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November 6, 2009

The hay was a little late in coming Saturday, but other than that, things were on track for the 10th annual Highlands County Ag-Venture. ...more

November 3, 2009

When 32 contestants heard the judges' decision on Jan. 17, no one was more shocked than Lauren Der. ...more

February 17, 2009

It's only 7:45 a.m. on a school day, but Sebring High senior Ricki Albritton leaps to her feet and raises her arms to energize 40 of her fellow students. ...more

February 15, 2009

A half year or more of hard work paid off Thursday night for more than 100 students in 4-H and Future Farmers of America clubs as they sold their livestock at the annual Junior Livestock Auction at the Highlands County Fair. ...more

January 31, 2009

Ashley Leonard had played volleyball when she was in middle school, but wasn't able to join Lennard High School's team until her junior year. ...more

October 22, 2008

Janet Zicht, daughter of Bob and Karen Zicht of Tampa and an Ambassador Girl Scout in the Sunset ScoutsService Unit of the Girl Scouts of West Central Florida Council, invites the public to a free workshop on Florida Eco-Friendly Landscaping related to her Girl Scout Gold Award project. ...more

September 17, 2008

When Ray Clark began teaching agriculture classes at Plant City High, there was one tractor, all the planting records were written longhand and only eight girls took the time to learn farming skills. ...more

September 10, 2008

AVON PARK — Volunteers, students and prison inmates are finishing up two new Avon Park Future Farmers of America barns at 1180 E. Winthrop St., which are now "90 percent complete," according to FFA Alumni Association members. The new structures would allow Avon Park high and middle school students to hold their pigs and cattle without having to borrow a spare acre from friends outside of the city. Even though all three high schools have agriculture students who raise farm animals for show at events such as the Highlands County Fair, Avon Park never had its own barn. Before August, when the students need to weigh in their animals for the next Highlands County Fair, they will have 24 hog and 12 cattle pens for those who don't have enough land to raise the livestock. FFA Alumni President Sally Perry said the cattle barn will have its first steers and heifers June 22, the day of the planned ribbon-cutting ceremony. ...more

June 8, 2008

At 17, Travis Varnadore is a veteran racer. ...more

May 22, 2008