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Acreage/Loxahatchee/Westlake

SRHS Girls Softball Team Wins District For Second Straight Year

The Seminole Ridge High School girls softball program is on the rise, and the immediate future of the program looks very promising. For the second straight year — and the third time in school history — the girls varsity softball...

Seminole Ridge High School Class Of 2022 To Graduate May 25

After taking over the top spot at Seminole Ridge High School just two months ago, Principal Robert Hatcher is excited to welcome the Class of 2022 across the stage for graduation on Wednesday, May 25. More than 500 seniors will...

Lox Council Nixes Agreement With County On Okeechobee

After more than three years of discussions, a sharply divided Loxahatchee Groves Town Council voted 3-2 on Tuesday, May 17 to reject a proposed interlocal agreement (ILA) with Palm Beach County for work on Okeechobee Blvd. over concerns regarding...

E-Commerce Firm To Locate Off Westlake’s Persimmon West

An e-commerce facility behind the new Publix shopping plaza on Seminole Pratt Whitney Road will be the latest commercial addition to the fast-growing Westlake community, John Carter, senior vice president of Minto Communities, told the Westlake City Council at...

PBSC Loxahatchee Groves Campus Celebrates Fifth Anniversary

Palm Beach State College recently celebrated the five-year anniversary of its Loxahatchee Groves campus with a small outdoor reception and updates on enrollment, community partnerships and expansion plans. The Dennis P. Gallon campus, named in honor of the college’s former...

Seminole Ridge Sends Flock Of Hawks Off To Play Ball In College

Whether it’s football, basketball, lacrosse or competitive cheerleading, a number of Seminole Ridge High School graduating student-athletes are taking their athletic prowess and academic minds off to college this coming fall. SRHS offensive linemen Jayden and Jordan Reyes will remain...

Healthcare Executive Fills Vacant Westlake Council Seat 3

Healthcare executive Charlotte Price Leonard was selected earlier this month to fill the vacant Seat 3 on the Westlake City Council. The council has been in flux since the November resignation of former Councilman Patric Paul. Since that time, only...

Longtime Loxahatchee Groves Resident Frank Smith Turns 100

On Monday, May 9, Frank Smith of Loxahatchee Groves celebrated a very important milestone with friends, family and phone calls. Frank, father to two, grandfather to seven and great-grandfather to 16, celebrated his 100th birthday, a milestone reached by only...

Western Pines Welcomes Philip Preddy As New Principal

It has only been two weeks since Philip Preddy returned to The Acreage to serve as principal at Western Pines Middle School, but he already feels at home, walking the hallways and seeing familiar faces. “I almost feel like I’m...

Lox Council OKs Changing Bank To Auto Parts Store

The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council approved a change Tuesday, May 3 that will allow an AutoZone auto parts store to replace a planned Chase Bank in the Groves Town Center parcel at the northeast corner of Southern Blvd. and...

ITID Fields To Be Resodded, But Turf Might Be The Future

The north complex sports fields at Acreage Community Park will be resodded over the next two-and-half months with an eye toward installing artificial turf in the future, the Indian Trail Improvement District Board of Supervisors decided Wednesday, April 27. The...

Sem Ridge Girls Flag Football Defeats Fort Pierce In Regionals

On Tuesday, May 3, Seminole Ridge High School varsity flag football quarterback Alex Wilson completed 22 of 31 passes for 181 yards and four touchdowns at Callery-Judge Stadium to defeat the Fort Pierce Westwood Panthers 26-0 in the Florida...

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Fourth Of July Brings Fun & Fireworks To Wellington

The Village of Wellington held its annual Fourth of July holiday celebration on Friday, July 4 at Village Park....