Wednesday, November 27, 2024

Loxahatchee Groves

Pumpkin Patch Fun At Community Of Hope

Community of Hope Church in Loxahatchee Groves held its fifth annual Punkin Chunkin event on Sunday, Oct. 15. At the event, teams strive to launch a pumpkin the farthest using home-made catapult contraptions. There were games, contests, raffles and...

Lox ULDC Amendments Include Protections For Mobile Homes

The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council last week approved the preliminary reading of an ordinance that updates the town’s Unified Land Development Code and preserves uses to allow mobile homes and premanufactured homes that received permits from the town or...

LGWCD Prepares To Sell Road Equipment At Auction

In anticipation of no longer maintaining roads after voting to turn the remaining ones over to the Town of Loxahatchee Groves last month, the Loxahatchee Groves Water Control District agreed Monday, Oct. 9 to hire an agent to help...

PBSC To Construct Dental Building On Loxahatchee Groves Campus

The Palm Beach State College Board of Trustees unanimously approved the relocation of its dental health programs building to the Loxahatchee Groves campus on Tuesday, Oct. 10. Public forums were held last week at both the Loxahatchee Groves campus on...

Lox Council OKs Budget Amendment After More Haggling

A resolution reinstating the town’s code enforcement budget after the Loxahatchee Groves Town Council gutted it at its previous meeting was approved Tuesday, Oct. 3 after council members debated where other budget cuts would come from. The council haggled over...

Loxahatchee Groves Welcomes New Deputies

The Town of Loxahatchee Groves held an installation ceremony for the five deputies of the town’s new Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office District 17 substation during a town hall workshop meeting Friday, Sept. 29. “This is a wonderful day for...

Groves Council Agrees To Take Over Remaining LGWCD Roads

On a 3-2 vote, the Loxahatchee Groves Town Council approved a quit claim resolution last week for the Loxahatchee Groves Water Control District’s remaining 13 miles of roads that had not been previously transferred to the town. At the Sept....

Groves Town Council Slashes Budget To Cover PBSO Increase

The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council wrangled to reach a final tax rate of 2.15 mills on Tuesday, below the staff recommendation of 2.6 mills in the proposed budget for fiscal year 2017-18, which begins Oct. 1. The tax rate is...

Lox Groves CERT Springs Into Action To Help After Irma

After training for 10 years, the Loxahatchee Groves Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) went into full activation for Hurricane Irma. Members reported to Palms West Presbyterian Church and did Rapid Impact Assessment surveys in the town on selected routes. Reports...

Roads Clear In Loxahatchee Groves But Much Cleanup Remains

The Town of Loxahatchee Groves survived Hurricane Irma, clearing all the roads so they were passable. However, the town was still operating without electricity at town hall as of Thursday, Sept. 14, despite assurances that it would have full...

LGWCD Board Could Change Election Schedule To Match Town

If Hurricane Irma doesn’t prevent them, the Loxahatchee Groves Water Control District Board of Supervisors is set to talk about changing district elections so that they are held the same day that Loxahatchee Groves residents elect town leaders. As of...

American Family Care Urgent Care Grand Opening

American Family Care (AFC) held a grand opening celebration on Thursday, Aug. 31 at its new urgent care center location at 15689 Southern Blvd., Suite 101, in the Loxahatchee Groves Commons shopping plaza. This American Family Care location is...

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First Ever Family Fun Night & Stroll The Lights

For the first time, Lights 4 Hope is inviting the community to enjoy the lights in a different way,...