Saturday, July 5, 2025

Acreage/Loxahatchee/Westlake

ITID Easement Moves Corbett Levee Project One Step Forward

By Briana D’Andrea The South Florida Water Management District is one step closer to developing its long-planned levee in between the J.W. Corbett Wildlife Management Area and The Acreage. The Indian Trail Improvement District Board of Supervisors gave the green light...

Campers Visit McCarthy’s Sanctuary

Okeeheelee Nature Center campers took a field trip on Tuesday, Aug. 5 to McCarthy’s Wildlife Sanctuary in The Acreage. Kids got to pet birds, geckos, salamanders, lizards, a snake and a kinkajou. They also got to see and learn...

Seminole Ridge Football Team Preps For Fall Season

BY GENE NARDI The fall football season is about to get underway, and the Seminole Ridge High School Hawks have high expectations. Last year, the Hawks were the District 9-8A runners-up and finished the season with a 6-5 record. The Hawks...

Seminole Ridge Players Host Volleyball Camp

Seminole Ridge High School coach Scott O’Hara and counselors from the volleyball team held a volleyball camp Aug. 4-7 to help players develop skills and learn the game. The last day of the camp was “crazy sock and hair day.”...

SRHS Basketball Team Hosts Camp

The Seminole Ridge High School basketball teams continued with their third week of basketball camp on Wednesday, Aug. 6. The camp was for boys ages 6 to 15 of all skill levels. Several members of the SRHS varsity and...

Indian Trail Seat 3 Candidates Face Off At ALA Forum

The three men running for Indian Trail Improvement District Seat 3 were among the participants in an Acreage Landowners’ Association candidates forum Monday evening at the ITID office. Incumbent ITID Supervisor Ralph Bair and challengers Alan Ballweg and David Bradley...

Groves To Consider Purchase Or Lease Of Chamber Building

The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council on Tuesday agreed to listen to proposals to lease or possibly purchase the Central Palm Beach County Chamber of Commerce’s building at Southern Blvd. and F Road. Chamber CEO Wayne Burns offered to discuss the...

ITID Auditor Finds Internal Control Issues Due To Changes In Staff

The Indian Trail Improvement District’s auditor gave the district an unmodified opinion on its financial statements Wednesday, meaning there were no egregious disparities found in its 2012-13 financial year. But the auditor did find a breakdown in internal control primarily...

New Fire Truck Serving Lox Groves

There’s a new fire truck protecting the Loxahatchee Groves community. The new 2014 Sutphen Shield was on display before the Loxahatchee Groves Town Council’s meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 5. The truck is equipped with a 1250 GPM Hale pump...

Minto West Project Heads To Planning Commission Aug. 8

On Aug. 8, the Palm Beach County Planning Commission will convene a public hearing on Minto’s plan to change the Future Land Use Atlas, allowing it to increase the approved uses at the 3,750-acre former Callery-Judge Grove property. The request,...

LGLA Members Learn Tips For Hurricane Prep

Pat Johnson of the Palm Beach County Division of Emergency Management gave a special presentation to the Loxahatchee Groves Landowners’ Association at its monthly meeting Thursday, July 24. Before Johnson’s presentation, Kathy Strehlow updated the group about the Community Emergency...

ALA To Host Aug. 4 Candidates Forum

The Acreage Landowners’ Association will host a candidates forum on Monday, Aug. 4 at 7:30 p.m. at the Indian Trail Improvement District office, located at 13476 61st Street North. The candidates forum will be preceded by a short ALA meeting...

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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...