The Polk County Democrat

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The Polk County Democrat
The Polk County Democrat newspaper front page.jpg
The January 3, 2005 front page of The Polk County Democrat
TypeSemi-weekly paper
Founded1931
City Bartow, Florida
OCLC number 33886838
Website polkcountydemocrat.com

The Polk County Democrat was a newspaper published in Bartow, Florida, Polk County, Florida. It was a semi-weekly paper which began publication in 1931 and is the only newspaper published within Bartow. [1] The paper endorsed the U.S. Senate campaign of Katherine Harris, a graduate of Bartow High School. [2] The Democrat was run by members of the Frisbie family for many years. [3] It was owned by Sun Coast Media Group. [3] Louise Kelley Frisbie was a columnist at the paper.

References

  1. ↑ "Polk County Democrat". Library of Congress. Retrieved November 6, 2011.
  2. ↑ James Joyner (October 30, 2006). "Katherine Harris 0–22 in Florida Newspaper Endorsements". Outside the Beltway.
  3. 1 2 Polk County Democrat Publisher Frisbie to Retire After 45 Years; S.I. Frisbie, publisher of the Polk County Democrat, will retire from the family-run business after 45 years as a journalist by Ernst Peters The Ledger
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