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In an abundance of caution Thursday morning Lake Wales High School restricted students to their classrooms after hearing of a lockdown at the Davenport School of the Arts. "Everything on campus for us is fine. Kids are safe. They're in their classrooms," said counselor Kaleigh McCoy. She said the school was not put on lockdown, but students were required to be escorted if they needed to leave their classrooms. A precautionary decision was made by the school resource officer...
Lake Wales City Commissioners got their first look Tuesday at a proposed balanced budget for 2019-20 that includes a slight reduction in the property tax rate. Finance Director Dorothy Abbott told commissioners that the city is in good financial shape and staff feels comfortable recommending a millage rate of 6.9339, or approximately $6.93 for every $1,000 of taxable property value. This is considered the "rollback rate" that based upon anticipated growth can be expected to...
Okalee Hollifield Stephens, 101, of Lake Wales passed away Monday, August 12, 2019 at her residence. She was born April 23, 1918 in Little Switzerland, NC to the late Elliott and Maude (Buchanan) Hollifield and she has been a resident of this area since 1998 moving here from Harrisburg, NC. She was a retired Buyer/Manager in Retail Sales and was a member of the Golfview Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Mac Williams and her son, James Williams (killed in Vietnam) Survivors include her husband,...
Frank H. Haskin, MSGT U.S Army (Ret.), passed away on August 10, 2019 due to complications of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. He was born April 27, 1949 in Stuttgart-Bad Cannstatt, Germany. His parents were William L, and Doris (Radloff) Haskin of Babson Park. He graduated Class of 1968 from Lake Wales High School. He enlisted in the United States Army September 20, 1968, and his first duty station was in Dong Tam, Vietnam, where he was part of the 9th combat MPs. During his...
Thelma R. Wilkin, 100, of Lake Wales passed away Friday, August 9, 2019 of natural causes at Grace Healthcare. A longtime resident of Greenfield, Ohio she was born November 1, 1918 in Greenfield. She was married for 30 years to Lowell Wilkin before their separation; he passed away in 1999. She spent her last several years in Lake Wales aided by her loving caregiver Peggy Smith. She is survived by her two sons Robert and John. She is preceded in death by her mother and father, Ralph and Ester Roode; a brother Charles and a...
Two new primary care providers have joined the Heart of Florida Physician Group and will be practicing together in Lake Wales. Rodolfo S. Fernandez, M.D., an internal medicine physician and Amber Y. Shepard, M.D., a family medicine physician will be seeing patients at their office located at 1255 SR 60 E., Suite 500 in Lake Wales. "We are very excited to welcome these two physicians to our group,'' said Sabrina Robinson, director for the physician group. "Dr. Fernandez had...
Urban planner Victor Dover was man of the hour Tuesday, receiving applause and high praise after presenting a draft Lake Wales Connected plan for redevelopment of the city's downtown and northwest business district. About 75 interested persons, including numerous downtown merchants and community business leaders, listened attentively as Dover described the potential to turn Lake Wales into a popular destination, returning to city founders' concept of a city in a garden, as des...
Mrs. Willie R. Feagin, 78, of Lake Wales, died Aug. 12 at Winter Haven Hospital. She was born March 30, 1941. Services are incomplete. Epps Memorial Funeral Home in Lake Wales is in charge of arrangements....
