Lake Wales Museum Funding Question Lingers as City Extends Contract Through Year's Endby James Coulter Will the City of Lake Wales continue funding its history museum for another year? Or should the ...

This man, 30-year-old Carlos Alberto Escobar Gonzalez of Lakeland, has a Polk County Warrant for his arrest for leaving the scene of a crash causing death and no valid DL causing death. Gonzalez has ...

Polk County Sheriff press release The Polk County Sheriff’s Office arrested two people on Monday, October 5, 2026, following an investigation into two retail thefts and a stolen vehicle spanning ...

Obituary For Deshawn Christopher Smith Deshawn Christopher Smith 07/03/2000 - 10/05/2026 Memorial Service for Deshawn Christopher Smith of Haines City is Saturday October 24, 2026 from 1:00-5:00 p.m.

Families can enjoy a fun afternoon of movies and creativity this Thursday, Oct. 8, at the Winter Haven Recreation and Cultural Center (WHRCC). The center will host a showing of Creature from the Black ...

The Lake Wales History Museum has named Nancy Martin Turnquist the 2026 Pioneer of the Year, recognizing more than five decades of volunteer service, civic involvement, and commitment to the Lake ...

The Polk County Board of County Commissioners unanimously approved Ryan Taylor to serve as the next county manager during its meeting Tuesday, Oct. 6. Taylor will succeed Bill Beasley and begin ...

Lake Wales, Florida Tracy Lee Britt, 59 Tracy Lee Britt, a lifelong resident of Lake Wales, Florida, passed away on October 1, 2026. He was born on December 29, 1966, in Lake Wales, Florida. Tracy was ...

City of Winter Haven - Winter Haven is known as the "Chain of Lakes City" due to the chain of 18 lakes connected by navigable canals. These lakes power our economy, bring in tourism, offer peace to ...

By Carl Fish The Polk County Sheriff’s Office has confirmed that four people were injured in a shooting late Saturday night near the area commonly known as the “Mud Hole” south of Lake Wales. The ...

Sheriff Grady Judd provided an update Tuesday morning on the fatal early morning crash October 5 involving a school bus in Winter Haven. The information is current approximately 25 to 27 hours after ...

Lucerne Park Road remains closed and will be closed until further notice. Please use alternate routes and avoid the area if possible. Media staging is currently taking place and we will update as more ...