Thursday, January 9, 2025

Acreage/Loxahatchee/Westlake

Class Of 2023 Bids Farewell To Seminole Ridge

On Thursday, May 25, Seminole Ridge High School celebrated the Class of 2023 at a graduation ceremony held at the South Florida Fairgrounds Expo Center. More than 550 students turned their tassels during the ceremony as their life as...

Loxahatchee Groves Council Seeks Input On RV Rules

The Town of Loxahatchee Groves will hold a special workshop meeting on Saturday, June 10 at 9 a.m. to discuss the long-simmering issue of recreational vehicles in the community. The workshop will allow residents to engage with the Loxahatchee Groves...

Proposed ITID Budget Starts At $24 Million; Cuts Expected

When the Indian Trail Improvement District Board of Supervisors opened their budget hearing Wednesday, May 31, they were considering a staff-proposed $24 million budget for the fiscal year that begins Oct. 1. The staff-proposed budget is created to “document all...

ITID Board Concerned About Troubled Youth Housed In The Acreage

With five group homes for young offenders located in The Acreage, members of the Indian Trail Improvement District Board of Supervisors are expressing concerns that the area has become a dumping ground for problem teens. “These homes are in residential...

Developer Minto Introduces Two New Single-Family Floor Plans At Westlake

Minto Communities USA, the master developer and primary builder in Westlake, is introducing two smaller floor plans that will give homebuyers on a budget a lower-cost option for a single-family home. Both plans will be released for sale June...

Top Sem Ridge Students Close Circle With First-Year Principal

For Seminole Ridge High School Principal Robert Hatcher, valedictorian Juliana Ortega and salutatorian Julia Newcomb, the Thursday, May 25 graduation ceremony is the closing of a circle that began at Western Pines Middle School. Hatcher was principal at Western Pines...

A Truck Park Proposed As Answer To Big-Rig Issue

Can a truck park solve the ongoing dispute between Palm Beach County and local truckers living in The Acreage? Indian Trail Improvement District Vice President Betty Argue recently said that an available 30 to 40 acres of land in the...

ITID Supervisors Saddle Up For Another Equestrian Trails Discussion

Plans for a new equestrian committee were scheduled to be trotted out and reviewed again at the Wednesday, May 17 meeting of the Indian Trail Improvement District Board of Supervisors. The draft mission statement for what is tentatively being called...

Endangered Clouded Leopard Cubs Born At Panther Ridge

The Panther Ridge Conservation Center in Loxahatchee Groves has been a part of the vital species survival plan (SSP) for Sunda clouded leopards for just over five years, and its successful contributions to this unique leopard species is making...

PBSC Breaks Ground On New Dental Building At Lox Groves Campus

Palm Beach State College held a groundbreaking ceremony Tuesday, May 16 for its new, high-tech $50 million Dental & Medical Services Technology Building on its Loxahatchee Groves campus. Construction is set to begin next month on the four-story, 83,500-square-foot building,...

Seminole Ridge Flag Football Squad Falls In State Semifinals

The Seminole Ridge High School girls varsity flag football team achieved one of its season-long goals: reaching the Florida High School Athletic Association’s Class 2A state final four at Mandarin High School in Jacksonville. But the team was unable...

Sem Ridge Alums Key Members Of Keiser’s Flag Football Team

The Keiser University women’s flag football team has 20 athletes on its roster for the current 2023 season. Of those 20 players, six of them graduated from Seminole Ridge High School. All six Seminole Ridge alums have contributed to...

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