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Mr. Ike Lainer, now of Texarkana, held the first County appointment of the U. S. Department of Agriculture in 1907 and the work has .since grown and is known as County Agent Work. The work now as compared to those early days is chiefly characterized by the fact that in the early days, reports went direct to Washington, D. C. and the State Colleges had nothing to do with them. Now the State College runs them as an extension service in Agriculture, cooperating with the United States Department of Agriculture. The County Agent now is an employee of Texas A. and M. College, but at the same time, is an educational agent and local land use planning coordinator for the U. S. Department of Agriculture.

The University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana began “Phase 2” of its re-opening plan as employees returned to their offices today. As part of the return procedures, all UAHT employees will wear face masks and practice physical distancing, among other guidelines.

Texas Tech University’s Office of Continuing & Professional Education has opened a new Professional Education & Academic Advising office in Jefferson. The new office was made possible by the Jeffersonian Institute and the Schluter Foundation with their goal of bringing a Tier-One university presence to Jefferson.