Traffic Alert:
We have reports that Hwy 17 is shut down close to the plant in Bartow due to a pole being hit by a car. No life threatening injuries have been reported. Power is out in the area and...
Officers with the Bartow Police Department Community Services Team arrested Jose Antonio De La Cruz, 1/5/96 last night for Possession of Cannabis, Methamphetamine, Controlled Substances, Drug Paraphernalia and 2 counts of Child Neglect.
After receiving an anonymous tip of drug...
Spurlow's Archery Pro Shop Opened With Ribbon Cutting In Bartow
by James Coulter
Spurlow's Archery Pro Shop may have recently opened in Bartow, but this small shop has a large customer base with a worldwide reach.
Since first opening in Frostproof, this...
Gibbons Street Elementary To Be Converted Into Preschool Center
by James Coulter
Though a unanimous vote, Gibbons Street Elementary School in Bartow will have its students re-zoned through an approved recommendation by the Polk County School Board during their monthly meeting...
Event Name: Camp READY! Bartow
Event Type(s): Member Event
Description: The Learning Resource Center's Camp READY! summer program prepares rising and repeating kindergartners for academic success over four weeks. Through hands-on, experiential learning centers, students experience learning that is FUN! With...
Polk County School Board Press Release
Polk County Public Schools officials on Tuesday broke ground for a major renovation to Bartow High School.
The school district will be adding a new, two-story building and Construction Academy, as well as renovating and...
PCSO Press Release
The East bound lanes of Highway 60 East of Bartow are now open. Traffic is flowing through the area in both directions, though please use caution. PCSO investigated a fatal crash (single vehicle, 1 fatality) on Highway...
A mother and her 3-year-old son were killed as a result from a crash Monday, April 23, 2018, at about 11:47 p.m., when their car - a 1999 silver Toyota Corolla - went off the roadway and slammed into...
Unpredictable, Unplanned Fun At Bartow St. Patrick's Day Un-Parade
by James Coulter
Downtown Bartow came alive with the luck of the Irish as plenty of laddies and lassies celebrated St. Patrick's Day early with the annual St. Patrick's Day Un-Parade and...
PCSO Release:
On Tuesday, March 13, 2018, PCSO deputies responded to a call indicating a package labeled "C-4 explosive" was found in a home located on State Road 60 in Bartow. Detectives executed a search warrant at this home, and...
