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Colbert County Extension Office
Meet the Staff & Directions
Office Hours: 8:00-4:30
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Teresa C. Mcdonald
County Extension Coordinator
Courthouse Basement
201 N. Main St.
Tuscumbia, AL 35674
Phone: (256) 386-8571
Fax: (256) 383-2251
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4-H Highlights
National Senior Level II winner
Will Gotcher, a senior at Muscle Shoals High School, placed third in the National 4-H Tractor competition at Purdue University in Indiana in September.
Will won a Blue Award at the State 4-H Congress at Alabama A&M University in Huntsville in June winning the Senior Level II Lawn Tractor Driving competition.
Colbert County 4-H Teacher/Leaders of the Year
Mrs. Cecily Smith, R.E. Thompson Intermediate, and Mr. Jason Lindsey, New Bethel Elementary School, were named 2006-07 Colbert County 4-H Teacher/Leaders of the year. They are shown here with 4-H officers from their schools.
About Colbert County
Colbert County is located in the northwestern corner of Alabama and covers 589 square miles. It is bordered by the Tennessee River on the north, Franklin County on the south, Lawrence County on the east and Mississippi on the west. The population is 51,666. The nonwhite population makes up 17.1 percent of the population. Sixty-five percent of the adult population are high school graduates.
Agriculture brings more than $30 million to the county each year. Major sustainable ag commodties are poultry production, cotton corn and beef cattle. Other ag programs include poultry, forestry and the urban/rural horticulture industry. The county is expecting a significant growth in poultry/broiler production as a result of the Gold Kist poultry processing and hatchery locating in nearby Franklin County.
The Colbert County Extension Office has two full-time agents, one part-time multi-county urban agent, one outreach worker and two program assistants. The county staff plans and implements programs that are enhanced through cooperation with 13 Regional Extension Agents. The county staff continues to enhance family well-being programs such as EFNEP, Today's Mom, breast cancer and prostate cancer awareness, water quality, indoor air quality and food safety for the elderly. Current 4-H and Youth Development programs are offered in both rural and urban settings. Four-H clubs are conducted in the county school system and two city school systems. A countywide club also is offered to youth who are unable to take advantage of an organized school program.
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