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UT Extension serves the citizens of McMinn County with educational programs in the areas of Agriculture, Family and Consumer Sciences, Community Resource Development, and 4-H Youth Development. We are an outreach branch of the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture, providing research-based solutions and information to the citizens of Tennessee.
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FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCES & Walk Across TN.
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The McMinn County Extension Office is located at 2345 Denso Drive Suite 167 Athens, TN 37303
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