UGA Extension highlights local 4-H team's state win, outlines programs and holiday closures

Oct 28, 2025

Emily Williams of the UGA Extension Office gave a quarterly update on local extension activities, including food-safety trainings, an eight-week "Mile for Wellness" program and a Madison County 4‑H senior team that won first place at the Georgia 4‑H State Food Challenge and will advance to nationals.

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Emily Williams, family and consumer sciences agent for the UGA Extension Office, told the board the office has held pesticide safety trainings, food-safety classes and an eight-week "Mile for Wellness" program that began in September. "We had a group compete at the Georgia 4‑H State Food Challenge ... the senior group actually won first place," Williams said, and she named the young competitors advancing to nationals.

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