Lake Wales City Manager James Slaton is a finalist for the same position in two Florida coastal cities. Slaton is among four finalists for city manager of New Smyrna Beach, a city of about 32,000 ...

Lake Wales has a history of long-serving mayors, among them Eugene Fultz, who served from 2013 to 2022. Current Mayor Jack Hilligoss seeks to continue that tradition by gaining a second term in ...