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Currituck's 4-H Rural Life Center in Spot has riding rings, a kayak launch and fish ponds open to the public. [more]
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NCSU disease forecast helps growers avoid important downy mildew disease of cucumbers, melons and other cucurbits: [more]
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Going to college can earn you $1 million more over a lifetime, but the gains have declined over the past decade. [more]

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4-H & Youth

Click HERE to see the flyer for November 14 Area 4-H Poultry Show & Sale.

Lawn & Garden

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Home & Family

Mary Helen Jones, Interim County Director, announces the Vance County Regional Fair will be open to the public October 26-31. The Exhibit Hall has been demolished and will be replaced by an enclosed tent. Individual and booth exhibits will be accepted on Sunday, October 25, from 1-4 p.m. and Monday, October 26, from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. The Dispatch will carry a special insert October 1 with entry categories. For more information call the Extension office or check the Vance County Regional Fair website at www.vancecountyfair.com

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Events

	Pumpkin Painting, Carving and Pumpkin Bake-off November 14th, 2009 @ 12:00 PM Louisburg, NC
	Youth event for youth ages 5-18 to share their talents in pumpkin painting, carving and pumpkin bake-off. See Flyer for more information. ... MORE

	Area 4-H Poultry Show & Sale November 14th, 2009 @ 1:30 PM Louisburg, NC
	Youth from Franklin, Granville, Vance and Warren Counties will be showing Silver Laced Wyandottes and Rhode Island Red poultry this year. The show will end with a live auction. Come out and support us. ... MORE

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News

4-H Centennial: Looking Back, Moving Forward
Posted November 3rd, 2009 in Youth & 4-H

This year marks the centennial of North Carolina 4-H. For one hundred years, 4-H programs have been helping youth from Murphy to Manteo learn life skills through hands-on, age-appropriate learning activities. The 4-H motto, “To Make the Best Better”, has been the driving force behind 4-H programs that have changed the lives of thousands of youth in North Carolina for the better. In fact, 4-H is still the largest youth organization in North ... MORE

08/17/09 Dr. Jean Jackson Names to NC 4-H Hall of Fame
Posted September 1st, 2009 in Youth & 4-H

Vance County 4-H is proud to announce that Dr. Nancy Jean Jackson was inducted into the inaugural class of the NC 4-H Hall of Fame during a celebration at NC 4-H Congress on Tuesday, July 21, 2009.Jackson began her work in 4-H as a nine-year-old active member of the Middleburg Cloverleaf 4-H Club. Her grandmother, Sallie Rose Mabry, and grandfather, Joseph Duke Mabry, had been members of 4-H's forerunners--the Tomato Club and the Corn ... MORE

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