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 clear given at Polk County Court House, package deemed not suspicious The Polk County courthouse was evacuated Thursday night due to a suspicious package, according to authorities.

The Polk County Courthouse in Bartow was evacauted Thursday night after a suspicious device was found, according to the Bartow Police Department.

WATCH Polk County and Bartow joint fire station will serve growing population “Certain times of the day, we have more traffic than usual, so that can make it a challenge,” Evans said.

William Taft was in the White House, the country had only 47 states and no one had heard of refrigeration or telephones in June 1909, when Polk County residents threw a little party in Bartow.

The Polk County History Center in Bartow will remain closed for renovations until a planned reopening on July 15. The History Center occupies the former Polk County Courthouse at 100 E. Main St.

The Florida Supreme Court has permanently revoked the law license of the executive director of a Bartow-based nonprofit legal group.

BARTOW | A 10-year wait ended Tuesday morning when Cheryl Millett and Anna Clarke officially became the first same-sex partners to receive a marriage license in Polk County. Millett, 50, and ...

A beloved pastor is speaking out after, he says, he experienced racial profiling during a traffic stop in Polk ...

Twice a day for over a week, a group from the Buckeye State tee off at Bartow Golf Course.

BARTOW, Fla. (WFLA) – “Drop the charges on Antwan now,” chanted a group of protestors outside the Polk County courthouse Tuesday.