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Acreage/Loxahatchee/Westlake

Hawks Finish Strong To Defeat Park Vista 23-14

BY GENE NARDI The Seminole Ridge High School varsity football team hosted Park Vista High School on Friday, Sept. 12 and bested the Cobras 23-14 after a rocky start. The strong finish gives the Hawks a 2-1 record on the season,...

Goat Stolen From Lox Groves Home

SEPT. 10 — A deputy from the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation was called last Wednesday afternoon to a home on North Road in Loxahatchee Groves regarding the theft of a goat. According to a PBSO report,...

LGWCD Board Considering Revisions To Public Records Policy

At a meeting Monday, the Loxahatchee Groves Water Control District Board of Supervisors reviewed its policy on charging for extensive public records requests and decided to have legal staff recommend revisions. Supervisor John Ryan said recent events led to the...

SFWMD Engineer: Corbett Levee Work About To Begin

The Indian Trail Improvement District Board of Supervisors heard an update Wednesday on plans to upgrade the levee separating the J.W. Corbett Wildlife Management Area from The Acreage. At the board’s previous meeting, residents raised concerns about reduced seepage through...

Park Project And Garden Of Hope Set To Break Ground

Groundbreaking ceremonies for the long-awaited Acreage Community Park southern expansion and the Garden of Hope project are set for Wednesday, Sept 17 at 4 p.m. Garden of Hope organizer Tracy Newfield, whose daughter is a cancer survivor, explained that she...

Seminole Ridge Hawks Trounce John I. Leonard 35-7

BY GENE NARDI The Seminole Ridge High School varsity football squad traveled to John I. Leonard High School on Friday, Sept. 5 and rolled over the Lancers 35-7. Both teams were determined to get their first win of the regular season....

Lox Council Hears FEMA Update Before Hearings Next Week

The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council’s engineering consultant gave a progress report Tuesday on the battle to mitigate the proposed Federal Emergency Management Agency floods maps before FEMA’s open houses scheduled for next week. Town Manager Mark Kutney said that he...

Lox Groves To Pursue Lease With Option To Buy Chamber Building

The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council continued its discussion this week with the Central Palm Beach County Chamber of Commerce regarding the chamber’s building at the corner of Southern Blvd. and F Road. The chamber has offered to sell the building...

PBSO Investigating Drums Dumped By Acreage Canal

SEPT. 1 — A deputy from the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation was called to Grapeview Blvd. in The Acreage on Monday evening regarding an environmental crime. According to a PBSO report, an onlooker called the substation...

Bair And Ballweg Head To Runoff

Indian Trail Improvement District Seat 3 incumbent Supervisor Ralph Bair and challenger Alan Ballweg advanced to November’s general election ballot after receiving the most votes in a three-way primary Tuesday. Bair garnered 1,281 votes (41.3 percent), Ballweg took 1,134 votes...

Benefit For Injured Acreage Athlete

Helping Hearts Corp. held a fundraiser on Sunday, Aug. 24 at Acreage Community Park for Acreage resident Antonio “A.J.” Young Jr., a local boy who was accidentally shot with a pellet gun a few months ago. Visitors enjoyed a...

Hawks Defeat South Plantation In Pre-Season Game

BY GENE NARDI The Seminole Ridge High School varsity football team hosted Broward’s South Plantation on Friday, Aug. 22 in a preseason match-up. The Hawks edged the Paladins 24-20 for the win before a capacity crowd at Callery-Judge Stadium. Although Seminole...

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Baxter: Right-To-Repair Legislation Needed To Put Vehicle Owners, Not Car Companies, In The Driver’s Seat

By Sara Baxter, Palm Beach County Commissioner As the owners of an independent automotive repair shop, my husband Brian and...