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PCSO Release: On December 4, 2018, PCSO arrested and charged 29-year-old Dyrren Barber of Lake Wales with one count DUI with property damage (M1). Barber told deputies upon his arrest that he is a teacher at Bartow Middle School. According to the affidavit, around 8:00 p.m., PCSO received a call for service…
Five Art Pieces From Local Students Installed In Bartow City Hall by James Coulter Brightly-colored planets revolving around a cracked-open egg like a sun. A tree basking within a sunset the same warm orange and yellow as its autumn leaves. An orchestra of instruments drawn in a cubist style similar…
Polk County Public Schools Improves to a “B” District for the First Time in Eight Years Polk County Public Schools is a “B” district for the first time in eight years, according to grades released by the Florida Department of Education on Wednesday. “I’m thrilled, absolutely thrilled,” said Polk County…
Bartow, Florida - The Bartow Police Department is currently working a bus vs. vehicle accident at the intersection of Flamingo Dr. and Church St. At this point the Polk County School Board spokesperson, Kyle Kennedy, has advised that it is a bus servicing the Bartow Middle School. The principal of…
The teacher told administrators in the Polk County Public Schools system she was "playing around with students" during the incident.