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Acreage/Loxahatchee/Westlake

LGWCD Continues Plan To Transfer Roads And Trails

The Loxahatchee Groves Water Control District Board of Supervisors approved motions Monday to move forward with bills to send to the state legislature that would make its roads public rights of way, thereby enabling it to transfer them to...

Lox Council Begins Plan To Fight Minto West Development

Members of the Loxahatchee Groves Town Council took steps Tuesday to oppose the development of Minto West, formerly Callery-Judge Grove. Council members said Minto West’s developers had been cherry-picking communities within a 5-mile radius to compare its proposed 6,500-home development...

LGWCD Welcomes Long-Awaited Tractor/Mower

The Loxahatchee Groves Water Control District recently purchased a new tractor/mower with a long-reach arm capable of mowing down to the water’s edge of deep canal banks, as well as hedging trees along overgrown roads. Shown here are Councilman...

Groves Council Gives Preliminary OK To Code Amendments

The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council gave preliminary approval Nov. 5 to ordinances designed to fix issues that town staff and committees had found in the town’s Uniform Land Development Code. Planning Consultant Jim Fleischmann said staff members wrote the proposed...

Lox Council OKs Commercial Plans At Southern And B

The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council granted preliminary approval to long-anticipated zoning changes to commercial use for two properties at the northern corners of Southern Blvd. and B Road on Tuesday. The parcels are the 21.73-acre site at the northwest corner...

SRHS Construction Academy Finishes Habitat House

The Seminole Ridge High School Construction Academy has succeeded once again by building their second modular house for Habitat for Humanity of Palm Beach County. The students finished this house five months sooner than expected. The Academy students did all...

Western Pines Students Shine In Science

Western Pines Middle School held a science fair Wednesday, Oct. 30 in the school cafeteria. Students won awards for science projects in subjects such as medicine, zoology, engineering, chemistry, botany and physics. The winners will have their projects on...

ITID Rushing To Get Data To FEMA To Avoid Hikes In Flood Insurance

Despite recent personnel turnover, district staff assured the Indian Trail Improvement District Board of Supervisors last week that they will have updated flood data to the Federal Emergency Management Agency by the Nov. 30 deadline. At the board’s Oct. 23...

County OKs Process To Consider Minto West Project

The Palm Beach County Commission on Monday unanimously approved a special transmittal process for the proposed Minto West project — a decision that county planners said would actually give more time for the review process. County staff recommended approval of...

Groves Council Considering Bills For Roads, Trails

In a workshop Tuesday, the Loxahatchee Groves Town Council agreed to consider two local bills for the state legislature’s approval. One would let the Loxahatchee Groves Water Control District turn over ownership of roads to the town, while the...

Seminole Ridge Homecoming Court

Seminole Ridge High School held its homecoming week celebration culminating in the crowning of its king and queen at a football game Friday, Oct. 18. Toni Tomlin was crowned homecoming queen, and T.J. Walker was named homecoming king. PHOTOS...

SRHS Claims 28-7 Homecoming Win Over Wellington

BY GENE NARDI The Seminole Ridge High School varsity football squad hosted district rival Wellington on Friday, Oct. 18 for the Hawks’ homecoming game. The Hawks came away with a 28-7 victory. Both teams entered the game in a must-win situation...

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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...