Lake Wales un­der­going a huge re­de­vel­opment BY Jeff Van Sant Polk County UPDATED 7:30 AM ET Oct. 17, 2023 ...

There’s one thing everyone agrees on. Developing a 1,287-acre piece of land on the western edge of Lake Wales will help drastically change the rural city.

Lake Wales high schoolers were touring FSU when shooting broke out, principal says by: Sierra Rains Posted: Apr 17, 2025 / 05:53 PM EDT Updated: Apr 17, 2025 / 07:01 PM EDT ...

LAKE WALES, Fla. — The city of Lake Wales is taking decisive action to reclaim its historic Walesbilt Hotel, voting to buy back the long-vacant landmark for $450,000 in a move city leaders hope ...

Brown said in 2011 that he had spent $1.5 million on restoring the building, but the effort faltered, and his plans to convert the hotel into condominiums stalled. Under the agreement, Lake Wales ...

In 2010, the City of Lake Wales transferred ownership of the vacant building to Raymond Brown, the manager of Dixie-Walesbilt LLC. Brown agreed to renovate the hotel for apartments and retail space.

In 2010, Lake Wales officials signed a redevelopment agreement with Brown for what was then called the Grand Hotel, a long-dormant building at 115 N. First St. The city had acquired the property ...

Lake Wales has a history of long-serving mayors, among them Eugene Fultz, who served from 2013 to 2022. Current Mayor Jack Hilligoss seeks to continue that tradition by gaining a second term in ...

The Lake Wales Fire Department is expanding existing facilities and building a new fire station. The new station will be built at the intersection of Hunt Brothers Road and Nest Egg Road.

In Lake Wales’ 52-19 victory over New Smyrna Beach, Levidiotis had a career game by completing 21 of 24 passes for career highs of 321 yards and five touchdowns.

Vanguard torched Lake Wales’ defense for 398 yards of total offense, including 210 yards passing. As a senior, Friday could be Levidiotis’ last high school football game, but he’s not ...

Wilde Lake football eagerly awaited Friday night’s first-round playoff matchup against Hammond. Three weeks ago, the Golden Bears shut out the Wildecats at home in a 16-0 win.