LAKE WALES — Support from various Lake Wales fans was prevalent at the Class 5A baseball regional semifinals Friday at Lake Wales High School. Fans were bellowing encouragement on each play, and the ...

WINTER HAVEN — Lake Wales senior Mary Leigh Hardman, winner of six state medals including three state titles, has been the top girls swimmer in the county during her high school career. However, while ...

LAKE WALES ― For the seventh time in eight years, Lake Wales boys weightlifting program was victorious in the Polk County Boys Weightlifting Championship Saturday at Lake Wales High School. It’s also ...

An injection of federal money could bolster the protection of rare habitat in eastern Polk County. Wildlands Conservation Inc., a nonprofit based in Tampa, has received a $25 million award from the ...

The Florida Forest Service’s annual sand pine Christmas tree sale starts on Nov. 27. Trees will be harvested along School Bus Road on the Arbuckle Tract of the Lake Wales Ridge State Forest in ...

The Lake Wales Ridge, a 150-mile-long stretch in the center of the state is worth visiting for some of the most beautiful rolling hills, forests, streams and quaint small towns that Florida has to ...

Want to take a spur-of-the-moment trip to Florida’s Lake Wales Ridge? Here’s what you need to know for the weekend of Oct. 7-9: JetBlue offers nonstop flights to Orlando from Reagan National and ...