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  • EDITORIAL: City Manager Can Drive Cheaper Vehicle

    Updated Jan 10, 2021

    Just four months ago the Lake Wales City Commission leased a 2019 Ford Explorer XLT for the police department. That vehicle apparently wasn't good enough for City Manager Ken Fields. Instead Fields wanted the 2019 Ford Explorer Limited, which comes loaded with luxury, comfort, power and cosmetic features not included in the XLT. It also comes with 60 monthly payments of $773.17 – about $227 more per month than what the XLT costs. The Limited is a really nice vehicle. It comes...

  • Mayor Touts City's Good Health

    Robert Connors, Associate Editor|Updated Mar 26, 2019

    More than 100 civic and business leaders gathered for breakfast at the Vanguard School to hear the annual "State of the City" report delivered by Lake Wales Mayor Eugene Fultz on Wednesday morning, and most were impressed by what they heard. Ranging from a summation of new businesses arriving, including a Lake Wales Medical Center Wound Care facility, plus Aldi's, Wawa, and Love's, to imaginative plans for re-invigorating the downtown area and Crystal Lake Park, the address wa...

  • Gun Show March 16-17 at Armory

    Updated Mar 9, 2019

    "Bring your guns and tell your friends," pronounces Great American Gun Show owner and promoter Robert Chipley, his slogan for his 14-year-old traveling show to be held at the Lake Wales National Guard Armory, 435 Airport Rd., March 16-17. Many vendors from around the state will attend the event to buy, sell and trade new and used firearms at discounted prices. Concealed Weapon (CCW) classes are held twice each day priced at $49 per class. To sign up or for more information on...

  • City Planning a North Library

    Mike Carter, Staff Writer|Updated Feb 25, 2019

    The City of Lake Wales is planning to add a new library branch and recreational facility on Chalet Suzanne Road on the northern edge of the city near the Eagle Ridge Mall. The new recreational facility would include playground equipment, picnic tables, a basketball court and bathroom facilities. The new branch would occupy an existing unused garage located on city property where the current northern Lake Wales Fire Department is located. The cost of the project, according to...

  • Bullish Economy Trickling Down

    Kevin Kieft, Contributing Writer|Updated Feb 20, 2019

    Bullish is the still the word - and the outlook - for the U.S. economy, and its net positive trickle-down effects at the state, regional, and local levels can't be ignored. That's the viewpoint from Jeffrey D. Saut, the chief investment strategist for Raymond James Financial, Inc., and the company's managing director of equity research. Saut's talk about the economy - as it stands now and the trend for the near future - was the highlight when friends of the Lake Wales Area...