Drug Take Back event set for Saturday, April 24

Drug Take Back set for City Hall on Saturday, April 24

Free, no-questions-asked program set from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

MELISSA (April 7, 2021) Melissa Police Officers are opening the doors of City Hall and asking residents to come by and drop off thei...

City accepting proposals for Kim's Korner site

City accepting proposals for former Kim’s Korner site 

High-traffic location well-suited for storefront office or retail

MELISSA (March 15, 2021) A highly-prized parcel of City-owned land exceptionally suitable for a small offic...

Council approves credit for dripping faucets

Council approves water bill credit for dripping faucets 

MELISSA (March 11, 2021) In line with a stated commitment to conduct a thorough review of a pair of water-related issues tied directly to the recent winter snowstorm, the City Coun...

Firefighters involved in national fitness study

Melissa firefighters involved in fitness research study

MELISSA (March 3, 2021) Several Melissa firefighter/paramedics are participating in a six-week research study, in association with Texas A&M University-Commerce, on the effects that a sp...

Staff reviewing ways to calculate sewer charges more fairly

End of sewer winter averaging coincides with freeze 

MELISSA (February 26, 2021) Like most municipalities, the City of Melissa’s Utility Billing Department uses an averaging process during the winter months to calculate sewer c...

Home repair contractors must register with City

Home repair contractors must be registered with City

Homeowners should check before approving work

MELISSA (February 25, 2021) Homeowners facing mechanical, electrical, or plumbing repairs as a result of the area’s recent sustained freez...

City expecting productive 2021

City of Melissa looking forward to a productive 2021

MELISSA (January 15, 2021) Significant progress is on the near horizon in Melissa as several large and important projects are slated for completion or initiation in 2021, according to City Mana...

City's credit rating upgraded

Moody’s upgrades City’s credit rating to fourth highest 

MELISSA (December 2, 2020) Melissa residents stand to benefit significantly from a recent announcement by analysts from Moody’s Investors Service, one...

Melissa Fire participates in SUDS program

Convenient disposal of drugs and medications by mail

Postage paid self-addressed envelopes available at Fire Station

MELISSA (October 15, 2020) The unmistakable popularity of Melissa’s twice-yearly Drug Take Back events demonstrates that...

Field of Dreams in Melissa living up to legend

In his unforgettable role as Ray Kinsella in the 1989 instant classic “Field of Dreams,” actor Kevin Costner stakes his entire livelihood by converting his cornfield to a baseball field based on a voice that declares, “If you...

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