Two federal lawsuits accuse the Georgia parole board of violating U.S. Supreme Court rulings around the incarceration of teenagers.

But Bartow’s first-year head coach Tyler Eden has quickly adapted to Florida high school football. The fact that his players have bought in has made that transition much easier. “They’re ...

Ken and Barbara were high school sweethearts. They attended Union Academy, which later became Bartow High School. That’s where Ken first made his mark on the football field. And where his ...

Main St., Auburndale Walter Caldwell Elementary School, 141 Dairy Road, Auburndale Bartow High School, 1270 S. Broadway Ave., Bartow Florida Department of Health-Polk Specialty Care Unit ...

Lunis Bair, 17, is graduating from MAP High School this spring. That’s a simple sentence, but it’s been a significant and decidedly not simple journey through mental health challenges to earn ...

City commissioners agreed to purchase speed cameras for 14 school zones, add eight more red-light cameras and buy more ...

The Pace softball team was not going to be denied again. The Patriots, after a 2-0 win over Bartow, claimed the FHSAA Class 6A state championship on Friday in Clermont. It was a grudge match ...

The school system recently released several proposed maps related to the opening of Woodward High. Here's a look at a current MCPS map: You can see the various high schools represented ...

An extensive upgrade at UAB’s Bartow Arena is expected to turn it into one of the best basketball and volleyball venues in the American Athletics Conference. According to a news release ...

In January, grumbling and sporadic protests came to a head, when teachers at Garfield High School held a press conference to announce their unanimous vote to boycott the MAP. Obligated by their ...

Lakeland High School wide receiver coach Tariq Young and Bartow High School offensive line coach Jared Crews, among other local coaches. Meanwhile, former Lake Gibson and current Lakeland senior ...