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Loxahatchee Groves

Town Council Honors ‘World’s Ugliest Dog’

The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council on Tuesday recognized Quasi Modo, a local dog with shortened vertebra, for winning first place recently in the 2015 “World’s Ugliest Dog” contest held at the Sonoma-Marin Fair in Petaluma, Calif. Quasi is shown...

Lox Council To Hear From Management Firm Applicants

Two candidates responded last week to the call put out by the Loxahatchee Groves Town Council for a new town management firm. As expected, Underwood Management Services Group, the town’s current provider, was not among them. Underwood chose not to...

Lox Groves Council Approves Paving Project For B Road

The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council approved a construction schedule for the paving of B Road with open-graded emulsified mix (OGEM) on Tuesday. Also approved were amendments to the Loxahatchee Commons commercial center, including what could be a 24-hour gas station...

Lox Council Denies Request Regarding B Road Work

On Tuesday, July 21, the Loxahatchee Groves Town Council denied a request from the developers of the commercial project at B Road and Southern Blvd. to grant them a self-help provision to proceed with a paving project at the...

Exchange Students Visit Project 425

Project 425 members welcomed Spanish exchange students to G&M Ranch in Loxahatchee Groves on Wednesday, July 22. Students got to speak with veterans of the Vietnam War. The students learned the important role of Huey helicopters during the conflict....

Ryan Liang Keeps Lox Council Seat

The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council voted 3-1 on Tuesday to keep Councilman Ryan Liang in his seat despite a challenge that his record of pleading no contest to a felony charge of molesting spiny lobster traps in the Florida...

‘World’s Ugliest Dog’ Glad To Be Back Home

Quasi Modo, a local dog with shortened vertebra, recently won the dubious distinction of World’s Ugliest Dog. She returned home to G&M Ranch in Loxahatchee Groves last weekend after flying to California twice in a week and appearing on...

Groves Council Starts Process To Replace Town Management Firm

The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council approved a timeline Tuesday to submit a request for proposals (RFP) for a new town management firm, amid pleas by residents to keep Underwood Management Services Group for another year under its current contract. Town...

Laura Danowski Replaces Snowball On LGWCD Board

Laura Danowski was elected Monday to the “qualified elector” seat on the Loxahatchee Groves Water Control District Board of Supervisors, replacing 15-year incumbent Robert Snowball by a vote of 98-80. The seat is the only one filled on the board...

Vinceremos Volunteers Hold Car Wash

Vinceremos Therapeutic Riding Center volunteers held a car wash on Saturday, June 13 at Palms West Presbyterian Church to benefit riding student Christina Cooney. Cooney is headed to Los Angeles in July to participate in the Special Olympics World...

Lox Groves Prepared As 2015 Storm Season Gets Underway

Loxahatchee Groves has way more trees than people, but its hardy residents are ready to take on any hurricane that dares cross the community’s path. Loxahatchee Groves Water Control District Administrator Steve Yohe explained that a hurricane preparedness plan was...

Lox Groves Council Will Seek Bids For Management Firm

By a 3-2 vote, the Loxahatchee Groves Town Council approved a request for proposals (RFP) for a new town management firm Tuesday. The current management firm, Underwood Management Services Group, had indicated in discussion during previous council meetings that it...

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