Jan 6, 2025 · Projected Light Show to Illuminate Walesbilt Hotel Friday Night Robert Connors | Jan 29, 2025. A light spectacle in honor of the Lake Wales High School Class of '75 will guild the white limestone walls of the Walesbilt Hotel Friday night and the sponsor has promised that "as bright light will shine over uptown Lake Wales."

Feb 1, 2025 · Wrong-Way Head On Crash Takes Life of Eagle Lake Man News Staff Reports | Updated Jan 26, 2025. A wrong-way driver took the life of another motorist in a pre-dawn crash on SR 60 early Saturday morning after two vehicles collided head-on about a half-mile east of Logistics Parkway.

Jeanne Braida Grumme, 1940-2024 News Obituary Service | Updated Nov 27, 2024. Jeanne was born in La Louviere, Belgium of an Italian father and Belgian mother. In 1940, as Hitler moved through Belgium into France, her father packed up the family and moved to Venice, Italy.

Jan 8, 2025 · CORRECTION: This story has been updated to reflect that the Lake Wales Fire Department was not involved in fighting this residential fire which took place outside city limits. A raging fire that sent flames leaping dozens of feet into the air and alarmed many area residents destroyed a Lake Wales residence shortly after 5:30 Monday afternoon. The e...

Jan 8, 2025 · The city's sparkling reimagining of the downtown area, known as Lake Wales Connected, is attracting new investment in the form of two new restaurants, both in an extensively-remodeled building just across from the US Post Office.. The Thirsty Dragon will open in a matter of weeks at 126 North First Street. Co-owner Howard Davies cited the reconstruction effort as part of the inspiration for ...

Jan 22, 2025 · The Central Polk Parkway East is proposed to run from SR 60 on the west side of Lake Wales to connect to 17-92. A planned Poinciana Connector segment will link 17-92 directly to I-4. The route is seen as a way to alleviate traffic on the crowded, six-lane US 27 corridor.

Dec 8, 2021 · Mona Jean Vorous, 1931-2024 News Obituary Service | Updated Jan 1, 2025. Mona Jean Vorous of Lake Wales passed away Sunday, December 29, 2024 at her residence. She was born January 23, 1931 in New Bethlehem, Pennsylvania to the late George and Florence Cochran; she moved to Lake Wales in 1961.

Jan 7, 2025 · Drivers using city streets around Lake Wales have likely noticed improvements to area streets as a six-year program of resurfacing continues. The aggressive effort to catch up on deferred maintenance began in 2021 and has resulted in miles of smoother new surfaces under the city's Pavement Management Program. Portions of 12 roadways were resurfaced...

Jan 26, 2025 · Polk Achieves Certification for Interior Department Services, Historic Preservation Grants Special to the News | Updated Jan 6, 2025. In a move that will open the door to obtaining additional historic preservation program funding, grants, training, and technical assistance, Polk County has been designated a nationally Certified Local Government Program by the United States Department of the ...

Feb 2, 2025 · City's New "Turf Manager" J.C. White Eager to Put Athletic Fields in Top Condition for Area Sports Leagues Eric Marshall | Updated Jun 18, 2024. Keeping fit and active is important for thousands of Lake Wales residents, so the City of Lake Wales is now making an extra effort to see that the sports facilities they use are in top shape.