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Seminole Ridge Students Earn Baseball And Diving Scholarships

Seminole Ridge High School senior infielder Kyle Andrew will continue his academic studies and baseball career at the next level. After graduating from Seminole Ridge later this spring, he will pack his bags and head south to Miami Gardens to...

Seminole Ridge Girls Flag Football Squad Starts Season Strong

One of the most successful high school athletic programs in Palm Beach County is the girls flag football program at Seminole Ridge High School. Since 2003, when flag football became a girls varsity high school sport, the Hawks have...

Groves Incumbents Robert Shorr And Laura Danowski Narrowly Win Re-Election

Loxahatchee Groves Town Council incumbents Laura Danowski and Robert Shorr won re-election to their seats Tuesday, March 8 by narrow margins. According to unofficial results released by the Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections Office, Danowski defeated former Councilman Todd...

PBC Tax Collector’s Office Has Moved From RPB To Westlake

The Royal Palm Beach office of the Palm Beach County Tax Collector closed on Friday, Feb. 11, and the agency began operations on Tuesday, Feb. 22 at its new service center in the City of Westlake at 16440 Town...

Special Local Girl Scout Sells Cookies To All 50 States

Girl Scout cookie season is a highlight of the year for many, and for one local Daisy, it meant an iconic accomplishment — earning a unique badge for selling cookies in all 50 states of the United States. It...

Seminole Ridge QB Will Rimes Swaps Shoulder Pads For A Rugby Jersey

Will Rimes, the starting quarterback last fall for the Seminole Ridge High School football team, will continue playing competitive sports in college, but he won’t be playing football. Instead, he’ll be playing rugby. Rimes is headed to play for the Crusaders...

Lox Groves Council Allows Town Purchases At County Thrift Store

The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council on Tuesday, March 1 approved resolutions for an interlocal agreement to make purchases and sales at the Palm Beach County Thrift Store. At a previous meeting, the council directed staff to offer town surplus equipment...

Lox Planners OK Change From Chase Bank To AutoZone At Groves Town Center

The Loxahatchee Groves Planning & Zoning Committee recommended approval of an amendment to Pod A of the 90-acre Groves Town Center project under development at the northeast corner of Southern Blvd. and B Road on Thursday, March 9, changing...

Lox Mayor Suggests Developer Turn Over Equestrian Bridge Project To Town

At the Loxahatchee Groves Town Council meeting on Tuesday, March 1, Groves Town Center representative Dan Zimmer thanked the council for work that was done over the past month regarding speeding up permitting for the development. “Since then, we were...

City Of Westlake Plans To Take Applications For Council Seat 3

Due to a lack of opposition among candidates for the Westlake City Council, there will be no municipal election in the fast-growing community on Tuesday, March 8. However, if you are a Westlake resident and would like to be...

ITID Plans To Use District Staff To Pave Carol Street Near Santa Rosa Groves

The Indian Trail Improvement District Board of Supervisors held a public meeting Wednesday, Feb. 16 to consider whether it is in the public’s best interest for ITID staff to construct a one-mile segment of Carol Street adjacent to the...

Lox Groves Underground Powerline Installation Raises Old Question Of Poles Near Roads

The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council received an update on the installation of underground powerlines from representatives of Florida Power & Light on Feb. 15, but the discussion raised the long-existing specter of power poles installed too close to the...

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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....