On Thursday, September 1, 2022, at approximately 11:00 p.m., Polk County Sheriff’s Office detectives arrested Jason DiPrima of Kingston, Georgia for Soliciting a Prostitute (M1). DiPrima is employed as the Deputy Chief of Police Administration for Cartersville Police Department. DiPrima was...
Truck driver hit and killed by car while checking his jackknifed truck on US 17 near Bartow
A truck driver was killed Friday morning, August 12, 2022 after he was hit by a passing car while he was walking around...
On Tuesday, July 26 and Thursday, July 28, 2022, the Bartow Police Department will be conducting their annual Active Shooter Training at Bartow Middle School, located at 550 E. Clower St. in Bartow. The training is being held from...
Bartow Police Department Press Release
On the evening of 5/24/22, Bartow Police Department Officers responded to the Bartow Center located at Georgia St, Bartow, FL, in reference to a request for assistance from Polk County Fire Rescue (PCFR) personnel regarding...
Bartow Entrepreneur Took Winning Strategy with Taste One Boiled Peanut Co. and Won Big
by James Coulter
What's better to munch on during the big game than a bag of boiled peanuts? Of course, the Taste One Boiled Peanut Company sells more than just...
Press Release Polk County Schools
Jordan Jerome “J.J.” Corbett wrote his name into history decades ago — and now, it’s forever part of Union Academy.
Corbett, 99, watched today as Union Academy’s media center was officially named in his honor....
Good Ol' Time Had at Good Ol' Days Folk Festival
by James Coulter
Have you ever seen a gypsy flower before? You won't find it growing in the wild. That's because it's not even a real flower. It's made from wood and whittled from a stick.
Terry...
More Than 3,000 Attend Inagural Scars Farm EggFest
by James Coulter
More than 3,000 children and their families scampered about hunting for eggs at the inaugural EggFest, hosted at Scars Farm in Bartow on Saturday.
Hidden in the untamed wilderness of Polk...
Detectives with the PCSO Organized Crime Unit, working together with the Florida Department of Corrections (FDOC), the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE), and the Florida Attorney General’s Office of Statewide Prosecution, Ashley Moody, Attorney General, conducted a comprehensive...
April Showers Did Not Rain Out Bartow Spring Fling
by James Coulter
April showers bring may flowers, and even the threat of April showers could not deter vendors and attendees from attending the Spring Fling Hop & Shop in Downtown Bartow...
