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...
United Way Celebrates Sheriff Judd as Campaign Chair at Sheriff Roundup
by James Coulter
The Honorable Sheriff Grady Judd remains vigilant in keeping Polk County safe, yet he makes enough time to assist United Way of Central Florida (UWCF) with its fundraising efforts as...
Inaugural Central Florida Food Forest Festival Brings Residents To Great Outdoors
by James Coulter
Most food festivals offer food trucks. Some offer food from farm to table. One food festival last week in Bartow not only allowed guests to enjoy great food, but also learn close hand...
Bloomin Art Festival Comes Into Bloom For 52nd Year
by James Coulter
Born in China, Jim Zhang has lived abroad in Japan for three years, in Germany for seven years, and in America where he currently resides. Living in four different countries and cultures has allowed him...
On March 4th, 2022 around 7pm a motorcycle was traveling southbound on US-17, South of Martin Luther King Boulevard, in Bartow, when a pedestrian attempted to walk across the highway and entered the path of the motorcyclist. As...
Detectives from the Polk County Sheriff’s Office Computer Crimes Unit (CCU) charged five suspects for possession of child pornography after receiving tips from the National Center for Missing and Endangered Children (NCMEC) that the suspects were possibly transmitting or...
