The crossing guard located at Wabash Street and Florida Avenue in Bartow, for Bartow Elementary Academy students, will be removed due to inadequate gaps in traffic and low traffic volume, therefore eliminating the need for a guard at that...
Festival of Wreaths at Polk County History Center
Now - Dec 14, 2017
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
The Polk County History Center is proud to host the annual Festival of Wreaths. The wreaths will be displayed in the History Center from November 2 through December...
The PCSO Traffic Unit is investigating a fatal hit-and-run crash that occurred this morning during the early morning hours and is seeking the public's help.
Around 1:30 a.m. on Sunday, November 26, 2017, 30-year-old Barry Lee Powell Jr., of N...
Polk County Sheriff's Office Press Release
Around 1:45 a.m. on Saturday, Nov 11th, PCSO was contacted by Wauchula P.D. in reference to their pursuit of a fleeing vehicle – a 2015 Kia - with unknown suspects inside who had...
The Nightmare Before Christmas – Movie on the Lawn
Location: 100 E Main St, Bartow
Time: 6:45 p.m.
Details: Bring your blanket or chairs to Main Street Bartow for an outdoor showing of The Nightmare Before Christmas on the lawn. Restaurants open...
Vote in Advance and Avoid the Rush
POLK COUNTY, FL - Registered voters in the cities of Auburndale, Lakeland and Winter Haven may vote in advance of the November 7th Municipal Elections at four convenient Walk-in Voting locations, October 30th through...
Bartow Tire Recycling & Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event
set for Saturday, October 21, 2017
Keep Polk County Beautiful, Inc. in partnership with Polk County Board of County Commissioners- Waste and Recycling’s Household Hazardous Waste Division and the City of Bartow...
Operation Guardians of Innocence
During the month of September 2017, Polk County Sheriff's Computer Crimes detectives served search warrants, and made 12 arrests during an undercover investigation "Operation Guardians of Innocence." This operation focused on ending the promotion, possession, and...
Back by popular demand, PCSO presents the annual Haunted Jail Tour benefiting The United Way of Central Florida.
From 6:00 pm through 11:00 pm, on Friday & Saturday, October 20th and 21st, and Friday & Saturday, October 27th and 28th, 2017, at the...
Bartow, Florida — FEMA’s Mobile Disaster Recovery Center will open Saturday in Bartow to assist Polk County residents whose homes and businesses were damaged by Hurricane Irma.
The center will only be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m....
