The collaborative effort aims to save costs while ensuring efficient response times for residents in both jurisdictions.

The City of Bartow and Polk County leaders have come up with a plan to build and share a joint fire station. TSMC announced ...

Polk County will pay $6.78 million and Bartow $5.22 million to build the station. The contract calls for a 60-40 split on ...

The new red light cameras will be located at: US Hwy 17 at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. The cameras, operated by Verra Mobility, go live April 21st. “I believe that we have given plenty of notice.

A Polk County man is now changing his plea to guilty in the shooting that killed his father and injured his mother.

BARTOW, Fla. — A Winter Haven man was arrested Monday evening for allegedly hitting and killing a retired Polk County Sheriff's Office sergeant who had stopped to remove debris from a roadway.

BARTOW, Fla. — The debate over fluoride in ... about the impact on low-income communities as well. Other cities in Polk County like Lakeland and Winter Haven recently voted to remove fluoride.

The 2025 high school cheer season wrapped up with a bang.

Polk County Fire Rescue responded to a structure fire at 7:38 a.m. on Saturday, April 5 at 3541 Shady Brooke Drive W. in Mulberry. Upon arrival, firefighters discovered an unconscious individual insid ...

Lake Region's Judeson Adeclat is the player of the year, and George Jenkins' Jonathan Kilby is the coach of the year.

The City of Bartow and Polk County leaders have come up with a plan to build and share a new fire station. “When you have growth, you have traffic, and that creates delays. We want to be at the ...