Landowner Alert: Here's a Chance to Improve the Quality of Life in Your Community
Do you want to improve the quality of life in your community? How about luring Leslie Lewis and Anthony …
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Here Comes the Fair!
We are eagerly planning the 2019 Swain County Agricultural Fair. What can you expect? A traditional county fair style …
2019 Swain County Agricultural Fair
A County Fair-style festival, complete with judging of vegetables, eggs, and flowers; agricultural demos; craft vendors; food vendors and …
Extension Agents - Land Summit Training May 15, 2019
N.C. Cooperative Extension, Burke County Center, 10 a.m.–3 p.m. 130 Ammons Drive # 2, Morganton, NC 28655 Register online (Note: We’ll bring in …
What Will We Do With the Family Farm?
Does your family face questions about transferring land from one generation to the next? Are you interested in hearing …
Strengthening Communities Through Dance
Dee Decker, N.C. Cooperative Extension of Swain County Agent Family Consumer Science & Community Rural Development Community development simply brings people …
Tangled Feet Stompers Awards and Donations
Dancers who are a part of the Tangled Feet Stompers’ clogging competition teams participated in several American Clogging Hall …
"Bee" Aware for Bee Swarms
Honey bees are highly esteemed for providing honey, beeswax and other valuable hive products. Honey bees are important pollinators …
Unhand the Germs!
Flu season is here. Research indicates that there are several preventative measures you can take to reduce spreading germs. …
2018 Swain County 4-H Holiday Card Art Contest WINNER!
Swain County 4-H Announces the winner of the 2018 4-H Holiday Card Art Contest. Kadin Taylor, age 13 submitted …
Code of the West
As most all of us have witnessed from TV or first-hand the effects of Hurricane Florence “Down East” in …
Swain 4-H Family Hike Challenge WINNER!
Congratulations to the Gibbs family for being our 4-H Family Hike Challenge Winner!! The challenge was issued to our 4-H families …
Swain County 2018 Agricultural Fair
A County Fair style festival, complete with judging of vegetables, eggs and flowers; agricultural demos; craft vendors; food vendors …
Swain County 4-H 2018 Summer Program Extravaganza
Swain County 4-H announces the 2018 Summer Program Extravaganza lineup! Inside there is something for everyone (ages 5-18). See what …
World War I Memorial and 4-H Poppy Seed Sale
The Jackson and Swain County Extension 4-H Program, along with the National 4-H Junior Master Gardener Program and The …
March is Living Well Month
As spring is arriving and March is “Living Well” month, keep in mind the good practices of “Raising Kids, …
Keep Walking With Old Man Winter on a Local Trail
As we get further into the late winter season, cold and flu season continues to build, the weather changes …
The Merry Cranberry
During the Thanksgiving and Christmas season, cranberries are often found in stuffing, dressing, relishes, and of course, cranberry sauce. …
Smokies Ski Walking School
Summer is slowly coming to end, so now is the time to start a hiking program for yourself because …
Two Swain County Youth Attend NC 4-H Congress in Raleigh
Three years ago, if you would have told me that I would be a willing participant to drive a …
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