It's been a long journey for Bartow and Lake Wales Walter Clayton Jr. But now, Clayton Jr. was drafted by the Utah Jazz.

A Catholic bishop soon gave permission for construction of the Church of Ste. Anne des Lacs. A photo from a 1930 edition of the defunct Lake Wales Highlander newspaper shows a small, white church ...

Mike grew up in Lake Wales Florida where he graduated from Lake Wales High School and was a proud lifelong Highlander. After high school, he went on to graduate from the University of Florida.

Each week the Lake Wales News will publish a front-page image of the former Lake Wales Highlander from 100 years earlier, tracking the growth of the community a century ago, when Florida was in the ...

The score gave Lake Wales full control of the game, which it won 28-0 on Friday at Lake Gibson High School. “It felt great to help my team out,” Watts said. “It was a big play.

Watts, who also plays center, has always tried to emulate his father, Jason, a farmer and the current offensive line coach for Lake Wales. The elder Watts is a former Highlander who went on to play ...

Lake Wales junior defensive end Russell Watts predicted a dump pass from Lake Gibson sophomore quarterback Joel Morris by keeping his eyes on the guard, who ran up the field. That’s exactly what ...