There’s plenty happening across Polk County this weekend! From festive family events to live music and community celebrations, here are a few local highlights you won’t want to miss. 🎄 15th Annual ...

Lake Wales police have started issuing tickets to people who are getting in line and parking on a street near Hillcrest Elementary School - long before school starts or gets out. I Sat Next To A Gun ...

NORTH WALES — With fall fast approaching, the newest event venue in North Wales has a busy schedule ahead. Council members heard an update last week on several events slated for the town’s Arts and ...

The Florida Scrub-Jay Trail provides habitat for Florida’s only endemic bird species, the threatened Florida scrub-jay. These curious, intelligent birds are found nowhere else on Earth, and the ...

The Lake Wales Arts Council will host “Sacred Currents: Spirituality in African Art,” an immersive exhibition running from Oct. 1 through Dec. 12. An opening reception will be held Oct. 16 from 5:30 ...

LAKE WALES, Fla. (WFLA) — A man was arrested Sunday after police say he fled a traffic stop, injuring a Lake Wales officer and his canine partner in the process. According to a release by the Lake ...

Another measure of community input is being sought as a vision for Mundelein Park & Recreation District’s Diamond Lake recreation center beach and boat launch comes into focus. A video explaining the ...

Map showing a proposed new route for the Northville Placid Trail, to go by the Great Sacandaga Discovery Center, planned for a site just outside the village of Northville. Fulton County leaders are ...

LAKE WALES, Fla. — Lake Wales is set to become the first city in Polk County to create an “Arts, Culture and Entertainment District” allowing people to stroll through part of downtown with an ...

LAKE WALES, Fla. – City officials in Lake Wales are fine tuning details of its new arts, culture, and entertainment district program. Part of that plan will allow people to grab alcoholic drinks to go ...

CHAPIN, S.C. — A familiar attraction is set to return to the Chapin area, as the former Lake Murray Golf Center, which closed back in 2021, is now under new ownership. The 33-acre property in ...

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - Officials in Columbus will be using local recreation centers as cooling centers this week to help keep residents safe with the high temperatures. The centers will be open from ...