Friday, August 8, 2025

Acreage/Loxahatchee/Westlake

Emergency Rebuild At Pure Thoughts

Pure Thoughts Horse Rescue in Loxahatchee Groves held an “Emergency Rebuild Weekend” Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 1 and 2. Volunteers assisted in relocating horses from the rescue’s other locations, which were flooded due to Tropical Storm Isaac. The rescue’s...

Massive Rains From Isaac Inundate The Acreage

More than a foot of rain from Tropical Storm Isaac brought flooding throughout the western communities — especially in The Acreage. As of Wednesday night, many parts of The Acreage remained inundated with standing water. UPDATE: Click here for ITID map...

Acreage/Loxahatchee Relay For Life Seeks Volunteers

Two-time cancer survivor Diane O’Connor is asking for support from the community for the 2013 American Cancer Society Loxahatchee/Acreage Relay for Life. As the 2013 event chair, she is gearing up early, recruiting committee members and getting fundraising efforts...

PBSO: Beware Burglaries, Truck Thefts In Groves

A rash of home burglaries and truck thefts have marred Loxahatchee Groves’ usually low crime rate, according to Lt. David Combs, commander of the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office District 15 substation. “We’ve had a number of burglaries and stolen...

Gina Sauber Entertains With Stories Of ‘A Time Remembered’

Dressed in a flowered cotton long dress and blouse in the style a pioneer woman might have made for herself, Gina Sauber of Loxahatchee Groves focused on early lifestyles of Floridians in her presentation “A Time Remembered” last week...

ITID Update On The Aftermath Of Tropical Storm Isaac

The following update was released today by the Indian Trail Improvement District: The Indian Trail Improvement District, the South Florida Water Management District, Palm Beach County, the Department of Health, the Solid Waste Authority, and the Palm Beach County School...

Update From ITID On Tropical Storm Isaac

The Indian Trail Improvement District has released the following update about Tropical Storm Isaac: • Palm Beach County is opening their Emergency Shelter at the South Florida Fairgrounds at 7 pm Monday. They have limited transportation ability to assist people...

Palm Beach State Gets Town Approval For Campus

Amid standing-room-only supporters and eleventh-hour naysayers, the Loxahatchee Groves Town Council gave final approval Tuesday to comprehensive plan amendments and a resolution that will allow Palm Beach State College to proceed with the development of its fifth campus on...

Groves Councilman Jim Rockett Honored

Loxahatchee Groves Vice Mayor Jim Rockett received a certificate of completion for the 2012 Institute for Elected Officials held June 22-24 in Tampa from Bill Underwood of Underwood Management Services, the town’s management contractor. Underwood also taught the course.

SRHS Football Eyes Return To State Playoffs

The Seminole Ridge High School varsity football team has its sights set on the state playoffs again this year. The Hawks, who went 9-3 last season, saw their state championship hopes dashed in the second round of the playoffs when...

Acreage Steelers Pop Warner Prepare For Season

By Gene Nardi The Acreage Steelers Pop Warner Football Club traveled to Jupiter Community Park on Saturday, Aug. 18 to play in a series of pre-season scrimmages. Other Pop Warner clubs participated as well, including the host Jupiter Mustangs, the Palm...

County Planners Meet With Residents Over Livestock Rules

Palm Beach County planning staff took comments Wednesday from among 50 residents who attended a community meeting at the Vista Center in West Palm Beach about a proposed ordinance to allow Acreage and Jupiter Farms residents to keep livestock...

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New School And Speed Cameras Highlight Changes This Year

There will be a number of changes at schools in the western communities when the new academic year begins...