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The Lake Wales Charter School System has initiated a fact-finding investigation to examine allegations that recently reassigned Hillcrest Elementary School Principal Jennifer Barrow harassed and intimidated current and former employees, creating an oppressive work environment. Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd has agreed to provide investigators to determine the facts surrounding Barrow's leadership and whether she violated the Florida Administrative Code related to ethical and p...
Carol Lee Schwartz, 81, of Lake Wales passed away Monday, Feb. 1, 2021 at Good Shepherd Hospice in Auburndale. She was born September 25, 1939 in Pennsylvania to the late Howard and Regina Atkins. During her childhood, she lived in the New Jersey and Philadelphia area. Once Carol got married, she and her husband moved often, living in Satellite Beach, FL, Waldorf, MD, The Villages, FL, and settled in Lake Wales in 2005. Carol was a retired customer service representative and attended St. Matthew’s Catholic Church in Winter H...
Radus McMillen Hitchcox, 93, of Lake Wales, passed away in Winter Haven on Friday, Jan. 29, 2021. Born February 20, 1927 in Brockdell, TN to the late Billie and Myrtle (Brock) Hitchcox he moved to Lake Wales in 2007 from Chester, WV. He served his country in the United States Navy and fought in combat in Japan. He was very proud of his military service. He was also a member of the VFW and the American Legion and a former member of the First United Methodist Church. Mr....
Carl David Gage, Sr., 80, of Lake Wales passed away Friday, Jan. 29, 2021 at Lake Wales Advent. He was born September 2, 1940 in Staten Island, NY to the late Carl and Elizabeth Gage; he moved to Lake Wales from Miami 30 years ago. He was a retired stock clerk for the Eastern Airlines. Carl is preceded in death by his son, Carl David Gage, Jr. He is survived by his daughter, Debra Gage (Daniel Walters) of Lake Wales; son, Scott Gage of Kennewick, WA; sister, Karen Hoff (William) of New Jersey; brother, Stuart Gage of New...
Judy Elaine Connelly, 71, of Fort Pierce, formerly of Lake Wales, passed away peacefully Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021 at her residence. She was born January 20, 1949 in Dothan, AL to the late Edlow and Emma Alice Bowden. She was a lifelong resident of Lake Wales until four years ago when she and her husband moved to Fort Pierce to be closer to their daughter. She was a strong Christian woman and a member of Christ Church on the Move. During her professional career worked as a...
Nancy J. Nicks, 86, of Lake Wales passed away Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021 at Advent Health Lake Wales. She was born May 14, 1934 in Franklin, PA to the late Walter and Mabel Huston; she moved to Lake Wales from her hometown in 1996. Nancy was a nurse for the United States Air Force, and Polk Center in Franklin, Pennsylvania for many years. Following her retirement and move to Florida, Nancy worked as a nurse at the Lake Placid Medical Center. She was a member of the HAKA fitness...
The Lake Wales Public Library has received "blessing bundles," courtesy of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., a community conscious, action oriented organization. The Gamma Phi Zeta Chapter of Polk County, through service within the community and the international initiative of Zetas Helping Other People Excel (Z-HOPE), provided 175 blessing bundles to Polk County libraries to include masks, sanitizer, gloves, tissues and wipes. In addition to the Lake Wales Library in Zone 4, the...
The Lake Wales Public Library invites adults 18 years of age and older to participate in the READ Lake Wales 2021 Challenge. Participants must be a library card holder from the Polk County Library Cooperative. The READ Lake Wales 2021 Challenge requires that adults complete 50 books between January 4, 2021 and December 10, 2021. Print, electronic and audio books are all accepted for entries. Participants may request an official READ Lake Wales 2021 reading log from the Lake...
Come join Al Black, one of the original Highwaymen, and Kelvin Hair, son of Alfred Hair ~ an original Highwayman, Saturday evening Feb. 6, for an Evening of Art & Conversation. Special guest will be Perry Kwaku Ntow from GHANA, West Africa. The event is presented by Orgen D'nal at the Orgen D'nal Cafe location 1429 Resmondo Drive ~ off Scenic Highway in Lake Wales, Florida. With the Highwaymen movie soon to be released, Highwaymen, Legends of the Road, you will certainly want...
The Lake Wales Charter Schools Board of Trustees unanimously approved a separation agreement Monday, Feb. 1 that will end Superintendent Jesse Jackson's 13-year tenure on Feb. 26. Six of the eight trustees, including the non-voting teacher representative Jennifer Simpson, also signed a letter of apology requested by Jackson as part of the agreement. Trustees Danny Gill and Becky Gaston chose not to sign the letter. The trustees approved allowing Jackson to take a payout of...
