BUD COMES HOME TO LAKELAND

"Bud" Chiles, the son of the late governor "Walkin' Lawton", came home to Lakeland Friday in preperation to begin his own campaign for the state's highest office. He will make his official announcement Thursday in Orlando.

A better-than-expected 70 people attended the meet-and-greet luncheon at the Lakeland Yacht Club. The young Mr. Lawton said that later this month he would begin a statewide walk a la his father's campaign tours across and down the state, beginning in Century and ending in Key Largo. Since the walk will take nearly two years, Chiles will seek service projects in communities where he will take part and ask residents to help in an effort to improve their own areas.

His primary issue at this point seems to be the pre-K program.

Bud attended elementary and middle school in Lakeland before being shipped off to prep school for his high school years.