Bartow

When roll call was taken, commissioners Leo Longworth, Gary Ball and Laura Simpson decided to stick with fluoride. Tanya Tucker and Mayor Trish Burdin-Pfeiffer voted no.

Lakeland delayed a hearing over the water issue until the Bartow workshop, which presented experts on both sides. Attendees included Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo, who wants to end fluoridation.

Authorities say a pilot was seriously injured when his small plane crashed into a car parked outside a church in Bartow.Polk County Fire Rescue said the…

One of the largest hospital systems in the Tampa Bay area is expanding its reach with the purchase of a Polk County hospital.

A piece of history from Bartow will be included in the new Smithsonian Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, DC.The museum…