Tomorrow January 12th Mission Fire Department will be hosting a Wreath Ceremony to bring awareness to the many firefighters who have lost their lives to cancer.    What: Mission Fire Department Cancer Awareness Wreath Ceremony When: Thursday Jan. 12th Time: 10 AM Where: Central Fire Station (415 W. Tom Landry St.) Why: Fire fighters continually fa...

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The Mission Police Department and Mission Crime Stoppers are gearing up to provide an extra dose of holiday cheer for underprivileged children again this year. They are hosting the annual Kops 4 Kids Toy Giveaway tomorrow and about 300 preselected families will enjoy Christmas because of the holiday event.   There will also be holiday décor, games, a...

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The City of Mission is opening a warming center as wind chills are expected to dip into the 20s in the latter part of the week. The location will be available to anyone in need of safe, warm shelter. The cold weather shelter will open at the Mission Parks & Recreation building, 721 N. Bryan Road. The center will be open from 6 p.m. to 8 a.m. on Thursda...

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Ring in the season with Mayor Norie Gonzalez Garza and Mission city leaders. The City of Mission will kick off the holiday season with the Mayor’s Annual Tree Lighting and this year, the celebration will again run two days. The public is invited to Leo Peña Placita Park on Friday, Nov. 18, and Saturday Nov. 19, for a FREE event for the entire family. A s...

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It has become an inspiring tradition in the City of Mission to give a Thanksgiving meal to those in need. The Mission Police Department and Mission Crime Stoppers is once again hosting their annual Turkey Giveaway. Officers plan to hand out more than 100 meals to families in need on Tuesday Nov. 15. “It is a small way of giving back to our great community...

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This year, the City of Mission is once again honoring local military heroes with a Veterans’ Appreciation BBQ, parade, and festival over a three-day weekend. “The City is proud to honor to our men and women in the military by providing an annual Veterans Day Celebration,” Mayor Norie Gonzalez Garza said. “This civic festival honors and celebrates the b...

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Freshman, sophomore and junior girls in the City of Mission are vying for 5 spots in the new Mission Duchesses Competition.   The girls are competing for: Duchess of Pomelo Grapefruit Duchess of Honey Dew Duchess of White Marsh Grapefruit Duchess of Butterfly Duchess of All-America City/Star Ruby Grapefruit.   The contestants had to submit an ess...

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 The Mission Police Department will kick off Domestic Violence Awareness Month with a Press Conference at the CEED building on Monday, Oct. 3 at 10 a.m. “Domestic Violence Awareness Month is an opportunity to remind the community that the Mission Police Department is here and available to support victims and survivors,” Police Chief Cesar Torres said. ...

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Mission, TX- Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas, City of Mission and National Fitness Campaign (NFC) today announced a partnership to bring an outdoor Fitness Court® to Mission, Texas. The Fitness Court, located in Hollis Rutledge Sr. Park at 3404 North Inspiration Rd., and will open 9 a.m. Sept. 14 with a public ribbon-cutting ceremony. This Fitness Cou...

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Mission, TX- The Mission Police Department in partnership with the Mission Consolidated Independent School District will host a press conference at 3 p.m. TODAY to address a social media comment about an alleged act of violence at Mission Veterans Memorial High School. While there is nothing to substantiate a credible threat to the campus, all these report...

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