Volume 11 Number 1

How did Flowood end up with the largest pickleball complex in Central Mississippi?

Connecting teens with law enforcement officers can foster positive relationships in the community, and it may even inspire some young people to join the force.

It began with a field trip to the Sam D. Hamilton Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge, and now, it’s becoming a fully developed Extension program, designed to serve adult residents of care homes.

One of the most popular activities in the Mississippi 4-H youth development program is 4-H Shooting Sports, and slingshot, its newest discipline, is engaging even more young people in the safety-based program.

The best way to learn about farms is to visit one.

When Becky Baker enrolled her three children in 4-H, her main goal was to get them involved in the public speaking program.

Cynthia Slaughter Melton describes herself as a professional volunteer.

Horse riding for children. Horse riding for veterans. Horse riding for special needs and behavioral health.

When the Mississippi 4-H’ers come to the Mississippi State Fair, they come ready to compete.

Fenton Pope looked around his native Covington County a quarter-century ago and saw what he believed was an alarming amount of farmland out of production.

Known around Cleveland, Mississippi as “The Rose Lady,” Jane Dunlap marked 30 years as a Master Gardener in 2024, but her home county lacked its own chapter for the first half of that span.

These are just a few of Mississippi’s gamebirds, and the Mississippi State University Extension Service recently launched a new social media space to support gamebird recreation and management.

When Larry Alexander was inducted into the National 4-H Hall of Fame last October, the honor was based on a career spent investing in young people and supporting an organization that helps kids become the best possible versions of themselves.