The newly-reconstructed block of First Street in front of the iconic Walesbilt Hotel in Lake Wales is being re-landscaped to ...

The Polk County Parks and Natural Resources Division has received the 2025 Environmental Stewardship Award from the Southwest ...

Growth in Polk County continued to record steady, rapid growth year over year in 2024, according to preliminary taxable value ...

Plans for new studio apartments with lake access on Lake Padgett are advancing following action by the Lake Wales City ...

After a soggy end to May, Floridians are looking forward to the June 1 start of Hurricane season with a sense of trepidation.

Polk County's medically-vulnerable residents should soon find a bit less paperwork standing between them and needed ...

Ezran Kane, a rising junior at Lake Wales High School, is one of 210 American high school students to be awarded the Congress ...

The ongoing revitalization of downtown Lake Wales took a major step forward Tuesday with a ceremonial ribbon-cutting that ...

Swimming at Frostproof's popular Lake Clinch beach should be a bit safer if area boaters observe a new law requiring them to ...

Kevin Keith Cavanaugh of Frostproof passed away Monday, May 26, 2025 at his residence. He was born March 22, 1967 in Tokyo, Japan to John and Ruth Cavanaugh; he moved to Frostproof from Washington DC ...

A gathering of volunteers, supporters, and staff of the Lake Wales Care Center gathered Friday near the organization's offices on East Park Avenue to celebrate and mark the 40th anniversary of the non ...