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Polk County Commission holds surprise vote to move Confederate marker in Bartow The county commission made the decision to move a confederate monument. and last updated 2021-07-22 19:41:18-04 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 her grandmother. “She was asked to unveil it and she did. I was there when she pulled the cord to lift the cloth off of the monument,” said Macaulay. Though her great-grandfather is one of the sol...

Commissioner Bill Braswell believes it’s time for the county to consider a moratorium on residential growth.

The 4-1 vote by the commission reversed an earlier vote by the county’s planning commission and went against a staff recommendation to approve the project. “This is a residential area,” said Bill Braswell, who joined Rick Wilson, Martha Santiago and Neil Combee in a vote against the concept. “It sounds like the school is a fantastic school, a great program, but it’s still a business. This would be a non-residential use dropped into a residential area. I don’t see it as compatible.” Commissioner George Lindsey cast the lone vote to approve the project. "When all else fails read ...

State OK'd bill preventing local government from placing greater restrictions on home-based business State lawmakers approved a bill banning cities and counties from regulating the sale of firearms With the Florida Legislature's regular session over, the state's counties, cities and towns have found themselves in a familiar situation. Lawmakers in the Florida Senate and House this year continued to chip away at the power of local governments to control everything from home-based businesses to cruise ships. "There was a lot of disappointment this session," said Cragin Mosteller, director of e...

Mike Musick wins runoff election to Lakeland City Commission Mike Musick. Mike Musick will be joining the Lakeland City Commission after defeating Shandale Terrell in a runoff. The city held a runoff Tuesday for a Special Election to fill the void on the Commission left by U.S. Rep. Scott Franklin when he was elected to Congress last November. The Republican represents Florida’s 15th Congressional District. Musick’s victory was narrow — he garnered 50.69% of the vote, while Terrell mustered 49.31%. As far as number of votes, Musick surpassed Terrell by 146.  Since no candidate bro...