Franklin County Extension Office

09/22/2026

The Franklin County 4-H Poultry Chain Show and Sale will be held Saturday,
October 17, 2026 beginning at 9 a.m. on the Courthouse lawn in Meadville.

Approximately 36 production-type pullets will be exhibited and sold at auction to
the highest bidder. They will be sold 3 to a pen which will be 3 times your bid.
Most of the pullets are already laying and should make excellent layers.

We would like to extend a special invitation for you to be with us on
October 17, 2026. Even if you are not interested in buying pullets, we hope you
will come to the show. If you know of someone who might be interested, please
invite them to come to the sale.

If you need additional information, please contact the Extension office at
601-384-2349.

09/05/2026

Thanks to all our great Franklin County 4-H volunteers for helping with our annual fundraising at the 4-H food booth at our county fair. This is how we fund our 4-H clubs throughout the year.

WE’RE NOT DONE YET!!!

If you haven’t had an opportunity to help please come out this evening. We have one more night and need our volunteers help us finish strong!

***Those of you that are out just enjoying the fair please and come out and support our 4-H clubs tonight by visiting the booth to just hang out and purchase some great burgers. We will open and start serving at 4pm this afternoon.

See you there!!

08/31/2026

The Franklin County Fair is September 3-5, 2026. The Franklin County 4-H Food Booth will be open each evening. We need 4-h participants and parents to come help work the Food Booth each evening. We will especially need help from those that are not associated with livestock on Thursday. We plan to start the Livestock Show at 7:30 Thursday evening. please call the Franklin County Extension Office at 601-384-2349 and let us know when you can work please. We look forward to your help!

08/14/2026

07/31/2026

4-H Livestock Shows
4-H youth exhibitors interested in showing their livestock at the upcoming 4-H livestock shows should be aware of the following dates and deadlines:
Franklin County Fair Livestock Show – September 3rd, 2026
Franklin County Fairgrounds, Bude, MS
Entry/ownership deadline – August 24th 2026

2026 MS State Fair Livestock Shows - October 8th – October 18th, 2026
Mississippi State Fairgrounds, Jackson, MS
Entry/ownership deadline – September 1st, 2026

2027 Southwest District Livestock Shows - January 18 thru February1st, 2027
Mississippi State Fairgrounds, Jackson, MS
Entry deadline – December 1st, 2027

2027 Dixie National Junior Roundup – February 1st – February 11th, 2027
Mississippi State Fairgrounds, Jackson, MS
Entry deadline – December 1st, 2027

Please visit the Franklin County Extension Office at 20 Walnut Street in Meadville or call (601) 384-2349

07/29/2026

A great opportunity for youth to learn about wildlife habitat and management. Call the Franklin County Extension Office for more information 601-384-2349

07/10/2026

Mississippi 4-H Food Plot Contest. If you are interested call the Franklin County Extension Office at 601-384-2349 for more information.

07/01/2026

It has been a whirlwind of a month! I had 2 sewing camps, cooking camp, trip to Starkville forMCV state council and a great retirement party! So blessed!