![Family members standing on the Neely family farm with hay and a tractor](https://landlifeandscience.tennessee.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/254/2022/12/Screen-Shot-2024-01-24-at-3.29.34-PM-2000x1200.png)
A County on the Rise
Optimism and high hopes fill the air in Fentress County. They feel so real they’re palpable. A strong partnership between local government and UT Extension is creating exciting new opportunities for residents in what has long been regarded as one of Tennessee’s most distressed counties
![Paige Costello with her multiple bee hives](https://landlifeandscience.tennessee.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/254/2024/01/Screen-Shot-2024-01-27-at-1.09.31-PM-820x450.png)
Year-round Fun and Learning at 4-H Centers
Explore Tennessee’s four 4-H and Youth Development Centers and experience the learning that takes place at them through the eyes of young campers
![Tarek Hewezi](https://landlifeandscience.tennessee.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/254/2024/01/Screen-Shot-2024-01-31-at-5.05.48-PM-e1706739293545-820x450.png)
A Discoverer as an Economic Driver
Breakthroughs by a UT AgResearch scientist put a lifelong goal to address world hunger within reach
![People paddling the Tennessee River](https://landlifeandscience.tennessee.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/254/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-01-at-9.50.17-AM-820x450.png)
Tennessee RiverLine’s Promise Flows Through Four States
The Tennessee RiverLine is making substantial strides to strengthen the outdoor community in the region
![Elizabeth Million headshot and a photo with her family](https://landlifeandscience.tennessee.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/254/2024/02/Million1-e1707851660537-820x450.png)
Great Grads – Elizabeth Million
Veterinarian promotes the licensing assessments needed for ensuring newcomers to her field are successful and that they, in turn, can do their best to protect animal health and well-being
![Keith Carver in front of Morgan Hall](https://landlifeandscience.tennessee.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/254/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-13-at-2.55.44-PM.png)
A Word From Keith Carver, January 2024
A note from UTIA's senior leader, including comments about the magazine and reflections on 2023
![James Harlan standing in front of a grain trailer painted with "Everywhere You Look, UT"](https://landlifeandscience.tennessee.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/254/2024/02/MobileUTMural-820x450.jpeg)
This UT Mural Rolls Along Tennessee Roads
Hopes for mobile mural to inspire others to look to UT for resources, an education, or career path