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Loxahatchee Groves

Dennis Lipp Appointed To Ethics Drafting Board

In a 4-3 decision Tuesday, the Palm Beach County Commission appointed former Loxahatchee Groves Councilman Dennis Lipp to the Palm Beach County Commission on Ethics Ordinance Drafting Committee, tapping him over former Commission on Ethics Executive Director Alan Johnson. Lipp...

LGLA Stages Yard Sale For Groves Community

The Loxahatchee Groves Landowners’ Association held a Community Yard Sale on Saturday, March 23 at 2310 F Road in Loxahatchee Groves. Members sold household items, clothes, tools, and various other knickknacks. All proceeds went to LGLA projects.

Groves Council Sides With Clerk, Rejecting Petition

In a 4-1 decision Tuesday, the Loxahatchee Groves Town Council agreed with their town clerk that a petition calling for a referendum on the planned Palm Beach State College campus failed to meet legal requirements. An initiative committee circulated the...

LGWCD Will Answer Town’s Request For Road Bid

The Loxahatchee Groves Water Control District Board of Supervisors authorized its staff Monday to respond to a request for proposals by the Town of Loxahatchee Groves for maintenance of gravel roads, including grading, mowing and vegetative removal. The town issued...

Jim Rockett Narrowly Keeps Seat On Lox Council

Loxahatchee Groves Vice Mayor Jim Rockett won a narrow re-election victory Tuesday, defeating challenger Todd McLendon in the race for Seat 2 on the Loxahatchee Groves Town Council. Rockett drew 312 votes (52.53 percent) to McLendon’s 282 votes (47.47 percent)...

Rockett Puts Focus On Fiscal Expertise, Accomplishments

Loxahatchee Groves Vice Mayor Jim Rockett is asking voters to return him to the Loxahatchee Groves Town Council for a second three-year term. Rockett faces challenger Todd McLendon on Tuesday, March 12 in the race for Seat 2 on the...

Todd McLendon Opposes Campus, Aggressive Code Enforcement

Loxahatchee Groves activist Todd McLendon is challenging incumbent Jim Rockett for Seat 2 on the Loxahatchee Groves Town Council in the March 12 election. McLendon, a leader in the petition drive to force the repeal of the council’s approval of...

Lox Council Curtails Business Code Enforcement

The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council decided Tuesday to discontinue proactive code enforcement on commercial operations after learning that Palms West Plaza, where the town’s office is located, had drawn a dozen violations on various tenants. Councilman Ryan Liang said he...

Clerk: Petition Doesn’t Meet Referendum Criteria

The clerk of the Town of Loxahatchee Groves has determined that the petition to reverse approval of Palm Beach State College’s new campus is insufficient because those conducting the petition drive did not prove a complete copy of the...

Groves Candidates Rockett And McLendon Face Off

The two candidates vying in the Loxahatchee Groves Town Council election March 12 faced off Tuesday. Seat 2 incumbent Jim Rockett and challenger Todd McLendon met at a forum hosted by the Central Palm Beach County Chamber of Commerce at...

Groves Workshop Focuses On Southern Blvd.

The Town of Loxahatchee Groves conducted a workshop Thursday, Feb. 14 on the future of commercial development along Southern Blvd. Last June, the Loxahatchee Groves Town Council enacted a moratorium on comprehensive land-use plan amendments that were not already in...

Pilot Stan Freeman Visits Project 425

The Project 425 crew held a special reunion Friday, Feb. 15 at G&M Ranch in Loxahatchee Groves, when their Huey helicopter was reacquainted with Stan Freeman, one of its former combat pilots. Freeman was a pilot with “B” Company/123rd...

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Rotary Celebrates RPB Milestone At Tribute Dinner

The Royal Palm Beach Rotary Club held its annual Tribute Dinner on Saturday, June 14 at the Royal Palm...