🌱 How Mulberry diesel prices compared across Polk County
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In today's newsletter:
- How Mulberry diesel prices compared across Polk County
- Truck repair bankruptcies include a longtime Mulberry firm
Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Wednesday: A thundershower in spots, with a high of 82 and low of 63 degrees.
- Thursday: Some brightening; less humid, temps: high: 79, low: 64.
- Friday: Partly sunny; low humidity, with a high of 72 and low of 47 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Where were the cheapest places to fill up on diesel gas in cities in Polk County in week ending Oct. 31? (polktimes.com) — Mulberry's lowest reported diesel price was $5.87 a gallon during the week ending October 31, compared with Polk County's low of $5.82. Customer reports submitted to GasBuddy put the county average at $6.06. These are historical cash prices, not guaranteed prices at the pump today. 
• A Commercial Truck Maintenance Provider Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy in Texas (whatnow.com) — A Texas truck repair company's Chapter 11 filing follows similar cases elsewhere, including a Mulberry firm that filed June 10 after roughly 27 years in business. The latest company, SW Truck Care, filed November 9 without publicly explaining why. Chapter 11 allows businesses to reorganize debt without necessarily closing.
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City Commission Meeting →
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5:00 pm
Tuesday November 17
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Antique Fair Along Main Street →
Main Street All along , Bartow, Florida
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2026 Professional Growth Class November- Insurance 101 for Business Owners
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Architectural Tour at Polk County History Center
Polk County History Center, 100 East Main Street, Mulberry
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Saturday November 14
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- If any neighbors can save their soda/beer cans and tabs?
My 14 year old is collecting them so he can cover his rotc drill team fees. And his electron race car fees. Thanks so much. (Nextdoor Citrus Ave)
- Dunkin' posted a job opening for Team Member in Mulberry. Apply here.
- Subway posted a job opening for Sandwich Artist in Mulberry. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Mulberry here.
🗞 Nearby News
Bartow
- Digital Air Traffic Control Towers Are Taking Flight in the U.S., Replacing Windows With Screens (digitalcxo.com)
- Polk County Boys High School Basketball Season Preview — Polk County (dailyridge.com)
- From WWII Trailblazer to 104-Year-Old Legend: The Inspiring Life of J.J. Corbett (lakelandgazette.info)
Lakeland
- Aerodrome's Spirit of St. Louis Takes Off in Preparation for 100th Anniversary of Lindbergh's Transatlantic Flight (thedailycatch.org)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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