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Watermelon Capital
Cordele, the seat of Crisp County, is known as the "Watermelon Capital of the World." Farmers in the county ship more than 125 million watermelons to markets around the United States. Other major crops raised in the Cordele area include pecans, cotton, and peanuts.

News

• For the third consecutive year, the National Science Foundation has named the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences the No. 4 top ranked agricultural university in the nation. For more information, read the news release.
• This week's titles on GeorgiaAudio.net
• Walk Georgia program

Events

We are now signing up for Cloverleaf Project Achievement, this event is for 5th & 6th graders. The last day to sign up is February 19, 2010. This event is being held in Sumter County, on March 20, 2010.

Come one, Come all! It's that time again. 4-H camp sign-up day is Friday, February 12, 2010. Bring a $100 deposit and a small photograph of the child going to camp. The camps Crisp County will be attending:

Cloverleaf camp: Camp Wahsega (5th & 6th grades) June 7-11, 2010

Junior camp: Camp Jekyll ( 7th & 8th grades) June 28- July 2, 2010

Senior camp: Camp Wahsega (9th - 12th grades) July 5-9, 2010

Community Links

• City of Cordele Georgia
• Cordele Crisp Chamber of Commerce
• Cordele Dispatch
• Crisp County Government
• Keep Crisp Beautiful
• Sam Shortline Excursion Train