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A federal judge has undone a signature achievement of Gov. Ron DeSantis’ time in office by invalidating the Seminole Gaming Compact, a deal between the state and the tribe that purported to OK statewide sports betting and bring billions of dollars to state coffers. U.S. District Judge Dabney Friedrich in Washington, D.C., ruled that Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, in allowing the gambling deal to take effect in August, violated the federal Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA), by allowing sports betting to take place t...
In a year where a shortage of Christmas trees is a looming nationwide problem, hardy individuals are fortunate to have another affordable solution available: cut your own at the Walk-in-the Water tract of the Lake Wales Ridge State Forest. In a program offered annually at the nearby public lands, Lake Wales area residents are able to cut their own tree, but they have to use a hand-saw to do the work. No power tools are allowed in the forest. A tree-cutting permit costs only...
The search for a new superintendent for the Lake Wales Charter School System has entered its next phase following the close of applications for the position on November 17. Now the search committee will begin the process of winnowing the 25 applicants, representing 11 states, down to a few finalists who will be granted preliminary on-line interviews The field of applicants includes local residents, including several from Polk County. Others on the list have attended local...
One of the most significant figures in the long history of Florida's citrus industry, Frank M. Hunt II, passed away Saturday, November 27 at his residence in Lake Wales. He was 93, Born in Lake Wales to a pioneering family in 1928, Hunt progressed through Lake Wales schools before leaving to attend Erskine College in Due West, South Carolina. In 1950 he graduated from the University of Florida in Gainesville with a BS Degree in Business Administration, which he immediately...
Virginia Louise Glover Pitt of Lake Wales passed away Friday, November 26, 2021 at AdventHealth Lake Wales under the care of Vitas Hospice. She was born February 9, 1935 in Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma to the late Melvin and Iva Glover; she moved to Lake Wales from Nashville, Tennessee in June of 1971. Virginia was a teacher and held a bachelor's degree. Virginia was preceded in death by her sister, Emma Johnson. She is survived by her husband of 68 years, Jackie Willard...
Frank M. Hunt, II of Lake Wales passed away Saturday, November 27, 2021 at his residence. He was born April 2, 1928 in Lake Wales to the late Deeley A. and Louise E. Hunt; he was a fifth generation Floridian. Frank attended elementary school and secondary school in Lake Wales and attended Erskine College in Due West, South Carolina. He graduated from the University of Florida in Gainesville with a BS Degree in Business Administration in 1950. Frank was the President of the...
Leonard David Greenwood of Winter Haven passed away Tuesday, November 23, 2021 at Winter Haven Hospital. He was born August 24, 1921 in Knoxville, Tennessee to the late Arthur and Stella Greenwood. After graduating from North Carolina State University in 1951 he moved to LaBelle, Florida, then to Frostproof, Florida in 1954 where he resided until 2015, He moved that year to to Winter Haven, Florida. Leonard was a retired land development manager for Atlantic Coastline...
It may come as at text message, a phone call, or an email. Someone may warn you that an account is in arrears, your Social Security Number is being "suspended," or that you may be arrested for "fraud." They may even have a portion of your SSN as "proof," and claim they are going to increase your benefit. They may claim that your SSN is being used to commit fraud in another state and that you need to call "them" back as soon as possible, or warn of pending legal action. They...
Grace Irene Delph, age 92, passed away Monday November 22, 2021 at her residence in Bartow. Born August 12, 1929 in Vicco, KY to Samp and Naomi Cornett, then grew up in Hazard, KY. Irene graduated from Western Kentucky University with a degree in education. She married her college sweetheart, Bill, and they moved to Bartow in 1952. She and Bill began their professional careers as teachers. She quickly transitioned to a full time loving mother, raising five children. One of...
Sue Webster, age 100, passed away November 22, 2021, at Savannah Court Assisted Living Facility in Bartow. She was born on October 11, 1921, in Anderson, Indiana, and was was a Secretary for the Director of Nemours Children's Hospital, Jacksonville. Sue is survived by a loving family that includes her children Cathy Gibbons, Patricia DeJarnett & Roy DeJarnette, grandchildren Tony, Scott & Tristian and a great granddaughter Kimberly. A Memorial Service will be held on...
Funding for a clean-up effort that could pave the way for the construction of a traffic roundabout connecting Scenic Highway with Burns Avenue and Washington Avenue has been requested by the City of Lake Wales. The roundabout was recommended in the Lake Wales Connected plan, and has been included in the City's five-year Capital Improvements Plan (CIP). The draft resolution seeks half a million dollars from the Environmental Protection Agency. It was prepared by Cardno, which...
A crumbling former gasoline station and convenience store that has proven to be a stubborn eyesore may be subject to foreclosure action as City-imposed fines of $500 a day are mounting rapidly and surpassing the value of the property by some estimates. The property is prominently situated at the busy intersection of Scenic Highway and Polk Avenue, Fourth Street also flanks the site at the corner familiarly known as "Five Points." Once a Shell outlet, the business closed long...
Mary Arline Shirey of Lake Wales passed away Tuesday, November 23, 2021 at AdventHealth Lake Wales. She was born February 9, 1959 in LaGrange, Indiana to Richard and Effie Jones; she has been a resident of the area, moving here from Angola, Indiana, since in 2013. Mary was a manager for Pizza Hut and loved to do mandala drawings. She was a sweet and loving person that would do anything for anybody. She grew up tough and was known as mean Mary, Donald brought out the best in...
