The Cumberland County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) has announced they are currently accepting applications for the Holder-Bush Memorial Scholarship. This scholarship is awarded annually in the amount of $300 to a deserving Cumberland County student majoring in some field of agriculture at Tennessee Technology University in Cookeville.
Applications may be obtained at the guidance counselors’ or vocational agriculture teachers’ offices at Cumberland County High School, Stone Memorial High School and the Phoenix School. They are also available at the District Office located in the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Service Center at 314 Old Jamestown Highway beside the U.S. Post Office. For more information contact the District office at 484-5442, ext. 3 or email SCD Office Manager Lynn Carey at lynn.carey@tn.nacdnet.net.
The Cumberland County SWCD Board of Supervisors must receive applications and completed resumes no later than March 14, 2024. Anyone planning to attend or currently attending Tennessee Tech and majoring in agriculture is encouraged to apply.