Tuesday, April 16, 2024

Acreage/Loxahatchee/Westlake

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...

Gov. Scott Budgets $8 Million For Berm

Gov. Rick Scott announced this week that he has allocated $8 million for improvements to the dike separating the J.W. Corbett Wildlife Management Area from The Acreage. The money was included in Scott’s proposed budget released last week. He made...

Stephen Yohe Starts As LGWCD Administrator

The Loxahatchee Groves Water Control District Board of Supervisors approved a contract with engineer Stephen Yohe to be their new district administrator Monday, replacing longtime administrator Clete Saunier, who left in November over salary disagreements. The board spent less than...

ITID Drops Idea For West Palm Beach Pump Connection

In a 3-2 vote, the Indian Trail Improvement District Board of Supervisors on Wednesday rejected a proposed water pump agreement with the City of West Palm Beach. The decision to discontinue negotiations over the agreement came after listening to protracted...

Lucas Drops Out; Mayor Browning Keeps Seat

Would-be Loxahatchee Groves Town Council Seat 4 challenger L.W. Lucas has pulled out of the race, leaving Seat 4 incumbent, Mayor Dave Browning, unchallenged. The departure of Lucas from the race, confirmed this week by town officials, means that Browning...

Universal Living Sprouts Offers Natural Path To Healthy Living

Alberto Zizzi, owner of Universal Living Sprouts, believes that eating fresh and organically grown food is an important part of living a long and healthy life. Based in The Acreage, Universal Living Sprouts offers a variety of organically grown mineral...

‘Wild Things’ Benefit Art Show

The seventh annual “Wild Things” art show and sale benefiting the Rare Species Conservatory Foundation was held Sunday through Tuesday, Feb. 10-12 at the Pferdekamper Studio in Loxahatchee Groves. The opening reception featured art representing all media. Rare Species...

Vinceremos Annual Benefit Auction

The Vinceremos Therapeutic Riding Center held its 26th annual benefit auction Friday, Feb. 8 at the Grand Pavilion at the International Polo Club Palm Beach in Wellington. Themed “Explore the Possibilities,” the event included a live auction, dinner and...

Group Opposed To Campus Turns In Petition Signatures

Loxahatchee Groves residents circulating a petition to stop the construction of a new Palm Beach State College campus have collected enough signatures to draw a referendum. The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council was told Tuesday night that the petition has been...

Lox Council Hears Updates On Commercial Projects

The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council heard updates Tuesday on plans for commercial developments at Southern Blvd. and B Road. Attorney Martin Perry made a presentation on the Loxahatchee Town Center site, also known as the Solar Sportsystems property, at the...

Todd McLendon Challenges Rockett In Lox Groves

The race for Seat 2 on the Loxahatchee Groves Town Council will pit community activist Todd McLendon against Vice Mayor Jim Rockett, who is seeking a second three-year term. The election qualifying period ended Tuesday, and since both available seats...

Engineer Steven Yohe New LGWCD Administrator Pick

The Loxahatchee Groves Water Control District Board of Supervisors has now turned to engineer Steven Yohe as its likely new district administrator after first choice Steve McKown turned down the board’s offer. “We offered the same contract as we...

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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...