Lake Wales News

Born on Sept. 22, 1917, in Alifia, Fla., she was a resident of Lake Wales for 30 years.

PHOTO PROVIDED BY LWPD Police say they would like to talk to Kimberle R. Masters of Riviera Beach about counterfeit $50 bills that were passed in the Lake Wales area.

One man is dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, after Lake Wales Police were called regarding a domestic disturbance on Thursday, June 13, at Aberdeen Lane in Lake Ashton.

PHOTO BY ALIDA SCHAT Kelly Curren, a paramedic and respiratory therapst, speaks with students about the emergency helicopter Monday at Polytech.

On June 17, reports say an unknown female attempted to exit the Walmart in Lake Wales at 2000 State Road 60 East, pushing a shopping cart with a large television as two managers were walking into the store.

There is a Free Breakfast at B St. Community Center, on the 1st and 3rd Saturdays of every month, from 9-11 a.m. For more information, or to make donations, contact Reverend Alton Norwood at 863-618-7641 or stop by his address at 114 W. Crystal Avenue in Lake Wales.

The Lake Wales Charter Schools Bok Academy has a more than 400-student waiting list.

Forty men and one woman are under arrest in Polk County, for allegedly trying to have sex with a minor.

PHOTO BY ROBERT BLANCHARD Ten-year-old Robbie Daughtery smiles as he hold up the fish he caught at a recent end of year picnic held at Kissimmee State Park, a combined effort of the Lake Wales Charter Schools, Best Buddies Joy Club, and other public schools in Lake Wales.

There will be a Women of Prayer Fellowship breakfast on Saturday, June 22, from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at Capernaum Inn.

The issue of aggressive dogs and the role of the police department, if any, could be something the city will one day have to manage.

A final decision on a new name for the McLaughlin Middle School and Fine Arts Academy in Lake Wales has been postponed.

Detectives tell us they've been trying to catch her since last month, but had a hard time figuring out who she is because she is from Riviera Beach .

Polk State College's Lake Wales Arts Center will kick off a first-of-its-kind series, the Arts Incubator, on June 20 at 6:30 p.m. The first installment of the Arts Incubator Series, dubbed Works in Progress, will feature Polk State Humanities Professor and accomplished cellist Derek Menchan and internationally acclaimed pianist Byron Sean.

PHOTO BY ROBERT BLANCHARD Smile were beaming all around as eight young women from local middle schools celebrated their successful completion of four workshops focused on improving the mind, body and soul for Christian living in the True Identity Program.

Albert was born Sept. 9, 1946 in Secaucus, N. J. to the late Rosario H. and Doris R. LaRochelle and has been a resident of this area since 1983.

PHOTO BY ROBERT BLANCHARD Seventeen-year-old Kali Wintermote applies face paint to 17-year-old Travis Lightsey at the annual Special Needs picnic on May 23 at Kissimmee State Park in East Lake Wales.

PHOTO PROVIDED TO THE LAKE WALES NEWS Vic Story and Kyle Story accept the A'Leading by Example Business Partnership AwardA' from Janie Howard Wilson Elementary.

PHOTO BY BRENDA EGGERT BRADER Edwena Vanderee, left; Rachel Cabral and Ralph Vanderee, representing the Lake Wales Women's Club, attended the Lake Wales Chamber of Commerce Business-After-Hours Reception Tuesday at the Polk State College Lake Wales Art Center.

Sign-ups for the 2013 Lake Wales Police Athletic League season have started at American Insurance located at 24 South First Street in Lake Wales.