If you are reading this week’s article, we have made it through Christmas; and I hope that everyone had a wonderful holiday. Hopefully you did something for someone that was less fortunate than you. Now, we will prepare to celebrate the new year. Bigger and better things are yet to come, as the future continues to look bright for us in Bartow.

Ringing in the new year is important to all of us, and to accompany the “Ringing In” there will be celebrations all across the city. Your police department typically deals with some circumstances, and sometimes injuries, that are just not necessary.