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individual portraits of 5 members of horse bowl team

4-H Saddles Up for West District Horse Bowl

The 4-H Spurs & Burrs Horse Bowl Team recently represented Graham County 4-H at the West District 4-H Horse Bowl competition, gaining valuable experience and building life skills along the way.…

4-H Giant Pumpkin Contest Winner for Youth Division

4-H Youth Grow Giant Pumpkins

Two local 4-H members proved that a little patience, persistence, and plenty of watering can yield big results—literally. This year, Graham County 4-H members Kenlyn Powell, age 10, and Lawrence…

Photo of a girl holding two blue ribbons & horse photo

Graham County 4-H Members "Reining" in the Blue!

Creativity & love of horses took center stage last month! Local 4-H members brought home top honors in both the annual Graham County 4-H Horse Art Expression Contest & the West District Horse…

Colorful flyer encouraging youth to participate in Graham County 4-H Poultry Club. Flyer has pictures of chicks, and a chick with sunglasses hiding behind an egg.

Kids Tired of Being "Coop-ed Up?"

Spring is right around the corner, & Graham County 4-H Poultry Club is ready to begin another EGG-citing year of learning about raising poultry! The past winter has us all ready to fly the coop! Get…

Poultry Show Contest Winner with Blue Ribbon

4-H Poultry Club Wraps Up!

The 2024 Graham County 4-H Poultry Show was held on Saturday, October 20th, in conjunction with Graham County Farmers Market. All participants are members of the Graham County 4-H Poultry Club which…

Two 4-H youth with their giant pumpkin

Giant Pumpkins Were the Biggest Yet!

Over 50 people braved the cold to see who would come out on top at this year’s Giant Pumpkin Contest in Graham County.Four adults and five youth competed in this year’s contest; and they were:…

Tomato Contest WInner with his winning tomato

Crushing It! Tomato Style - Turning Tomatoes Into Profit

Congratulations to Kitty and Abel Britton, this year’s winners of the Graham County Tomato Contest!Kitty narrowly won the adult division with her tomato weighing 2 lbs. 9 0z., with Sherry Williams…

Youth participants with their giant pumpkins

Second Annual Giant Pumpkin Contest in the Books!

Seven contestants and many on-lookers braved the cold weather at the Graham County Farmer’s Market Saturday, October 7th to see who would walk away with bragging rights for the largest pumpkin grown…

School Principal pictured with student who estimated the closest weight of the giant pumpkin

Estimating Pays Off

N.C. Cooperative Extension staff in Graham County pitched in with an educational booth at the annual “Fall Math Fest” sponsored by the Robbinsville Elementary School. The event is designed to spur…

Ribbons displayed with fair booth

Graham County 4-H Recognized at Mountain State Fair

Graham County 4-H was recently awarded the ribbon for “Best Youth Display” at the Mountain State Fair in September. The booth was set up to showcase the importance of 4-H across North Carolina and to…