtown Lake Wales by James Coulter In 1985, Robin Gibson remembers when the Lake Wales community redevelopment agency (CRA) was founded. Unfortunately, since its inception, the CRA was underutilized by the city, who, Gibson...

Article Written by Robert Blanchard: Brock’s Bistro, Burgers & BBQ; Breaking the Food Barrier Whether it’s sound, speed or communication; barriers are made to be broken.   And the newly revamped Brock’s Bistro, Burgers & BBQ at the Eagle Ridge Mall is no...

  Update: On April 21, 2016 Trevontae Jermaine Shuler was arrested and is believed to be connected with the three previous robberies being investigated by the Lake Wales Police Department. At 3:09am Shuler was observed by officers approaching the entrance to...

Ewing, Blackwelder, & Duce Insurance is an independent insurance agency that has been serving Polk County since 1984, with 6 locations around the county that are located in Lake Wales, Lakeland, Haines City, Bartow and two in Winter Haven....

Don’t let your A/C  maintenance go!   You need to get your A/C system checked and cleaned by the professionals at Iceberg Air Conditioning. You may not know why it is important to get your A/C system maintained. Here are a...

Police Need Theft Suspects Identified On March 4, 2016 the two females in these photographs entered Kohl’s Department Store located at 2803 Ridge Way in Lake Wales.   According to Loss Prevention, the two females selected cosmetic and jewelry items, took the items...

  On Wednesday, March 9, 2016, PCSO Special Victims Unit detectives arrested Polk County School bus driver, 51-year-old Gale Brown of Lake Wales, and Polk County School bus attendant, 57-year-old Gwendolyn Simmons of Lake Wales, and charged each with two...

LAKE WALES MEDICAL CENTER HONORS ITS VOLUNTEERS     Lake Wales, FL – Lake Wales Medical Center held its annual Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon on Tuesday, Feb. 23, to honor the nearly 100 volunteers who donate thousands of hours every year helping the...

**Update 10am** According to the Polk County Fire Rescue no injuries and no patients on board. - Lake Wales Traffic Update : S. R. 60 is currently blocked in both directions in front of Babcock near Dr. Martin Luther King...

Ewing, Blackwelder, & Duce Insurance is an independent insurance agency that has been serving Polk County since 1984, with 6 locations around the county that are located in Lake Wales, Lakeland, Haines City, Bartow and two in Winter Haven....