The Virginian-Pilot 
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Thursday, October 5, 1995              TAG: 9510050420
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B2   EDITION: NORTH CAROLINA 
DATELINE: ENGELHARD                          LENGTH: Short :   22 lines

$250,000 GRANT TO COUNTY

Congressman Walter B. Jones Jr. announced the approval of a U.S. Department of Agriculture grant of $250,000 for Hyde County, Wednesday.

Jones said that the grant will be used to study the feasibility of launching a rural agribusiness export development project in Hyde and other northeastern North Carolina counties.

``This is an important first step in a process that could provide local employment for Hyde County people and markets for our local products,'' said county Manager Angie Tooley. ``We encourage our citizens to become familiar with and participate in this development.'' by CNB