An application for a city business tax receipt was rejected in February 2024 citing a lack of building permits and plans as ...

Boaters and hikers will be affected by a planned three-month closure of the S65-A boat lock and a portion of the Florida National Scenic Trail near the boat lock on the Kissimmee River beginning on ...

City Commissioner Keith Thompson issued a strident call for building owners to join the city's efforts to incentivize new ...

CORRECTION: This story has been updated to reflect a reduced request from FDC for $750,000 to continue their operations of ...

The cost of dumping trash and yard waste at the county's only public landfill will rise this year and every year for the next five years following a vote by the Polk County Commission. The new charges ...

CORRECTION: This story has been updated to reflect a reduced request from FDC for $750,000 to continue their operations of BizLINC rather than the $900,000 first discussed.) A request for an ...

LakeWalesNews.net archives search pageWayne Helm, 1948-2025 News Obituary Service | Updated Feb 28, 2025 Wayne Helm of Lake Wales passed away Saturday, February 22, 2025 at his residence. He was born ...

Childhood vaccination rates have markedly declined across the U.S. since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new Johns Hopkins University study that shows that Polk is among the 78% of ...

F1: The Movie, is a thrilling car racing drama directed by Joseph Kosinski starring Brad Pitt and Damson Idris. As someone with absolutely no prior knowledge of car racing, I approached F1: The Movie ...

Keep getting texts about unpaid tolls? Here's what to know about the new E-ZPass scam According to Robokiller, Americans received 19.2 billion spam and scam texts in April 2025 alone — that comes out ...