Extension agent is retiring after 45 years
After 45 years working for Escambia County (Ala.) and more recently, as an extension agent, Carolyn Bivins is retiring.
A native of Tuskegee, Bivins graduated from Tuskegee High School and went to Tuskegee Institute (University), where she earned a bachelor's degree in home economics education.
When asked what inspired her to be a county agent, Bivins said in high school, there was a lady named Mrs. Betty Wilson, who worked with the gas company, and she would come to the high school and give demonstrations on how to operate a gas range. Bivins said she thought that looked like something fun, s...