Tag: Olmito
Nature park gets grant: Valley Baptist foundation donates $500K
The Valley Baptist Legacy Foundation has awarded $500,000 to Cameron County to help develop the 40-acre Olmito Nature Park, located west of I-69E and south of Hayes Road.
‘Really nervous’: Hospice director says donations have plummeted
Sunshine Haven hospice in Olmito has been providing free, comfortable, end-of-life care to terminally ill patients in a home-like setting since opening its doors in November 2000.
Defective brake light leads to Olmito man’s arrest on cocaine charges
Having a defective brake light ended in the arrest an Olmito man, after nearly 20 pounds of cocaine were found in the backseat of the vehicle he was driving, a federal criminal complaint reflects.
‘Forever in debt’: Late sheriff honored in naming ceremony
The Cameron County Sheriff’s Department administrative headquarters on Old Alice Road in Olmito is now officially the Sheriff Omar Lucio Administration Building in a memorial tribute to the late lawman.
Land grant: Dedication held for Olmito nature park
Thanks to a generous donation of land from a local family, Olmito is getting a new park.
Shots fired call leads to the arrest of three people
Responding to a call of shots fired led to the arrest of three people including one who is a convicted felon, according to the Cameron County Sheriff’s Department.
Olmito Nature Trail receives $200,000 state grant
The Olmito Nature Trail project has received a development grant from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department to be used to help pay for a half-mile granite trail with benches, signage and a trailhead.