News
COVID-19 Update
The Global Pandemic continues to hang on, as the state and county continue to see cases. The big news has been the COVID-19 variant that has come out of South African, called Omicron. The push for people to get vaccinated continues as Cass County only sits at about 34% fully vaccinated with sits way below both state and national rankings, with the State of Texas at 54% and the country at about 59%.
SHOP LOCAL this year...
The holidays are already upon us and the call to shop local is important more than ever. Supply chain issues have made it difficult for all businesses, driving up the cost of products this year. In the midst of all that many of our friends and family that are running local businesses have lots of great items that are handpicked for Cass County in mind. In addition, local merchants have unique and hard-to-find gifts. Supporting local businesses support our local economy allowing all of us to win here in Cass County.
Ransom officially files for judge
Conservative businessman, veteran, and Atlanta Mayor Travis Ransom officially filed paperwork with the Cass County Republican Party for a place on the 2022 Republican Primary Ballot for Cass County Judge. Ransom announced his intent to run two months ago following Judge Becky Wilbanks public announcement that she would not be seeking reelection. Since that time Ransom has visited with numerous civic groups, business leaders, individual stakeholders, and other elected leaders about the future of rural Texas and Cass County specifically.
More than 1000 Texans sign petition to stop Marvin Nichols
The fight against the proposed Marvin Nichols Reservoir has intensified as of late, with over a thousand people signing a petition against it. The group “Preserve Northeast Texas” is working with others in the community to make sure the proposed project is never started. The reservoir if approved would be built on the Sulphur River in Red River Franklin and Titus counties right outside of Bowie and Cass Counties. The desired goal would be to bring water supply for Dallas. Recently, PNT suggested other areas for the project that would not harm the logging industry and other businesses in the northeast Texas area.