Communication Builds Our Community
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There’s simply no substitute for a hometown newspaper – except a hometown news website – and I’m thrilled to learn that we now have one! I literally grew up with the hometown newspaper – two of them, actually. Late every afternoon when I was a kid growing up in Ridge Manor, I looked forward to seeing the paperboy ride by on his bike. The pages were smaller than the big-city papers and after being rolled tight (and rubber-banded even tighter) it could be thrown a long way...
Robert Lee Horne, 89 of Lake Wales died Feb. 21 at Lake Wales Medical Center. He was born March 21, 1929, in Lake Wales. He was a U. S. Army Veteran. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 2 in the Chapel of Epps Memorial Funeral Home, 445 S. 4th St., Lake Wales. Visitation will be from 9:30-11 a.m. prior to the service....
Jerome Blocker, Sr., 53 of Lake Wales, died Feb. 23 at Tampa General Hospital. He was born in Bartow on Oct. 8, 1965. Services are scheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday, March 9. The location will be announced later. Epps Memorial Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements....
Maria D. Carrieri of Lake Wales passed away Monday, Feb. 25 at Lake Wales Medical Center. She was born Feb. 19, 1952, in New York. She was a homemaker and of the Catholic faith. She has been resident of the area eight years coming from West Chester County, NY. She enjoyed watching game shows on TV. She is survived by her husband William J. “Billy” Carrieri, and sister-in-law Rabasca Kenneth of Winter Haven. A memorial service will be held at a later date in White Plains, NY. Marion Nelson Funeral Home is in charge of arr...
Claude M. Carnley of Lake Wales, Florida passed away Saturday, Feb. 23 at his residence. He was born Sept. 20, 1951 in Bartow, FL to the late Starlin and Doretha (Mimms) Carnley. He has been a lifelong resident of the area. He was a truck driver. He is preceded in death by his sister Lola Skinner, brothers Cecil Carnley, Wylie Carnley and Starlin Dewey Carnley, Jr. He is survived by his wife of 37 years Mary (Midge) Cardell Carnley, daughters Margo Owens and husband Mike of...
Rotary on the Ridge installed Jonathan Lamont White as a new member Monday, Feb. 18. White is an investor with Empower Through Enterprise and also works to promote the Bartow real estate business of his wife, Destini Lewis, Heavyweight of Real Estate. Curtis Gibson sponsored White into the club and vouched for his character and commitment to community service. "Jonathan wants to really make a difference in the community," Gibson said. "He will be a great addition to our...
The largest group of airboat enthusiasts in the United States and perhaps the world gathered Saturday, Feb. 16 on Lake Kissimmee east of Lake Wales. Hundreds of airboaters started launching before dawn on that chilly morning, many from Guy Harvey's Outpost Camp Mack River Resort in Lake Wales and all heading to Miles Point on the south side of the lake close to the Kissimmee State Park. At Miles Point, the Kissimmee River Valley Sportsman Association (KRVSA), led by their...
Tom Freeman turned 93 years old on October 19, 2018. Who is Tom Freeman? Well, he's kind of a legend around here - a Lake Wales treasure. He's somewhat of a renaissance man: an artist, poet, farmer, educator, businessman, war hero, golfer, historian, fisherman, storyteller, wildlife expert and activist. His life is an inspiration to many, and his art is a fabulous and important legacy. As are many, I am honored to know Mr. Freeman, and I am grateful for the privilege of...
A.V. Williams, 86 of Lake Wales, Florida passed away Friday, Feb. 22 at the Lake Wales Medical Center. He was born on April 23, 1932 in Dekalb County, Alabama to the late Silas David and Lovie Odell (Higginbothom) Williams and he has been a resident of this area for the past 75 years moving here from Alabama. He was a retired Single Strength Mixer for Citrus World. A.V. enjoyed working with wood and working on cars his way. He was a member of the Lighthouse Baptist Church of Lake Wales. Survivors include his wife of 62...
Mary R. Pearson of Babson Park passed away Tuesday, Feb. 19 at Good Shepherd Hospice House in Auburndale. She was born October 5, 1932 in Marion, Michigan to the late Isaac and Nora (Dipmore) Lytle. She has been a resident of the area since 1951 coming from Indiana. She was a phone operator for Wal-Mart and worked in Central Supply at Lake Wales Hospital. Mary enjoyed doing crafts and jigsaw puzzles. She was of the Baptist faith. She is preceded in death by her husband Dewey Pearson, daughter Brenda Anderson and 12 brothers...
Principal Donna Dunson may or may not have shed a few tears when she was interviewing Lillian Anderson a while back. But what is clear is Dunson was convinced Anderson needed to teach at Lake Wales High School, and that she was going to do whatever it took to get her there. Seven years later, Anderson has been named Teacher of the Year for the Lake Wales Charter System, honored recently along with teachers and support staff from each of its seven schools during the system's...
Lake Wales lawyer Cynthia Rignanese recently received the "Rising Star Award" from the Boss Lady Esquire Group. She was one of only four lawyers to be recognized. The recognition was for "engaging and meaningful" contribution to the group within the first month of membership. The Boss Lady Esquire Group is open by invitation only and has 5,851 attorneys. To qualify, the attorney must be a female attorney managing a law firm. Rignanese is the founder and Senior Managing...
In its efforts to get more voters to the polls this November, the Democrat Party moved its headquarters to a more centrally located place in Polk County. On Feb 2 the local political party had an open house at 1549 E. Combee Road in Lakeland moving from Haines City. "This is wonderful," said Polk state committeewoman Karen Welzel. "This is the beginning of what we'll turn in Polk County." About 100 people attended the opening of the office in Polk and Chair and the Executive...
