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UGA Extension highlights local 4-H team's state win, outlines programs and holiday closures
Summary
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.
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.
Williams also reviewed other local extension activities and said the extension office will observe standard holiday closures: Thanksgiving (November) and Dec. 24 through Jan. 1 for the Christmas break. Commissioners asked staff to coordinate posting extension event dates on the county website so calendars stay current.
Why it matters: Extension programming offers public-health education and youth development in Madison County; the 4‑H state win represents a notable local accomplishment and a chance for county residents to recognize the students advancing to the national competition.
