BARTOW, Fla. - Bartow residents curious about how their local government is performing now have a direct window into City ...

BARTOW, Fla. (WFLA) — City commissioners are one vote away from extending the hours for alcohol sales on Sunday. Bartow business owners tell News Channel 8 the current ordinance prevents restaurants ...

BARTOW, Fla. (WFLA) — Bartow city leaders worry the Peace River could flood and inundate communities along its banks. In response, the city is under a state of emergency. Homeowners in the Peace River ...

Bartow Mayor Steve Githens will discuss hiring a recruiter with the city commissioners next week to find a replacement for retiring City Manager George A. Long. Githens was sent a letter on May 27 ...

BARTOW, Fla. — Located in the heart of Polk County, the city of Bartow is experiencing a significant population increase. According to U.S. Census data, Bartow, a town with a population of less than ...

FLORIDA, UNITED STATES, April 11, 2023/ EINPresswire.com / -- The City of Bartow, FL, is ending its manual budget prep struggles by partnering with OpenGov, the leader in modern cloud software for our ...

Residents have voiced their suspicions that annexing the airport is a first step to annexing more rural land nearby and greenlighting development.

Bartow has been conducting a search to replace its former Community Redevelopment Agency director after the city's former director, Erik Webster Rashad, left his post in early April. The timing of his ...

A Bartow pastor alleges he was racially profiled during a traffic stop for a broken tag light. The Bartow police chief apologized for the incident and proposed reforms like body cameras and a citizen ...

When a Bartow city commissioner resigned in November, the city's acting mayor applied for the empty seat. This action by Commissioner Steve Githens drew backlash from some residents. Among the ...