Highland Park News

PHOTO BY KATHY LEIGH BERKOWITZ One can almost picture a princess living here, and perhaps that is what Irwin Yarnell had in mind when he built this love gift for his wife, Josephine, in Highland Park.

This is part 2 of a three-part series about the history of Irwin Arthur Yarnell, his contribution to Lake Wales, and later, the home he built for his wife, La Casa de Josefina in Highland Park.

The Florida Senate has passed a bill that would let small towns with fewer than 500 residents hold public meetings up to five miles outside their city limits.

Florida Senate Budget Committee Chairman JD Alexander is sponsoring a bill that would let his hometown of Highland Park fold its tent.