The City Commission is planning for the reinstatement of a Municipal Pool and Aquatics Program, and they want to hear from Bartow residents!
When the City last operated a municipal pool, it was located at the Civic Center on S....
The Luster African American Heritage Museum in Bartow is looking for volunteers to assist in the day-to-day operation of the facility. The Museum was founded by Mr. Charles Luster and his brother Dr. Harvey Lester in 1996 and has been housed in...
A 5-year old child was killed just after midnight Friday morning, June 7, 2024, and two other people suffered serious injuries, as a result of a three-vehicle crash in Auburndale.
The driver who caused the crash, 24-year old Robert Harrison of Bartow was...
Bartow Regional Medical Center is expanding to meet the needs of a growing population. The BayCare Board of Trustees approved a plan on June 4, that will take the hospital from a 72-bed hospital to 90 beds, along with enhancing...
The former Bartow police officer who remains in the Polk County Jail for his arrest on May 28, 2024 for inappropriate and criminal behavior with four teenage females, now has additional criminal charges from the Polk County Sheriff’s Office.
Detectives...
A Bartow Police Department officer was arrested by detectives from the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, after the PCSO was requested by Bartow PD on May 8, 2024 to investigate his actions involving four teenage females, inappropriate video, drugs, and alcohol.
24-year old Markanthony...
A pedestrian who had been struck by a car near Bartow early Friday morning, May 10, 2024, succumbed to his injuries two days later.
31-year old Angel Marchese of Eagle Lake died in the hospital on Sunday, May 12th; he was...
Bartow, Florida - The State Attorney’s Office is now accepting applications for their Annual Youth Mock Trial.
The four-day program will take place June 17th through June 20th from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Polk County Courthouse in...
Update - Lakeland Man Arrested
The vehicle was later located at the driver’s Polk County residence parked inside his garage where Troopers learned the driver then fled in a blue 2017 Ford Fiesta which also belonged to him. Hillsborough County...
by James Coulter
What's more fun than a parade? How about an un-parade? What's that, you ask? Well, it's like a regular parade, but more fun and chaotic.
Downtown Bartow kicked off St. Patrick's Day weekend with its annual St. Patrick's...
