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Two Local Schools Complete The Busy World of Bees

The Busy World of Bees 4-H School Enrichment Curriculum is crafted to engage youth in celebrating bees and their pollinator allies and build an understanding of the benefits that bees and other…

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New 4-H Club Coming Soon to Cherokee County!!

The 4-H Cooking, Crafting, & Community Club will be hosting an interest meeting on Monday, November 18th, at 6:00 p.m. at the Extension Education Annex, at 699 Conaheeta Street, Murphy, NC. This club…

Send Your Local Mountain State Fair Entries via the Pony Express

The Pony Express is a free service provided by the NC Mountain State Fair and the North Carolina Cooperative Extension Centers. The week before the fair, the Pony Express will be coming to the…

Welcome Angela Clem Our New Administrative Assistant

We would like to welcome Angela Clem to the N.C. Cooperative Extension, Cherokee County Center as our new administrative assistant.We have been missing the assistance of an administrative assistant…

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4-H Plant Sale Going on Now Through March 15th

Cherokee County 4-H is once again conducting its annual plant and fruit tree sale. All proceeds will go to Cherokee County 4-H. As usual, the plants and trees will be of high quality and reasonably…

Three people standing; center woman holds "Eat Smart Move More" North Carolina award certificate

Our Own Marlana Baker Receives an Innovator Award

The Eat Smart Move More, North Carolina (ESMMNC) Innovator Award honors individuals and teams who energize their work through new initiatives that support ESMMNC Core Behaviors. Their contributions…

Painted bison pumpkin with ribbons reading "Cherokee County 4-H" and "First Place"

First 4-H Pumpkin Painting Contest a Success!

Cherokee County 4-H hosted its first ever Pumpkin Painting Contest at the Cherokee County Fair this year. Youth had to preregister their pumpkins and they had to be decorated in an agricultural…

Three decorated pumpkins as a sheep, chick, and pig displayed in front of a red barn

Cherokee County 4-H Youth Pumpkin Painting Contest

Cherokee County 4-H is hosting a Youth Pumpkin Painting/Decorating Contest to be judged at the Cherokee County Fair on October 14. The contest entry opens August 31, at 8:00AM and the deadline to…

Group of elementary students with teachers displaying a wooden observation hive with bees outdoors

1st Grade Students Complete "The 4-H Busy World of Bees"

Cherokee County 4-H volunteer and Master Gardener, Arleene Ward, just wrapped up an eight lesson series from our 4-H Busy World of Bees with 86 first graders at Murphy Elementary School. Arleene is…

Curly-haired child holding a sandwich; magazine title "CHOP CHOP" and text "TAKE A BITE OUT OF SPRING"

Spring 2023 ChopChop Magazine Is Here and It's Free!!

The ChopChop spring 2023 magazine is available right now at the N.C. Cooperative Extension, Cherokee County Center.The ChopChop Family is a non-profit publisher of magazines about cooking and cooking…