The new signs reflecting the renaming of the Highlands County Agri-Civic Center in honor of two of the county's early agricultural leaders will be unveiled in a ceremony at 11 a.m. today. ...more

November 13, 2008

SEBRING —Two of Highlands County's early agricultural pioneers in the citrus industry will have their names names written posthumously on the outside and inside of the Agri-Civic Center on George Boulevard. The old Highlands County Agri-Civic Center will be renamed the Bert J. Harris, Jr. Agricultural Center, if county Commissioner Don Bates' motion is approved at today's county commission meeting. In the same motion, expected to pass unanimously with no opposition, the commissioners also will rename the auditorium inside the Bert J. Harris, Jr. Agricultural Center the Sam Poltson Memorial Museum. The auditorium is the main meeting ...more

June 16, 2008

SEBRING — Florida agricultural leaders say the federal government has cleared the state's tomatoes of being the cause of a national food poisoning scare, according to the Associated Press. Amid a salmonella outbreak linked to raw tomatoes, many fast-food chains and grocery stores had removed or stopped selling them altogether the last couple of days. On Tuesday, before this announcement was made, eateries, groceries and consumers were adjusting to a voluntary ban on most fresh tomatoes. ...more

June 11, 2008

The worst-case scenario is projected more than 50 years out, but environmental activists said Tuesday that the time to start protecting Florida's agricultural lands from urban development is now. ...more

October 24, 2007