The Polk County Courthouse in Bartow will be closed for the remainder of the day Wednesday, according to an email notice from the Clerk of Courts.. All services, including court hearings and the ...

BARTOW -- With space dwindling at the Polk county courthouse, County Commissioners have hired a Lakeland architect to help decide which of the building's occupants should move out. The move comes a… ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — The Polk County courthouse was evacuated Thursday night due to a suspicious package, according to authorities. After investigating the possible threat, authorities say the ...

BARTOW, Fla. — Located in plain view, on the grounds of the old Polk County courthouse in Bartow is a Confederate memorial. Maggie Macaulay was at the unveiling ceremony nearly 40 years ago with ...

The Polk County Courthouse was evacuated due to what was initially thought to be a suspicious package on Thursday. After determining the device was suspicious, the immediate area was secured by ...

The Polk County courthouse in Bartow was evacuated Thursday evening after a suspicious device was found, according to the Bartow Police Department. The device was discovered on the east side of the… ...

Barton Malow – the company that built the leaky Lake County courthouse – also built what came to be known as “The Polk County Nightmare.” Completed in 1987, the Polk County … ...