A METAL detectorist has found an axe head in the South Lakes that is believed to be from the Bronze Age. The axe head was found by Mason Metcalfe, who was metal detecting in a field when he made the ...

LAKE WALES, Fla. (WFLA) — This year, Lake Wales High School, part of Lake Wales Charter Schools, will be getting more in line with Polk County Public Schools with the addition of a metal detector.

Thom Parham is on a mission to uncover parts of Florida’s buried past. The 64-year-old history teacher and conventional archeologist in Keystone Heights has his sights on finding Seminole War Fort No.

The DuPont City Council has banned unauthorized digging and excavating in city parks and property, as well as using metal detectors for that purpose. The unanimous vote came Tuesday. Although local ...