A BIG thanks to Girl Scout Troop 272 for hosting a pet supply drive at Petco for our Mission Pawsible! 🐾 Be sure to drop by their next drive at Petco on Saturday (April 20th) from 1PM to 4PM! Help a Shelter = Save a Life! We’re celebrating all of the good things happening in Mission! Join us as we “Roundup” the exciting events of the month! #MyMission #LoveMission #AAC2019 The Blood drive at Mission City Hall was a success! Our employees and residents stepped up to save lives! One donation can save up to three lives. The City of Mission’s Historical Preservation Committee held its 1st meeting since being reactivated! The goal is to safeguard our City’s historic structures and foster civic pride in our past. #MissionProud #MyMission #LoveMission The City of Mission will host a Trash Bash on April 27th! Residents must register beforehand with our Boys and Girls Club of Mission, pick-up shirts the day prior, and meet in front of the Police Department the day of the event. The Trash Bash will kick-off after our 7:30AM Fun Run. For more information: 585-3606. As you know, the Hidalgo County Health Department has confirmed one case of mumps and is investigating a handful of other cases. Please do your part. If you notice these symptoms, go see your doctor. #BeInformed #TakeAction #ProtectYourself HUGE thanks to Leif Stroop. He’s the mastermind behind our treasured blessing boxes. The high school teen built and painted the wooden ones as part of his Eagle badge project. The Troop 272 Boy Scout also got the metal version of the blessing boxes donated by The Monitor. They’re retired newspaper boxes. The City of Mission is HIRING! #MyMission Our Mayor and Council Members met with the City of Mission’s Workforce Readiness Committee. We are grateful for these committee members who work to ensure our residents are prepared to enter the workforce with the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to succeed! #WorkforceReady It was a busy night at our Mission City Council Meeting! Thank you to the newly appointed advisory board members – civic service makes a profound impact in our community! AND, thank you to the students representing the South Texas Juvenile Diabetes Association for providing the Pledge of Allegiance! #commUNITY #Progress #MyMission MARK YOUR CALENDARS for the Texas Citrus Fiesta’s upcoming Vaquero Cook-Off! The City of Mission was honored to take part in Rio Bravo, Mexico’s annual Winter Texan Appreciation Day! The celebration kicked-off with an international hug in the middle of the Progreso Bridge. Mission has a pending Sister City signing ceremony with Rio bravo that will take place on Cinco de Mayo. #WinterTexanAppreciation #InternationalFriendships Great news from our Mission EDC! #MyMission #MissionProud #Progress Our Mission Police Department recently welcomed 11 new Police Explorers! Our Explorer Program provides students an understanding of what officers go through on a daily basis. The Explorers also give back to the community, by helping our officers with several service projects, such as National Night Out, our Toy Drives, our Texas Citrus Fiesta Parade, and several other civic events. We wish this class of Explorers a great year! Teamwork! Some of our #Mission firefighters hit the island for Texas week to help emergency medical task force #11, set up a mobile unit to treat Spring Breakers. It was all to keep our student visitors safe! #RGVproud Beautification Committee Chairman Joe Louis Sanchez, Vice-chairman, Jessica Iglesias, Secretary Hilda Flores, Members Maria Ester Salinas, James Enriquez. Not present Juan R. Perez, Jr. & Rolando Reyna III. Purpose of Committee beautify city owned property driving force behind “Keep Mission Beautiful ” inform residents and businesses to self create, develop and maintain areas that enrich and beautify the Community. ‹ Previous«678910»Next ›