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📍 Bartow — Polk County, Florida

Daily Ridge provides local news coverage for Bartow, Florida, reporting on community updates, city announcements, public safety, schools, local events, and issues impacting residents. As the county seat of Polk County, Bartow coverage includes civic developments, court-related news, and stories that affect the daily lives of people who live and work in the community.

Small Plane Forced To Land On US Hwy 17 Near Bartow

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This morning around 11:05 a.m., the small replica war plane seen here was being flown to the Bartow Airbase from Fort Myers by 45-year-old Robert Mosier of Winter Haven, when the engine began to lose power. Mosier, who is...

Come Visit The Bartow Haunted Jail Tour for Its Final Year. Learn About the Jail’s “Real” Haunts.

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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...

Annual Bartow Tire Collection Event planned for October 26, 2024.

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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...

Conflicting Reports On Whether A Homeless Man Gained Access To The Polk County Supervisor Of Elections Office & If It Was The First Time

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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...

CSXT Postpones Saddle Creek Road Closure Due to Weather Concerns

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  Bartow, Fla. (September 23, 2024) — CSX Transportation’s (CSXT) scheduled closure of the Saddle Creek Road rail crossing at the Saddle Creek Distribution Warehouse complex west Fish Hatchery Road has been postponed due to concerns for potential hurricane-related weather. The...

Bartow Sports Complex May Be A Jewel For Sports Tourism

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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...

Lake Hancock Boat Ramp Closed

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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...

22 Yr Old Eagle Lake Man Killed Near Bartow

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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?

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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...

Registered sex offender living in Polk charged with new sex crimes against children

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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...
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