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Red River, Cass Counties pass resolutions opposing Marvin Nichols Reservoir

The battle against the Marvin Nichols reservoir continues to heat up. It has been a hot topic for several years now, however, this year Preserve Northeast Texas, a group of landowners, business owners, community leaders, conservationists, and local elected officials have banded together to stop Marvin Nichols and protect the region from one of the biggest transfers of private land to the public in modern history. As the push continues, this week, the Commissioners of Red River and Cass Counties passed resolutions opposing the Marvin Nichols Reservoir and calling for it to be removed from the Texas state water plan.

January 31 is deadline for USDA/1890 National Scholars Program

Prairie View A&M University is in partnership with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to encourage bright young people to study agriculture, food, natural resource sciences or related disciplines. USDA recently announced that applications are now being accepted for the USDA/1890 National Scholars Program for the 2022/2023 school year. Aspiring high school seniors as well as college freshmen and sophomores are encouraged to apply before the January 31, 2022 deadline.

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