His Paintings Are Created "Like A Dream", And They Won HimBest In Show At Bloomin Art Festival
by James Coulter
An old man drums upon a set of plastic containers, while a young boy behind him plays a drum. Behind them...
PRESS RELEASEBARTOW POLICE DEPARTMENT02/28/2020
The Bartow Police Department is currently working a reported suspicious incident in the area of Clower Street and Woodlawn Avenue. At approximately 1:40 PM today, a middle school student reported he was riding his bicycle home...
Lakeland Pedestrian Killed After Walking Out In Front Of a PCSO Patrol Car
PCSO Press Release:
A Lakeland man was killed Tuesday night, February 25, 2020, after he ran into a Bartow roadway, in the path of an oncoming Polk County...
Jeepin With Judd Kicks Up Dirts For Sixth Year
by James Coulter
For the past two years, Robert Erickson, owner of 12th Street Embroidery, has been traveling down from Maryland to Bartow for an opportunity to showcase and sell his Jeep...
The Polk County Sheriff's Office is investigating a crash involving a pedestrian and a PCSO patrol car. The preliminary information is that a pedestrian crossed in front of a PCSO patrol car and was struck at about 8:00 pm...
SyFy Bartow Brings Myths And Magic To Life
by James Coulter
Sam Bork loved playing Spyro The Dragon on her PlayStation as a child. Now that she is all grown up, she wears a costume based on her favorite video game...
Final Update: At approximately 11:26 am this morning, Thursday, February 13, 2020, a single engine fixed wing land-based plane (1981 Mooney M20J, N1149T) was heading South/Southwest towards Bartow Airport when it crash landed into a residential neighborhood approximately 3/4 mile...
PRESS RELEASE
BARTOW POLICE DEPARTMENT
02/12/2020
On 2/12/2020, Corey Scott Mason, 18, of Lakeland was arrested and charged with Sexual Battery (Victim Under 12yo).
In December 2019, the juvenile victim had a sexual encounter with the suspect. The mother of the victim learned...
On 1/28/2020 at approximately 10:15PM, a black male entered the Dollar General Store at 1050 US Highway 17 South in Bartow, FL. The black male was wearing a dark hoodie, dark jeans, and a mask. While in the store,...
Hacienda Celebrates 10 Years Of Serving Authentic Mexican Food In Bartow
by James Coulter
Maria Ochoa and her sister, Carolina Arredondo, opened Hacienda Mexico Restaurante in Bartow 10 years ago. Since then, their resturant has continued to serve locals with Mexican...
Polk County Sheriff’s Office Press Release
On Thursday, August 14, 2025, the Polk County Sheriff's Office apprehended Angel Gonzalez-Morales, DOB 3/15/1996, in...
