🌱 How a Wauchula grower is helping drive Florida’s citrus comeback
Wauchula, Florida Patch AM: a 3 min readMorning Wauchula! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How a Wauchula grower is helping drive Florida’s citrus comeback
Today's riddle: What is seen in the middle of March and April that can’t be seen at the beginning or end of either month? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: An afternoon thunderstorm, with a high of 95 and low of 75 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Thursday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 95, low: 75.
- Friday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm, with a high of 90 and low of 74 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Citrus industry sees end-of-season bump, but still at historic lows (wuwf.org) — State Senate President Ben Albritton, a citrus grower from Wauchula, is helping steer more than $320 million in recent state investments aimed at reviving Florida’s struggling citrus industry. A better-than-expected season, new research funding, grower grants, and conservation easements are giving growers cautious optimism after years of hurricanes, disease, and historic production lows. 
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Avon Park Public Library - Prehistoric Turtle Painting
Avon Park Public Library 100 N Museum Ave, Avon Park, FL 33825
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2026 Professional Growth Class: Trauma Informed Care
Greater Bartow Chamber of Commerce 510 N Broadway Ave, Bartow, FL 33830
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Songs & Stories →
Bartow Public Library, 2150 S Broadway Ave, Bartow
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Trivia 303 — Depot 303 →
Depot 303, 303 NW 1st Ave, Mulberry
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2026 Legislative Wrap-Up
Greater Bartow Chamber of Commerce Bartow Civic Center 2250 S Floral Ave. Bartow, FL 33830
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Architectural Tour at Polk County History Center
Greater Bartow Chamber of Commerce Polk County History Center 100 East Main Street
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Hamilton Singalong →
Bartow Public Library, 2150 S Broadway Ave, Bartow
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Get Moving! →
Bartow Public Library, 2150 S Broadway Ave, Bartow
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Bingo 303 — Depot 303 →
Depot 303, 303 NW 1st Ave, Mulberry
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Avon Park Public Library - Dino Party!
Avon Park Public Library 100 N Museum Ave, Avon Park, FL 33825
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Dungeons & Dragons at the Library →
Bartow Public Library, 2150 S Broadway Ave, Bartow
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2026 Cryin' Towel dinner →
City of Bartow Civic Center, 2250 S Floral Ave, Bartow
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Pizza Hut, Inc. posted a job opening for Shift Leader in Wauchula. Apply here.
- Dollar Tree posted a job opening for Customer Service Associate I in Wauchula. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Wauchula here.
🗞 Nearby News
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- Minimally Invasive Procedure at AdventHealth Sebring Offers Hope for Patients With Hard-to-Control High Blood Pressure (centralfloridahealthnews.com)
- Sebring Medicaid dental payments up 2.5% in 2024, totaling $2,439 (tallahasseesun.com)
- ITB 26-012 Cemetery Road (midfloridanewspapers.com)
Bartow
- Mercedes, Mask, And Mountain Of Charges: Traffic Stop Snags Bartow Woman Linked To Store Theft (tampafp.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The letter “R.” (Thank you Manuela A. for sending it in!)
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