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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.

Man Tased After Allegedly Fleeing Traffic Stop

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Bartow, Florida - On December 27th, 2017 Polk County Sheriff's Deptuies were called in reference to a impaired driver. A deputy stated she was transporting an arrestee to the Polk County Jail when she observed a black 2007 Cadillac...

PCSO In Need of Substitute School Crossing Guards

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PCSO is seeking qualified men and women in various locations in Polk County who desire to work as a substitute crossing guard. The locations would include Highland City, Bartow, and the Combee and Crystal Lake areas of Lakeland. The substitute...

Multiple People Killed In Bartow Plane Crash

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Polk County Sheriff's Office Press Release UPDATE to the Cessna 340 (twin-engine) plane crash that occurred in Bartow this morning. As a reminder, PCSO is conducting the death investigation portion of this. The FAA and NTSB will investigate the cause...

UPDATE: Horrific Crash On S.R. 60 East In Bartow on December 11th

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*****UPDATE******* Release from Bartow Police Department: Regarding the traffic crash fatality which occurred in the 1400 block of SR 60  West: On 12/11/2017 at 12:23PM, officers responded to a reported traffic crash in the 1400 Block of State Road 60 West, near...

Polk County Para-Educator Arrested For Child Abuse

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Bartow Police Department Press Release On 12/11/2017, the school resource officer at Jean O’Dell Learning Center was advised of a child abuse incident which occurred during the prior week. Officer Toni Strickland learned that on 12/4/2017 a para-educator with the...

Emergency Crews Working Horrific Crash On S.R. 60 East In Bartow

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Bartow, Florida - Emergency crews are currently working a horrific crash that took place around noon today. The crash involved a single fatality According to Bartow Police Department's Eric Sherouse, Public Information Officer, officers are investigating a single vehicle crash...

Bartow Man Killed In Motorcycle Crash Sunday

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Polk County Sheriffs Office Press Release Winter Haven, Florida - On 12/10/2017, at approximately 11:09 a.m. a vehicle versus motorcycle crash occurred on Bomber Road at Gerber Dairy Road, Winter Haven (Wahneta). Alfred Lee Kinsey, 44, of Bartow died as...

Polk County Seeks Diversity Program Recruits

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Polk County Seeks Diversity Program Recruits  Bartow, Fla. (November 30, 2017) — The Proactive Diversity Recruitment and Training Program (PDRTP) is seeking three residents who would like a Polk County Fire Rescue career.  An orientation program to explain the benefits of the...

Main Street Bartow Presents Magical Illumination Parade December 8th at 6 PM

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Polk County School Crossing Guard Committee Announces School Crossing Guards to Be Removed PUBLIC NOTICE

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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...
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