On Saturday, November 23, 2024, at approximately 12:02 a.m., officers responded to a hit-and-run crash involving a pedestrian near the 700 block of South Florida Avenue. Prior to the crash, a pedestri ...

Brooks Law Group is proud to announce that it has been recognized as one of the Best of Florida personal injury law firms for ...

I don't normally watch musical biopics. The last one I watched was Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, and I watched it because 1) ...

James Coulter Students and staff at Babson Park Elementary can feel much safer during the school day now that an automated ...

Metro Diner, where American comfort food comes with a generous helping of hospitality, is bringing its menu of craveable ...

This past Friday, November 15th, Bartow's Main Street was transformed into a festive wonderland as the community came ...

In observance of the Thanksgiving Day holiday, there will be no curbside residential collection on Thursday, Nov. 28. Residential collection services scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 28, will take place ...

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office is currently investigating a multiple vehicle accidents on Hwy 27. According to reports the accident occurred at approximately 5:38pm at the intersection of Hwy 27 & ...

Bill Braswell, Michael Scott and Becky Troutman were sworn in as Polk County commissioners during today’s investiture ceremony at the Polk County Administration building. Braswell and Troutman were ...

A fatal two-vehicle crash occurred Sunday morning, November 3, 2024, in the Four Corners area of Davenport. Polk County Fire Rescue and deputies from the Polk County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched ...

Bartow City Manager Mike Herr announced that Stephen Walker has been named Chief of Police at yesterday’s City Commission meeting. The announcement follows a months-long search after the retirement of ...

During the early morning hours of November 1, 2024, Polk County Sheriff’s deputies assigned to the Northwest District in the north Lakeland area solved a series of car burglaries, recovered three ...