Jesse Navarro, manager of Polk County Farm Bureau Insurance, was named first place Honor Agency Manager in his category for 2017 by Steven D. Carroll, executive vice president and general manager of North Carolina Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company. Agency force includes Shirley Odel. Navarro was selected for this honor based on the agency’s outstanding sales and service record for multilines of insurance during 2017. This announcement was made at the Annual Sales Conference of the Farm Bureau Insurance Companies, held at the Sheraton Hotel Four Seasons/Joseph S. Koury Convention Center in Greensboro on Feb. 25-26. Pictured are, from left: Dennis Furr, state sales manager; Navarro; Crystal Navarro, his spouse; and Mike Sheehan, Western North Carolina district manager. (Submitted by Jesse Navarro)