by James Coulter
For more than a decade, the Polk County Sheriff's Office (PCSO) has been hosting its Haunted Jail Tour at the old county jail. Now, the PSCO is hosting the Haunted Jail Tour for one final year.
Located at...
October 15, 2024– Keep Polk County Beautiful, Inc. in partnership with Polk County Government is bringing their annual FREE Tire Collection and Recycling event to Bartow on Saturday, October 26, 2024 from 8 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.(noon) at C...
By Anita Todd, Special Articles & Carl Fish
BARTOW – A homeless man is in custody after entering a Polk County government building that houses the Supervisor of Elections Office, Polk County Sheriff’s Office Court Processing Department and some Polk County Clerk of...
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,...
