Susan Williams lives among cattle ranches and a growing number of new homes. ...more

March 17, 2009

The Florida Wildlife Commission is tweaking its requirements for those who own exotic species, and Susan Williams is among a group pushing for neighborhood notification when people have exotic and dangerous species. ...more

March 13, 2009

Mason Smoak's contribution to agriculture and community extended far beyond his hometown of Lake Placid. ...more

February 7, 2009

Mason Smoak will be posthumously inducted into the Florida Agricultural Hall of Fame next year along with three other individuals being recognized for their leadership and dedication to the agriculture industry. ...more

October 4, 2008

All of the county, state and U.S. roads in Highlands County were open to traffic by Thursday afternoon as the flood waters from Tropical Storm Fay receded off the roadways. ...more

August 22, 2008

The deal announced Tuesday by Gov. Charlie Crist for the state to buy 187,000 acres of U.S. Sugar land south of Lake Okeechobee and put it back into natural marsh is epic both in the size of the parcel and the impact it will have on the environment in South Florida. ...more

June 25, 2008

After reading recent media coverage of Safari Wild, and largely being unavailable for personal comment due to many pressing matters, I would like to offer the following explanation: ...more

June 4, 2008

Two patas monkeys that escaped from a wildlife preserve have been captured. ...more

May 3, 2008

Fifty years ago, the Florida boom was in full bloom. From Arcadia to Zephyrhills, cattle ranches and orange groves sprouted subdivisions, shopping centers and trailer parks. Never in the history of the state had so many people come so far to invest so much. ...more

November 4, 2007