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Families Enjoy Trick-Or-Treat At Seminole Ridge

Parents brought their outfitted offspring to Seminole Ridge High School on Saturday, Oct. 26 to participate in a trick-or-treat event hosted by the school’s Student Government Association. Families stopped for games and goodies at stations throughout the courtyard. Eventgoers...

Loxahatchee Groves Canal Pump Reinstalled In Time For Dry Season

The Town of Loxahatchee Groves had its newly rebuilt and updated canal pump reinstalled and completed on Tuesday, Oct. 22, in time for the dry winter season, which is expected to begin on Nov. 1. “It was completed yesterday,” Town...

Indian Trail Beefs Up Services For Citrus Grove Trunk-Or-Treat

Due to ever-larger turnouts for what has been largely a private Halloween trunk-or-treat event in The Acreage, the Indian Trail Improvement District will open its public restrooms and other facilities at Citrus Grove Park on the evening of Thursday,...

Lox Mosquitoes Inspire Mom To Win ‘Shark Tank’ Golden Ticket

When Kelley Higney moved from California to the western communities six years ago, she was inspired by Loxahatchee’s ginormous mosquitoes to find a solution for her family’s itchy, swollen bug bites. The solution is called “Bug Bite Thing,” which...

Pumpkin Chunkin’ Brings Crowd To Community of Hope

Hundreds of people flocked to the Community of Hope Church’s Loxahatchee campus Sunday, Oct. 20 as it hosted its seventh annual Pumpkin Chunkin’ event. Teams equipped with homemade catapult contraptions competed for the trophy. One team had to forfeit...

Horses That Help Hosts Open House Day At Farm

On Sunday, Oct. 20, the nonprofit Horses That Help held its Fall Open House with many activities for young children. There were horse rides, obstacle courses and a petting area with rabbits and chickens. Horses That Help offers horseback...

Local Fighter Making A Name For Herself In Sport Of Muay Thai

BY MEREDITH BUROW At 20 years old, Coral Carnicella is already an international sensation. The Loxahatchee native competes in Muay Thai, a specialized form of martial arts that originated in Thailand more than 300 years ago. Muay Thai is often called...

Groves Road Improvement Projects To Focus On North B Road

The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council gave staff direction Tuesday, Oct. 15 on uses for about $375,000 in road maintenance priorities, starting with North B Road, which has long been a bone of contention with some residents. Town Manager Jamie Titcomb...

Lox Council Sends Groves Town Center Developer Back To The Drawing Board

The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council on Tuesday, Oct. 15 postponed the preliminary reading of a plan that would have changed the configuration of the Groves Town Center site, asking that an equestrian access point be removed, that the developer...

Groves Census Group Discusses Strategies To Reach Everyone

The Town of Loxahatchee Groves’ Complete Count Committee met on Wednesday, Oct. 16 to organize plans and achieve a thorough accounting of all residents for the 2020 U.S. Census, although some residents of the community may be difficult to...

Second Half Rally Pushes Palm Beach Lakes Past SRHS Hawks

The Seminole Ridge High School football team hosted unbeaten Palm Beach Lakes High School in a crucial district battle on Friday, Oct. 11, falling to the Rams 23-3. It was the 20 third-quarter points scored by Palm Beach Lakes...

World-Class Furniture Being Created By Acreage Craftsman Robert Wolfkill

When a well-known world traveler and former cultural attaché for the United States needed a fine wooden custom cabinet to house her collection of priceless antiquities, with the resources to buy from any fine furniture maker in the world,...

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RPBHS To Celebrate Class Of 2024 On May 15 At The Fairgrounds

Principal Michelle Fleming along with the students, staff and families at Royal Palm Beach High School are preparing for...