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The Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO), at the direction of Governor Ron DeSantis, announced April 2 the waiving of the requirement to wait a week to receive Reemployment Assistance benefits through May 8, 2020. The waiting week has been waived so eligible Floridians may receive the support they need to help recover from the current economic impacts of COVID-19. "We appreciate Governor DeSantis' continued commitment to keep Floridians economic security a...
Five days before the April 7 city election, 1,041 Lake Wales citizens had returned their vote by mail ballots. That's about 41 percent of the 2,541 who requested ballots to vote by mail and 82 percent of the total 1,275 who voted by mail in the 2019 city election. Only one race will be decided Tuesday, Seat 5 between incumbent Commissioner Robin Gibson and challenger Bob Wood. Although the Seat 3 race will appear on the ballot, votes won't count because incumbent Commissioner...
Kawana S. Gardner, 40 of Lake Wales, died April 4, 2020 at Advent Health Hospital in Lake Wales. She was born Oct. 20, 1979. Services are incomplete. Epps Memorial Funeral Home in Lake Wales is handling arrangements....
Connie L. Hurst Truluck, 69, of Lake Wales passed away Wednesday, April 1, 2020 at her residence. She was born December 20, 1950 a native of Baker County, Georgia to the late R.J. and Ethel (Ray) Lanier. Connie has been a resident of Lake Wales since 2005 coming from Lakeland where she resided from 1975 to 2005. She was a retired office manager and of the Methodist faith. Connie was a wonderful dedicated mother that loved her family dearly, she was a great cook, enjoyed air boating, fishing and anything to do with the...
As Polk State College moves to an online learning environment for the remainder of the 2020 Spring Semester to help prevent the spread of COVID-19, faculty and staff have partnered and are taking innovative approaches to convert courses, motivate students, and assist each other through the challenging circumstances. Classes will resume online on Monday, March 30, including dual enrollment courses and Polk State's three collegiate high schools. For weeks, faculty have been...
Polk State College will continue all classes online through the Summer 2020 Semester to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. The College suspended instruction on March 16 and resumed all classes, including dual enrollment and Polk State's three collegiate high schools, online on Monday, March 30, for the remainder of the Spring 2020 Semester. Due to the evolving public health emergency, faculty and staff are also preparing for a fully online summer semester. "Polk State...
ElderPoint Ministries of Greater Lakeland is a non-profit agency committed to serving nutrition and transportation needs of elderly Polk County residents, with a goal of meeting seniors at their point of need. Our mission is to improve the quality of life for senior residents of Polk County through empowering services that support healthy, independent living. The ministry delivered 45 hot meals Thursday from Mission BBQ to clients in Winter Haven and Lakeland and continued...
Polk County Public Schools April 1 began distributing 60,000 internet-accessible devices to families in need. Parents should receive device distribution instructions from administrators at their child's school. Parents should not go to their child's school until they receive notification from the school about days devices will be distributed and instructions for receiving a device. Devices will be provided only to students enrolled in each school. Parents will need to present...
Addicts and alcoholics will be quick to jump into a detox program in hopes to solve their addiction in 3-7 days. One of the reasons they get stuck on drugs and alcohol is because when they try and stop they go into withdrawal and it is very uncomfortable. Short-term medical detox programs will get you through the physical withdrawal as comfortably as possible with the use of drugs, and that's really it. Let's not forget that they still need to deal with why they got addicted...
Lake Wales Chrysler Dodge Jeep RAM this week announced that it has received the honor of being named a 2020 CarGurus Top Rated Dealer. The CarGurus Top Rated Dealer awards are given to car dealerships that have received the highest average review ratings from shoppers who have submitted dealership reviews on the CarGurus platform. CarGurus uses verified dealership ratings along with other factors like pricing analytics to help shoppers search for a great deal on a vehicle. "We...
Victor W. "Vic" Howell, 76, of Barryton, MI (formerly of Shepherd, MI) and a "snowbird" of Walden Shores in Lake Wales passed away Thursday, March 26, 2020 at Lakeland Regional Hospital. He was born January 22, 1944 in Flint, MI to the late Cecil and Edna Howell. Vic was a retired service representative for Morbark Industries. He was a member of the Eagles in Weidman, MI and a charter member of the Conservation Club in Barryton. As an avid outdoorsman, he especially loved...
Timothy W. "Timmy" McCullough, 60, of Babson Park passed away Tuesday, March 31, 2020 at his residence. He was born September 27, 1959 in Charleston, SC, to the late Lawrence and Joyce Wheeling. Mr. McCullough was a self-employed citrus tree budder. He was an avid hunter and fisherman, and was of the Pentecostal faith. He was preceded in death by his sister, Tawny McCullough. Survivors include his wife of 37 years, Brenda McCullough; sisters, Lisa McCullough of Texas, and...
Mother Algree Chaney Nealy, 87, of Waverly died March 29 at Winter Haven Hospital. She was born Aug. 31, 1932 in Autaugaville, AL. No public services are planned. She will be interred at Lake Wales Cemetery. Epps Memorial Funeral Home in Lake Wales is handling arrangements....
Lake Wales commissioners will be holding a special "virtual" meeting beginning at 6 p.m. Thursday April 2, in advance of its next regularly scheduled meeting on Wednesday, April 8. This will be the first opportunity for commissioners, city officials and the public to try out the virtual meeting set up, serving as a "practice" for future regularly scheduled meetings. Only one official item is on the agenda, a resolution that going forward would continue to authorize virtual...
