MSU Extension Service Celebrates 100th Anniversary

LOWNDES COUNTY, Miss. – (WCBI) Lowndes County celebrates a partnership 100 years in the making.

The extension office, located on North Street in Columbus, welcomed the public for an open house and celebration Thursday afternoon.

The Smith-Lever Act, signed on May 8, 1914, established the Cooperative Extension Service.

The nationwide education system operates through land-grant universities in conjunction with federal, state and local governments.

Mississippi State has served as this area’s teaching center, offering informative programs like 4-H, farming conferences, nutritional help and youth leadership opportunities.

Extension offices across the area are also celebrating the centennial.