Lake Wales News Archives

“This appropriation is very important to the Florida citrus industry at a time when research may determine our future”

State budget to set aside $2M for citrus industry By NAPLES DAILY NEWS STAFF 5:39 p.m., Tuesday, April 29, 2008 The Florida citrus industry expects to receive $2 million from the state's 2008-09 budget to help ... via Naples Daily News

It's just about enough money to buy a retractable-roof baseball stadium. Or thousands of units of affordable housing. via The Miami Herald

Students at Our Children's Academy in Lake Wales will get a new outdoor science and sensory garden. via News Chief

“Traffic in the agency here has been something that's been very special”

With the city facing an expected reduction in taxpayer revenue, the Lake Wales Police Department recently had to eliminate programs and go through a restructuring process. via News Chief

“But I couldn't get through taking the mask off and putting it on. Ken will sit with you and get you calmed down for as long as it takes. "And Annie is an inspiration. She is so petite, and if she can carry that heavy equipment, so can I”

What Florida has to offer on dry land draws travelers here every year. But another landscape, under the water, offers another world to explore. via The Ledger

“I'm not going to go rehash all that stuff and get into race-baiting.”

J ohn Paul Rogers is a Lake Wales barber, a real estate agent, co-owner of a small gun shop - and a city commissioner-elect, scheduled to be sworn in next month. via The Ledger

To get involved What: Donations made out to the nonprofit Florida Lions Camp are tax-deductible. Together We See, the informal organization that raises money for the camp, can be noted in the memo portion of ... via South Florida Sun-Sentinel

“Between the architecture, eclectic shops and restaurants, we wanted to remind people there is a downtown”

Since November 2004, the monthly Friday Night Live! event has drawn hundreds of people to downtown Lake Wales, but there won't be a one this month. via News Chief

Contributed by Robin Adams - Posted: April 10, 2008 1:29:30 PM Lake Wales Medical Center is asking community residents to nominate nurses who went the extra mile in giving them inpatient, outpatient or ... via The Ledger

For the second night in a row, Winter Haven played to extra innings, and for the second night in a row, the Blue Devils won. via News Chief

DILLON DANIELS, from left, Brian Knowles, Lindsey Aderholt, Alise Gore and Chalsi Goheen promote the Citrus Center Kiwanis Club's Take Stock in Children Scholarship Scrambles. via The Ledger

The next time you take a drive north to Orlando, give yourself a little extra time and take US Highway 27. via WINK-TV Fort Myers

“It will be a lovely weekend and family affair”

Action on the water this weekend will help make a reality out of a Kiwanis Club member's dream for a special playground. via News Chief

“We do have a number of other things, both impacting the city and things we want to move forward”

City officials and others chat up lawmakers to back local interests. TALLAHASSEE Although the city of Lakeland's battle to reroute freight rail traffic out of downtown has gotten the most attention during ... via The Ledger

“Hang that pervert and all kinds of nasty things.”

Reported by Catherine Bergerson Posted on: Thursday, April 03, 2008 LABELLE: A teacher accused of molesting a 12-year-old boy made his first court appearance Thursday. via WZVN-TV Fort Myers

Thieves driving a stolen truck used a front-end loader to rip an Automated Teller Machine from a bank wall early Thursday morning, Lake Wales police said. via The Ledger

“We still have a real fast road we've got to travel and a lot of hurdles to overcome but maybe this gives us a way of getting there”

Citrus commission supports unified juice tax By NAPLES DAILY NEWS STAFF 8:15 p.m., Thursday, April 3, 2008 The Florida Citrus Commission has decided to push ahead with a unified juice tax. via Naples Daily News

A man who called himself Eric corresponded with a 12-year-old boy on MySpace and the two agreed to meet in person at a Polk County shopping mall, police said. via Tampa Bay Online

The business manager of a resource center designed to help AIDS patients in Fort Myers is accused of stealing tens of thousands of dollars from the non-profit organization. via Nbc-2.com