Bartow, Fla. (Sept. 4, 2026) – Old Bartow Lake Wales Road at the State Road 60 intersection in Bartow will be closing at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 8 for a Polk County Roads and Drainage Division intersection improvement project.

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(Sept. 4, 2026) – A section of Dog Yard Road in Lake Wales is scheduled to close at 7 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 8 for underground pipe installation work.

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Polk State College gets $2 million for a Bartow truck driving program and Polk County gets $275,000 for Avon Park Air Force Range easements in a state defense award package.

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Brick-or-Treat opens its season at Legoland this weekend, Bok Tower is free for veterans and active duty through Labor Day, and Friday night football is happening across Polk County.

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A lot of our fear isn't really about circumstances, it's about what we believe those circumstances mean about us. This devotional explores 1 John 4:18 and how perfect love reaches the places where fear has set up residence.

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Grady Judd will remove Flock cameras from state highways but Polk County will keep the rest in operation, weeks after a Haines City officer was charged with misusing the system.

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Notice to Creditors 08/26/2026 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR POLK COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION File No. 532026CP001246A000BA IN RE:...

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"Just yell at us," they said, "but don't throw tomatoes!" I went to the Haines City Theatre's (HCT) public board meeting and open house this summer, where the board sat onstage and invited the audience to ask them anything. No hands or microphone, no formality, and definitely no boring.

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Real friendship isn't always comfortable. This devotional explores Proverbs' image of iron sharpening iron, and asks who in your life has permission to tell you the truth you need to hear.

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From the rebuild of Sonny's BBQ after a devastating fire to a new $3.4M Innovation Center downtown, Bartow is in the middle of a wave of change. Here's a look at the projects reshaping the city.

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