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Aldi is rapidly expanding in Florida, converting former Winn-Dixie and Harveys Supermarket locations and opening new stores. The company plans to have converted approximately 220 Winn-Dixie and ...
St. Anne Shrine east of Lake Wales Fl. Wednesday July 17 2024. Ernst Peters/The Ledger A moat, now dry, partly encircles the grotto. A footbridge crosses over the moat, constructed from pieces of ...
The St. Anne Shrine, once a thriving community near Lake Wales, Florida, now exists only in fragments. Founded in the 1920s by French Canadian Napoleon Pelletier, the shrine drew hundreds of ...
The City of Lake Wales has regained ownership of the historic ... First St., dates to the Florida land boom of the 1920s. Known at times as the Hotel Grand, the Dixie Walesbilt, The Royal ...
The YMCA is returning to Lake Wales to address a perceived lack of early childhood programs. YMCA of West Central Florida and Polk County Public Schools are collaborating to provide Voluntary ...
LAKE WALES, Fla. (AP) — An alligator attacked and killed a woman on a central Florida lake Tuesday afternoon, authorities said. The attack occurred near the mouth of Tiger Creek into Lake ...
LAKE WALES, Fla — Florida Fish and Wildlife said a woman was attacked and killed by an alligator that was over 11 feet long near Lake Kissimmee. WATCH: Woman who was canoeing with her husband ...