A Polk State College graduate who has turned her experience in business and education into an effort to help incarcerated women will soon have her work featured in a documentary. Alisha Hinton, an ...

Burn Boot Camp Four Corners will celebrate its grand opening Saturday, Oct. 17, bringing a new fitness option focused on workouts, accountability and community to the growing Four Corners area.

By Maria Iannucci A simple act of kindness has made a meaningful difference for JC, a longtime member of the community, after receiving a much needed use of medical equipment. Lake Wales resident ...

The Lake Wales Highlanders picked up one of their biggest victories of the season Thursday night, defeating Orlando Jones 28-6 in a rain-soaked district matchup in Orlando. The victory improved Lake ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

Obituary For Adinaluz Prieto Oyola Adinaluz Prieto Oyola 08/08/2010 - 10/05/2026 Visitation for Adinaluz Prieto Oyola of Winter Haven is Thursday October 8, 2026 from 4:00-8:00 p.m. at Claude E.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...