Updates on Mission drainage projects
The City of Mission has focused on improving seven zones that require major drainage improvements. Contractors broke ground on three of those projects last fall, and their projected completion dates are right around the corner. Projects Esperanza, Gabriel and Stewart were the first of the seven drainage projects to commence. Gabriel, the area the city…
Read More365 highway, water treatments and more in Mission
The City of Mission has several capital improvement projects in the works. From roadwork to a new public safety station, Mission has construction throughout the city. At the Feb. 13 Mission City Council meeting, City Manager Randy Perez provided an update on the different projects. SH 365 The Hidalgo County Regional Mobility Authority has been…
Read MoreCommunity demands answers after principal reassignment
Feb. 13: This article has been updated to include information about Anthony Limon’s pay and correct the spelling of Elizabeth Gongora’s name. Parents of the Sharyland ISD community have gone through several days of protest following the sudden reassignment of Shimotsu Elementary Principal Anthony Limon. After parents learned about the change in campus leadership, they…
Read MoreLongest-serving city employee retires
With tear-filled words and a special celebration, the City of Mission bid farewell to Belinda Garza, who retired from employment at the end of January after 44 years. Mission honored Garza at the January city council meeting, presenting her with a service award for her dedication and commitment to the community. Garza, known as Bel,…
Read MoreLocal ISDs attempt to change legislation, relieve taxpayers
For decades taxpayers in Willacy, Cameron and Hidalgo counties have unknowingly been paying double taxes. But at least 20 school districts across the three counties banded together to ensure that does not happen anymore. It recently came to light that residents in three of the Valley counties have been paying taxes to their home districts…
Read MoreMission CISD stadiums sport new turf
The fields at Tom Landry Hall of Fame Stadium and Veterans Memorial Patriot Stadium reached substantial completion last week for the turf installation projects. Both fields received new artificial grass after nearly 10 years. And for the first time since about 2017, Tom Landry stadium has no ongoing or upcoming construction. Although the turf on…
Read MoreMission City Council — EMS, contracts, construction
During the Jan. 23 Mission City Council meeting, the mayor and council approved an amendment regarding administrative pay for the fire-based EMS program. Previously, the local law regarding base pay and incentives only pertained to the various EMT certification holders. However, firefighters with Mission FD have experienced a more strenuous workload since the department adopted…
Read MoreFormer Princess Annas vying for queen
Only twice in Texas Citrus Fiesta history has a Princess Anna gone on to covet the title of Queen Citrianna. This year, two former princesses are vying for the crown. Iyslah Flores and Mia Ayala were crowned the 62nd and 65th Princess Annas, respectively. Both come from families intertwined in TCF history. Ayala’s aunt was…
Read MoreMission to become no-kill city for pets
This article originally ran in the Jan. 27 issue of the Progress Times. In about 90 days, Mission will be a safer place for sheltered animals. The city joined the no-kill movement Monday night when the mayor and council approved a contract with the Rio Grande Valley Humane Society. With the contract, Mission retains ownership…
Read MoreSISD to install fencing at elementary campuses
Following a request from the Sharyland ISD Board of Trustees, administration has plans to install guard shacks and fences to cover all eight elementary campuses and parking lots. The district is still in the early stages, but according to Executive Director of Maintenance Mark Dougherty, SISD is looking at installing 6-foot ornamental fencing. The new…
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