Carrie Hayes

  • An EGGcellent Start to the School Year!

    Written by Emily Williams, FACS Agent School is back in full swing and the days are filled to the brim with after school sports, practices and more. With the start of school comes busy and chaotic mornings that could lead to grabbing a biscuit on the go or skipping breakfast all together. Many studies have…

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  • Livestock Judging Teams Made Us Proud!

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    The senior team from Madison County won first place in the Georgia 4-H State Livestock Judging contest on March 16 at the Georgia FFA-FCCLA Center in Covington. Team members Matthew Highfill, Mallory Lee, Maggie Moon, and Emily Wall. They will represent Georgia at the National 4-H Livestock Judging Contest in Louisville, Kentucky this fall. In the…

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  • 2023 Sixth Grade District Project Achievement

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    6th graders are celebrated at overnight Rock Eagle DPA November 3-4, 2023 4-H Project Achievement is the premier public speaking and demonstration project experience available to all 4th-12th grade students and is held at different times of the year. Susan Goldman recently took nine Madison County 6th graders on this educational experience. These students boarded…

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  • We Welcome Travis Tankersley to our Team!

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    We are so happy to have Travis Tankersley, a lifetime native of Madison County, as our new ANR Agent. Travis has a BS in Animal Science and is no stranger to the livestock exhibiting industry because he grew up showing swine, dairy cattle, and goats. He looks forward to serving in a community where he…

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  • At the Vernal Equinox, the Sun crosses the celestial equator on its way north along the ecliptic. For those of us without a sun dial or a farmer’s almanac, the previous sentence can be simply translated. Spring is here! March 20th marks the first day of spring for those of us living in the Northern…

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  • Energy drinks (Red Bull, Monster, 5 Hour energy), soda, coffee, and tea seem to be the first thing people reach for when they need a boost of energy. That boost of energy usually comes in the form of caffeine. Caffeine works by blocking the effects of adenosine, a brain chemical involved in sleep. By blocking…

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  • Properly planned meal preparation can help both your waist line and your budget. Meal preparation means food inventory, recipe research, grocery shopping, cooking, meal portioning, and storing your meals. Most families do the cooking, portioning, and storage on a daily basis. With proper planning, most of the cooking that you do all week long can…

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  • A routine is defined as a sequence of actions regularly followed. In the blink of an eye, the COVID-19 virus has altered each of our defined and refined daily routines. Part of your daily routine may have included going to the gym or participating in a group exercise class at a local fitness studio. While…

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