Last night (August 18, 2023) around 7:15 p.m. the PCSO received a 911 call from the area near 3655 U.S. 17 North in unincorporated Bartow. 18-year-old David Watson of Winter Haven was driving a 2004 white GMC Canyon south on U.S. 17 in the outside lane. At the same time, 48-year-old James Shaw…
An 18-year-old college student died after being ejected from his truck during a crash Friday evening in Bartow, according to the Polk County Sheriff's Office.
Polk County’s six legislators sat on a stage at the Polk State College Center for Public Safety in Winter Haven late last week for a listening session.