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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.

Sunshine Haven to hold drive-thru donation event

Sunshine Haven will hold its second annual Donation Drive-Thru event Saturday at the Brownsville Event Center and the public is encouraged to stop by...

Forever homes: Residents come out for pet adoptions

With only 20 minutes left until the doors open at 1 p.m., a line of over 30 people restlessly stirs as they take turns...

A Spicy Celebration: Michelada Day reason enough for popular drink

No matter the occasion, micheladas are a popular addition to beer drinking in Brownsville, all the more so because of the city's close proximity...