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By Carl Fish Press Release City Of Bartow Ribbon Cutting planned for Oct. 4 The City of Bartow will cut the ribbon on the newly renovated Bartow Sports Complex, located at 850 County Road 555, on Friday, Oct. 4 at 9:30 am This...

Bartow, Fla. (August 6, 2024) — Polk County has closed the Lake Hancock Boat ramp until further notice. The boat ramp, off US Highway 98, is closed due to high water flows upstream and in Polk County due to...

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a fatal single-vehicle crash that occurred Saturday, August 3, 2024 near Bartow.   At about 9:38 pm, deputies responded to the crash scene on US 17, approximately a half mile south of 91 Mine Road.   Upon...

What do Lucy van Pelt from Peanuts, Broly from Dragon Ball Z, and Non from Superman II all have in common? Aside from the fact they're all fictional characters you don't want to cross in real life, the actors who...

A registered sex offender who was convicted in Hardee County in 1991 for a sex offense against a child was arrested yesterday by the Polk County Sheriff's Office Special Victims Unit for lewd molestation of two young victims in...

BARTOW, Fla. (July 11, 2024) - Polk County Fire Rescue responded to a two-alarm commercial structure fire today at 9:50 a.m. on State Road 60 in Bartow.   PCFR Ladder 15 arrived within six minutes of being dispatched. Upon PCFR’s arrival, it...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFounder of DuckDuckJeep Movement, Allison Parliament, Passes Away June 22, 2024 – It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of Allison Parliament, the visionary founder of the DuckDuckJeep movement, on June 22, 2024. Allison's kindness,...

  The City Commission is planning for the reinstatement of a Municipal Pool and Aquatics Program, and they want to hear from Bartow residents!   When the City last operated a municipal pool, it was located at the Civic Center on S....

The Luster African American Heritage Museum in Bartow is looking for volunteers to assist in the day-to-day operation of the facility. The Museum was founded by Mr. Charles Luster and his brother Dr. Harvey Lester in 1996 and has been housed in...

A 5-year old child was killed just after midnight Friday morning, June 7, 2024, and two other people suffered serious injuries, as a result of a three-vehicle crash in Auburndale. The driver who caused the crash, 24-year old Robert Harrison of Bartow was...