2019 Pull for Youth Events Raise Over $100,000 for North Carolina 4-H and FFA
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2020 Census
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Cane River & Ray-Cort Park Updates
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Farm City Awards 2019
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Love and Logic Classes
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Tax Relief for Drought-Stricken Farmers in 25 North Carolina Counties
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