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Lake Wales Charter School Superintendent Jesse Jackson wants to help solve a problem. The Edward W. Bok Academy is in debt. That debt is for the mortgage accrued from the facility mortgage to pay capital outlay funds from the site. Since money toward paying that debt comes from the state … read more.

LATEST LOCAL NEWS

Memorial Day listings
Fri May 24 2013 04:52PM

Memorial Day at Bok Tower Gardens Free admission for all branches of the military with valid ID. Carillon concerts, 1 & 3 p.m., as musical salute of gratitude to our … read more.

Drive to help tornado victims
Sat May 25 2013 08:00AM

In his last appearance as interim school superintendent, John Stewart had little to offer at the May 22 Polk County Public Schools Board of Education meeting. What he did have … read more.

Lady Highlanders honored with a parade
Sat May 25 2013 08:00AM

Culyer Celebration honors student-readers
Sat May 25 2013 08:00AM

Reading consultant Dr. Richard Culyer poses with five students who were recognized Friday (May 17) at the Lake Wales Charter Schools’ Culyer Celebration. The outstanding readers are (l-r) Axel Vega, Janie Howard Wilson Elementary; Norshelys Lopez, Dale R. Fair Babson … read more.

LW Commission schedules workshop on sign changes
Sat May 25 2013 08:00AM

The Lake Wales City Commission didn’t agree with Jim Brow’s suggestion to form a committee to discuss issues with signs, but commissioners want to receive input from the business community before they move ahead with the ordinance. The commission had … read more.

Mayor allowed use of city car
Sat May 25 2013 08:00AM

With Mayor Gene Fultz out of the room, the Lake Wales City Commission voted 3-1 Tuesday night to allow the city’s new leader to use a city-owned car and have office space at City Hall. Commissioners Mike Carter, Betty Wojcik … read more.

Range Riders to help find new city manager
Sat May 25 2013 08:00AM

The city is going to receive assistance from a volunteer group in its search for a new city manager. Kurt Bressner, of the Range Riders, made a presentation to the Lake Wales City Commission during Tuesday night’s meeting. Lake Wales … read more.

Our Children’s Graduation
Fri May 24 2013 03:36PM

On Tuesday, May 28, Our Children’s Academy and Our Children’s Middle Academy will be celebrating graduation for students from both schools at the Presbyterian Church. During the ceremony, two students will be honored for their recent achievements. Fifth-grader Celeen Messer … read more.

Curb Side Cleanup scheduled for city residents
Fri May 24 2013 09:56AM

The city of Lake Wales Curb Side Cleanup is set for Saturday, May 25. Here is your chance to place general junk, mattresses/box springs, unusable furniture such as desks, couches, chairs, tables, lamps, tires (without rims) and appliances (“white goods”) … read more.

Flagpole dedication slated at Depot
Thu May 23 2013 02:44PM

The dedication ceremony for a flag pole at the Lake Wales Depot Museum will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, May 24. Woodmen of the World Lodge 909 is donating the pole. Each Woodmen of the World member belongs to … read more.

Hillcrest kindergarten gets special gift
Sat May 25 2013 08:00AM

Hillcrest Elementary kindergarten students are celebrating the end of school by reading their own copies of Change The World Before Bedtime by Mark Kimball Moulton, Josh Chalmers and Karen Good. Each year, a private donor to the Kindergarten Support Program … read more.

JHW staff top students in annual softball game
Sat May 25 2013 08:00AM

Age and experience triumphed over youth and energy when Janie Howard Wilson staff faced fifth graders in the elementary school’s annual spring softball game last week. The adults won the game 22-8. Adults started strong in the first inning, but … read more.

Polk Avenue hosts first-ever Hispanic Celebration
Thu May 23 2013 01:50PM

Polk Avenue hosted its first-ever Hispanic Celebration earlier this month (May 3) with food, fashion and fun from Mexico, Puerto Rico, Cuba and Guatemala. “As a staff at Polk Avenue, we examined our demographics, and we were inspired to create … read more.

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State, National and World News

Rare Superman comic found in house insulation
Sat May 25 2013 01:19AM

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — It’s considered the Holy Grail of comic books: Action Comics No. 1 from 1938, featuring the debut of Superman. And David Gonzales found one mixed in with old newspapers insulating a house he was renovating in a … read more.

Truck causes I-5 bridge collapse
Sat May 25 2013 01:19AM

MOUNT VERNON, Wash. — The trucker was hauling a load of drilling equipment when his load bumped against the steel framework over an Interstate 5 bridge. He looked in his rearview mirror and watched in horror as the span collapsed … read more.

Scouts face more turmoil
Sat May 25 2013 01:19AM

(AP) — The Boy Scouts of America will get no reprieve from controversy after a contentious vote to accept openly gay boys as Scouts. Dismayed conservatives are already looking at alternative youth groups as they predict a mass exodus from … read more.

Gov. Scott: Will fight tuition hikes
Sat May 25 2013 01:19AM

TALLAHASSEE — Florida Gov. Rick Scott is strongly warning universities that he will fight against any tuition hikes this year. Scott made the warning in a letter sent out Friday to the heads of the boards that oversee the state’s … read more.

Summer travel forecast: Better, but no blowout
Sat May 25 2013 01:19AM

NEW YORK — This summer, high rollers are flying to lavish vacation hot spots for their vacations. The rest of us are headed to places like nearby campgrounds. The good news: At some U.S. campgrounds these days you get live … read more.

N. Korea courts nuke talks
Sat May 25 2013 01:19AM

BEIJING — A top North Korean envoy delivered a letter from leader Kim Jong Un to Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday and told him Pyongyang would take steps to rejoin stalled nuclear disarmament talks, in an apparent victory for … read more.

Stock market barely budges
Sat May 25 2013 01:19AM

NEW YORK (AP) — Major stock indexes closed out their first weekly loss in a month in quiet trading Friday. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index dropped 0.91 of a point to close at 1,649.60. The Dow Jones industrial average … read more.

Oklahoma gets far more than its share of disasters
Sat May 25 2013 01:19AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — Many states get hit frequently with tornadoes and other natural catastrophes, but Oklahoma is Disaster Central. The twister that devastated Moore, Okla., was the 74th presidential disaster declared in the Sooner state in the past 60 years. … read more.

Russia says Syrian regime agrees to peace talks
Sat May 25 2013 01:19AM

BEIRUT (AP) — The Syrian government has agreed to attend a conference proposed by Russia and the United States on ending the country’s civil war, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Friday, the first sign that President Bashar Assad’s regime would … read more.

Jurors deadlock on Jodi Arias penalty
Fri May 24 2013 01:19AM

PHOENIX (AP) — Jurors have deadlocked on a verdict of life or death for Jodi Arias in the 2008 killing of her one-time boyfriend. The judge declared a mistrial in the penalty phase. Another panel will be seated and the … read more.

Tea party vs. old guard in GOP Senate rift
Fri May 24 2013 01:19AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — A long-simmering feud between establishment Republicans and tea partyers broke into full view Thursday, with Sen. John McCain accusing younger colleagues of overplaying their hands and tempting Democrats to change Senate rules that protect the minority party. … read more.

Obama lifts ban on Guantanamo transfers to Yemen
Fri May 24 2013 01:19AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is lifting his self-imposed ban on transferring Guantanamo Bay detainees to Yemen, where a leadership upheaval has improved the country’s security but not eliminated a terrorist organization trying to recruit jihadists. Lifting the ban … read more.

Obama defends drone strikes but says no cure-all
Fri May 24 2013 01:19AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Thursday defended America’s controversial drone attacks as legal, effective and a necessary linchpin in an evolving U.S. counterterrorism policy. But he acknowledged the targeted strikes are no “cure-all” and said he is haunted … read more.

Report: Nation’s kids need to get more physical
Fri May 24 2013 01:19AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — Reading, writing, arithmetic — and PE? The prestigious Institute of Medicine is recommending that schools provide opportunities for at least 60 minutes of physical activity each day for students and that PE become a core subject. The … read more.

Nixon library hosts 40th reunion for Vietnam POWs
Fri May 24 2013 01:19AM

YORBA LINDA, Calif. (AP) — U.S. Navy Lt. Mike McGrath was just 27 years old, with a wife and two toddler sons in the U.S., when he was shot down and taken prisoner on his 179th bombing mission during the … read more.

Mutant cockroaches learn to avoid sugar to outsmart sticky traps
Fri May 24 2013 01:19AM

(Bloomberg) — Roaches that have been hard to trap may be a variety that find sugar doesn’t taste quite so sweet as bait anymore, a study suggests. Most cockroach baits cover poison in a layer of glucose, a sugar. Some … read more.

Obama: Policy in leaks investigations under review
Thu May 23 2013 09:26PM

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama said Thursday that the Justice Department will review the policy under which it obtains journalists’ records in investigations of the leak of government secrets. Obama acknowledged he is “troubled by the possibility that leaks … read more.

Stocks edge lower as investors reassess Fed fears
Fri May 24 2013 01:19AM

NEW YORK (AP) — Investors recovered their poise after a shaky start to trading on Wall Street that sent stocks sharply lower. U.S. markets plummeted immediately after the opening bell Thursday following a global slump prompted in part by an … read more.

Boy Scouts approve plan to accept openly gay boys
Fri May 24 2013 01:19AM

GRAPEVINE, Texas (AP) — In one of their most dramatic choices in a century, local leaders of the Boy Scouts of America voted Thursday to ease a divisive ban and allow openly gay boys to be accepted into the nation’s … read more.

Birth control coverage up for federal appeal
Fri May 24 2013 01:19AM

DENVER (AP) — In the most prominent challenge of its kind, Hobby Lobby Stores Inc. is asking a federal appeals court Thursday for an exemption from part of the federal health care law that requires it to offer employees health … read more.

26 killed in 2 simultaneous car bombs in Niger
Fri May 24 2013 01:19AM

NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Suicide bombers in Niger detonated two car bombs simultaneously on Thursday, one inside a military camp in the city of Agadez and another in the remote town of Arlit at a French-operated uranium mine, killing a … read more.

Israel says Iran unaffected by world pressure
Fri May 24 2013 01:19AM

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s prime minister says a new report by the U.N. atomic agency shows that international pressure is having no effect on halting Iran’s suspect nuclear program. In a confidential report, the International Atomic Energy Agency said this … read more.

Muslim hardliners ID London terror suspect
Fri May 24 2013 01:19AM

LONDON (AP) — Two Muslim hardliners say the man seen wielding a bloody butcher’s knife after the killing of a British soldier is a Muslim convert who took part in demonstrations with the banned radical group al-Muhajiroun. Meanwhile, British police … read more.

Clashes in Lebanon feed fear of Syria spillover
Fri May 24 2013 01:19AM

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanese supporters and opponents of Syrian President Bashar Assad fired heavy machine guns and lobbed mortar shells at each other Thursday in some of the worst fighting in the port city of Tripoli in years. The battles … read more.

House backs variable rate student loans
Fri May 24 2013 01:19AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — House lawmakers on Thursday approved legislation that links student loan rates to the ups and downs of the financial markets in spite of a veto threat from President Barack Obama. The Republican-backed the bill would allow students … read more.

Thunderstorms slow Oklahoma tornado cleanup
Thu May 23 2013 09:26PM

MOORE, Okla. (AP) — A band of thunderstorms battered the Oklahoma City area Thursday, slowing cleanup operations in the suburb where a tornado killed 24 people and destroyed thousands of homes this week. The first of the funerals, for a … read more.

8th person pleads in $30M NASA contract fraud
Fri May 24 2013 01:19AM

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — An eighth person has pleaded guilty to his role in a $30 million fraud and bribery scheme that duped NASA into awarding contracts to companies that falsely claimed eligibility for preferences granted to minority-owned businesses. On … read more.

Man charged with selling African elephant tusks
Fri May 24 2013 01:19AM

PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) — A New Mexico man is facing federal charges in the Florida Panhandle after authorities say he sold two African elephant tusks. The U.S. Department of Justice reports that a grand jury in Pensacola indicted Charles Kokesh … read more.

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