🌱 How a Mulberry Taco Bell receipt helped crack a counterfeit scheme

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In today's newsletter:

• How a Mulberry Taco Bell receipt helped crack a counterfeit scheme

Also on today's calendar: Mulberry's Christmas Village and 1 more event.

Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Mostly sunny and beautiful, with a high of 72 and low of 44 degrees.
• Friday: Sunny and beautiful, temps: high: 72, low: 50.
• Saturday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 79 and low of 55 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Polk County deputies bust 3 accused of giving kids counterfeit money to spend at Lakeland businesses (fox13news.com) — Mulberry residents should know deputies tied a counterfeit money scheme to purchases at a Mulberry Taco Bell and nearby businesses, allegedly using children to pass fake $20 bills. Three adults now face multiple fraud and theft charges after Polk County deputies traced suspicious transactions across south Lakeland and Mulberry.
   

📸 Around Mulberry

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Mulberry

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday December 13

• Mulberry Cultural Center
  Mulberry Cultural Center, 103 E Canal St, Mulberry
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday December 13

• Antique Fair Along Main Street
  Main Street , 300 block of East Main Street , Bartow
  8:00 am
• Mulberry's Christmas Village
  Spence Park , 1100-1198 NE 1st St , Mulberry
  6:30 pm

Saturday December 20

• Architectural Tour at Polk County History Center
  Polk County History Center , 100 East Main Street , Mulberry
  11:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 11

• Songs & Stories
  Bartow Public Library , 2150 S Broadway Ave , Bartow
  11:00 am

Friday December 12

• Crisis Management 1 Day Workshop | Lakeland, FL
  Lakeland Institute for Learning , 2020 Crystal Grove Dr , Lakeland
  9:00 am
• Meet the Magic: Dancing Lights Nights at Lakeside Village
  Lakeside Village , 1479 Town Center Dr , Lakeland
  6:00 pm
• Music of the Season
  Harrison School For the Arts , 750 Hollingsworth Rd , Lakeland
  7:00 pm

Saturday December 13

• 2025 Winter Festival- FTC Lakeland
  NUC University – Florida Technical College Lakeland , 4715 Florida Ave S #4 , Lakeland
  10:00 am
• Holiday Night Market
  Downtown Lakeland , 117 N Kentucky Ave , Lakeland
  5:00 pm
• The Ultimate Doors | Polk Theatre | Lakeland, FL
  Polk Theatre , 121 Florida Ave S , Lakeland
  7:00 pm

Saturday December 20

• Architectural Tour at Polk County History Center
  Polk County History Center , 100 East Main Street , Highland City
  11:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• McDonald's posted a job opening for Shift Manager in Mulberry. Apply here.
• Guest Services, Inc. posted a job opening for Receiver/Stock Room Attendant- Florida Southern in Lakeland. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Mulberry here.

🗞 Nearby News

Lakeland

• Zero boys basketball unbeatens; Miss Volleyball; TFA honors (orlandosentinel.com)
• A century of Swan City sisterhood (6amcity.com)

Plant City

• CPS Investment Advisors Ends 50 Year Anniversary By Giving Back (lkldnow.com)
• What upgrades are being sought at state parks in Polk County? (theledger.com)
• ‘Rare and Extreme': Business Leader Criticizes Lakeland's Proposed Stormwater Rate Hike (lkldnow.com)

Winter Haven

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-- The Patch AM Team

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