So You Want To Grow A Garden For First Time In ’25
So you have decided you want to plant a garden for the first time this summer? White County Ag Extension Agent Scott Swoape said most vegetables can be planted until mid June. Swoape said when starting a garden, it is important to plant somewhere that gets between six and eight hours of sunlight a day […]
UC Could See Bad Tick Season Based On Local Reports
The anecdotal evidence is pointing towards a bad tick season in the Upper Cumberland. Smith County Agriculture Extension Director Chris Hicks said the office has fielded a number of calls already about tick reports. Hicks said a longer than normal spring is the biggest factor. He said people should know tweezers are the safest way […]
Fentress Taking Bids For Ag Pavilion Building Specs
Fentress County has sent out the building specifications for bids on the future 4-H Agriculture Pavilion. The building will be located on Highway 127 near East Fork Stables. County Executive Jimmy Johnson said the plan is to offer 4-H education classes and competitions. “We are one of the top five in the state in background […]
Local 4-H Students Remain Busy
Even though schools have been closed for two months, Upper Cumberland 4-H students have remained busy. Nicole Marrero serves as the UT Extension Agent for 4-H in Overton County. She said the COVID pandemic hasn’t slowed down the program. “We’ve been doing the family consumer science program,” Marrero said. “It’s where kids are cooking, sewing, […]
Design For Fentress Ag Pavilion Approved
Fentress County will move forward on its plan to build a new agricultural pavilion designed by Upland Design Group of Crossville. County Executive Jimmy Johnson said the project has always had support from the county. “This has been going on now for four or five months,” Johnson said. “I believe the commission has always been […]
