Cherokee County Extension Office

A CENTER OF THE NORTH CAROLINA COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SERVICE

PROGRAM AREAS

Educational programs are available in the following four key areas:

Agriculture

Home Horticulture
Pesticide Education
Forestry
Alternative Agriculture
Master Gardeners

Family and Consumer Science

Apparel and Textiles
Family Resource Management
Food and Nutrition
Food Safety
Health
Housing
Human Development
Solid Waste Management
Extension & Community Association
     Liaison Agent

4-H and Youth

Community 4-H Clubs
School Enrichment Program
Cultural Exchanges
Serving All Youth Ages 5-19
Hundreds of Project Areas

Community and Rural Development

Organized Community Clubs
Beautification
Leadership Development
Economic Development

OPPORTUNITIES

Cherokee County Extension Service staff are available to help you by providing information and informal learning opportunities. Educational opportunities include:

• Classes
• Meetings and Workshops
• Newsletters
• Demonstrations
• Tours
• Consultations
• Field Days
• Telephone Contacts
• Office Visits
• Publications
• Newspaper and Radio Updates
• Soil and Pressure Canner Testing
• Organized 4-H, Extension Homemaker and Community Clubs
• Teletip
• Internet

This information is distributed in furtherance of the Acts of Congress of May 8 and June 30, 1914. Employment and program opportunities are offered to all people regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, age or disability. North Carolina State University, North Carolina A&T State University, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and local governments cooperating.

Helping people put
knowledge to work

Extension Office Home


PHONE
(828) 837-2210
(828) 837-2917

ADDRESS
39 Peachtree Street
Suite 103
Murphy, NC 28906

FAX
(828) 837-2172

DEPARTMENT HEAD
Doug Clement
doug_clement@ncsu.edu
County Extension Director

AGRICULTURAL & NATURAL RESOURCES
Skip Thompson
Area Specialized Agent, Aquaculture

FAMILY & CONSUMER SCIENCE
Stephanie Goodell
Nutrition Program Assistant

4-H & YOUTH
Shannon Coleman
4-H Agent

COMMUNITY & RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Doug Clement
doug_clement@ncsu.edu
County Extension Director

Robert Hawk
Area Specialized Agent, CRD

SUPPORT STAFF
Donna Ware
donna_ware@ncsu.edu
Administrative Secretary

Cindy Chastain
Extension Secretary II