For thirty years, the Ridge League of Cities has awarded academic scholarships.   This year, the RLC awarded four $2,500 Academic Scholarships and one $3,000 scholarship to graduates from various high schools within our six counties (Polk, Pasco, Highlands, DeSoto, Hardee, and Hillsborough).  Harrison School for the Arts graduate Paige Malykhin was awarded the $3,000 Ruthanne…

The Ridge League of Cities awarded five $1,250 Vocational/Trade Scholarships to graduates from various high schools within our six counties (Polk, Pasco, Highlands, DeSoto, Hardee, and Hillsborough).  Congratulations to the following 2025 RLC Vocational/Trade Scholarship recipients! Kadin Damron Whitaker graduated from Lake Gibson High School and plans to attend Traviss Technical College seeking certification in…

The Tom Fellows Event Center in Davenport played host to the Ridge League of Cites June Membership Dinner on Thursday June 12, 2025.  It was an exciting night as the Ridge League welcomed and congratulated the 2025 Vocational/Trade and 2025 Academic Scholarship recipients and guests.  Davenport Commissioner Donna Fellows-Coffey welcomed the 228 attendees.   Our Associate…

The Ridge League of Cities April Membership Dinner Meeting was held on April 10, 2025, at the Turner Center in Arcadia.   Two hundred city officials and guests had a fantastic time in our southernmost member city.    Former Arcadia City Manager Terry Stewart was the entertainment for the social hour.  What a great voice!   Mayor Judy…

The March Membership Dinner Meeting of the Ridge League of Cities was hosted by the City of Bartow.  The Bartow Civic Center was decorated in the traditional St. Patrick’s Day theme and many of those in attendance were decked out in green attire.  The total attendance for the evening was 229 with sixteen (16) of…

The Ridge League of Cities hosted its annual “City Marketplace” event on February 13, 2025, prior to the Haines City Membership Dinner.  The Ridge League currently has thirty-eight (38) Associate Members and seventeen (17) participated in the Marketplace.  The event allows the Associate Members to display their products and services in an exhibition hall setting. …