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Community joins nation in prayers
PHOTO BY PEGGY KEHOE Folks gather for a community observance of National Day of Prayer Thursday at Fort Blount Park in Bartow.
National Day of A Prayer services Thursday
Ministers from various churches in the Bartow area are coming together twice on Thursday, May 3, in observance of the National Day of Prayer.
Jessica Thompson, Chance Gipson engaged
The bride-elect, formerly of Fort Meade and now of Bartow, is the daughter of Barbara and Mark Jones of Fort Meade, and Luther and Linda Phillips of Bradley.
Not too many people showed up the Polk Transit Authority's listening tour at the Bartow Civic Center Wednesday but that was not surprising to those who hosted the event.