Florida Supreme Court orders study on reducing judicial circuits The Northeast Polk County Government Center at 200 Government Center Blvd. in Lake Alfred is open for in-person services.

He is executed April 7 for the 1926 murder of a Polk Sheriff's deputy. 1930-1949 1937 - State Legislature creates the Polk County Historical Commission - Clerk of Courts Milton Wilson as chairman.

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 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… ...