Bartow News

A moonshine apparatus by any other name is still a still. Polk County sheriff's deputies this week raided a Bartow home and seized a working still.

Published: Friday, November 6, 2009 at 11:14 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, November 6, 2009 at 4:40 p.m. BARTOW Proving moonshine is still around and still illegal, the Polk County Sheriff's Office arrested two men last night and seized a working moonshine still, along with seven filled jars.

GINGER FORTNER, from left, Carolyn Hinton, Eda Marchman and Frances Williams hold some of the items to be sold at the Bartow Lioness Club Bazaar on Saturday at the Bartow Civic Center.

The Bartow Church Services Center burned down last week, along with food, clothing and toys intended for hundreds of needy families during hard times.They claim to have lost some key paperwork as well.

Published: Tuesday, November 3, 2009 at 11:24 p.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, November 3, 2009 at 11:24 p.m. BARTOW Facing television cameras shortly after her son's killer was convicted, Pat Mulder told reporters Tuesday her son didn't deserve to die, and she encouraged people to fight against hatred.

What began as a shoplifting attempt Monday ended up with a man being booked into the Polk County Jail on a charge of armed robbery, the Bartow Police Department reported.

It took a jury two hours of deliberations to find William Brown, Jr. guilty of first degree murder and robbery with a deadly weapon.

Published: Tuesday, November 3, 2009 at 12:01 p.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, November 3, 2009 at 3:28 p.m. BARTOW A Lakeland couple has been arrested and charged in the death of their 5-month-old baby girl who Sheriff Grady Judd said was starved to death.

Published: Monday, November 2, 2009 at 6:16 p.m. Last Modified: Monday, November 2, 2009 at 6:16 p.m. BARTOW Volunteers with the fire-damaged Church Service Center inched closer to finding temporary housing Monday for the agency's services, but the group is far from settled.

Gordon Finley Dugger III convicted of manslaughter in slaying of Lily Edwards. Rick Runion The Ledger Buy photo April Edwards wipes a tear as she makes statements to Gordon Dugger in Circuit Judge Keith Spoto's courtroom Tuesday, October 27, 2009 in Bartow, Florida.

Published: Friday, October 30, 2009 at 7:17 p.m. Last Modified: Friday, October 30, 2009 at 7:17 p.m. BARTOW After 37 years in Bartow, the Davis Brothers Motor Lodge is checking out.

The sound of Caribbean rhythm and the aroma of island cuisine will envelope Bartow Nov.

Published: Thursday, October 29, 2009 at 9:32 p.m. Last Modified: Thursday, October 29, 2009 at 9:32 p.m. BARTOW A 61-year-old Bartow woman was arrested Thursday on charges that she stole about $200,000 from an elderly woman with dementia.

Published: Friday, October 30, 2009 at 12:03 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, October 30, 2009 at 12:03 a.m. BARTOW An electrical fire at the Church Service Center has displaced that agency just as the critical holiday season is beginning.

Published: Thursday, October 29, 2009 at 1:56 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, October 29, 2009 at 2:52 a.m. BARTOW The irony was not lost on Pat and Lynn Mulder.

BARTOW In an unexpected trial strategy, William "Bill-Bill" Brown Jr. pleaded guilty Monday to tampering with evidence and arson, but he continues to face charges of murder and robbery.

Share + Oct 26, 2009 2:44 pm US/Eastern BARTOW, Fla. A man, on trial for a 2007 murder, pleaded guilty to lesser counts of arson and tampering with evidence.

Gail McKinzie, superintendent of the Polk County School District, will give a speech on the status of education in Polk schools from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Monday in the Bartow Library.

Published: Saturday, October 17, 2009 at 2:12 a.m. Last Modified: Saturday, October 17, 2009 at 6:07 a.m. BARTOW A 28-year-old Winter Haven woman has been charged with having sex with three teenage boys in her backyard.

A Lake Wales man was arrested Thursday after he allegedly robbed a business at gunpoint and led officers on a chase that ended in Bartow.