Entries by Jamie Owens

State Attorney’s Office Accepting Applications for 2024 Citizens Academy

State Attorney Brian Haas   The State Attorney’s Office is accepting applications for the 2024 Citizens Academy. The six-week program will run from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. each Tuesday starting September 10th in the Bartow courthouse. The Academy gives residents in the 10th Circuit an opportunity to learn more about the criminal justice system. […]

State Attorney’s Office Youth Mock Trial Program

The State Attorney’s Office is now accepting applications for their Annual Youth Mock Trial. The four-day program will take place June 17th through June 20th  from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Polk County Courthouse in Bartow. This program gives students going in to the 11th and 12th grade an opportunity to work with prosecutors from […]

State Attorney Brian Haas attended the Kiwanis Club of Winter Haven 63rd Annual Pancake Festival. Thank you Kiwanis Club of Winter Haven for your continued commitment to improving our community and inviting us to this fun event.