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Lox Council Delays Decision On Stop Signs On E Road At 23rd Court

The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council delayed a decision Tuesday, Feb. 15 on whether to install three-way stop signs at E Road and 23rd Court North until it can get a traffic study to determine whether stop signs are warranted...

Lox Council Seat 4: Incumbent Robert Shorr Faces Challenge From Longtime Resident Paul Coleman

Longtime Loxahatchee Groves resident Paul Coleman is challenging Mayor Robert Shorr for Seat 4 on the Loxahatchee Groves Town Council. It is one of two races on the Tuesday, March 8 municipal ballot, with the other being the Seat 2...

Lox Council Seat 2: Incumbent Laura Danowski Challenged By Former Councilman Todd McLendon

Don’t be surprised if the candidates vying for Seat 2 on the Loxahatchee Groves Town Council seem familiar. They are the same two candidates who faced off against each other in 2019, the last time the seat was up...

SRHS Kicker Hayden Gray Accepts College Scholarship Offer

The football career of Seminole Ridge High School placekicker and punter Hayden Gray will continue past high school graduation. Gray has signed a scholarship with Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in Troy, New York. RPI, which is an NCAA Division III...

Groves Council Gives Staff Leeway To Address Delays In Town Center Project

The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council heard a presentation Tuesday, Feb. 1 regarding delays at the Groves Town Center Project on Southern Blvd. The project has been delayed largely due to a dispute over an equestrian bridge that the developer has...

Divided County Commission OKs Initiation Of GL Homes Land Swap

The Palm Beach County Commission in a 4-3 vote on Wednesday, Feb. 2 agreed to initiate the transmittal process for a controversial privately initiated amendment to the county’s comprehensive plan. The GL Homes proposal would relocate some of its...

Lox Groves State Funding Requests Making Their Way Through Legislature

The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council got an update Tuesday, Feb. 1 on the progress in Tallahassee on town funding requests and other local bills. Legislative Liaison Mary McNicholas informed the council that the bills for the North Road trail and...

County Approves Limited Pet Boarding At Two Acreage Locations Before Enacting Moratorium

At a zoning meeting on Thursday, Jan. 27, the Palm Beach County Commission approved conditional use applications to allow limited pet boarding at two locations in The Acreage. The approvals were made on 4-2 votes, and immediately after approving the...

‘Light Industrial’ Shift Could Spur Jobs In Westlake

The fast-growing City of Westlake continued to make way for expansion of its jobs base with the Tuesday, Jan. 18 approval of 227,000 square feet of “light industrial” space near Seminole Pratt Whitney Road as part of the Westlake...

ITID Approves Plans To Improve Santa Rosa Groves, R-3 Work

The Indian Trail Improvement Board of Supervisors held a special meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 19 and approved several resolutions to fund road and drainage repairs for the Santa Rosa Groves neighborhood, now also known as ITID Unit 20. Also...

Outdoor Youth Day Feb. 5 At Corbett Everglades Youth Camp

The Florida Sportsmen Conservation Association will host its annual Outdoor Youth Day at the Everglades Youth Camp in the J.W. Corbett Wildlife Management Area on Saturday, Feb. 5 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The day’s goal is to...

Chieffalo New Football Coach At SRHS After Casko Steps Down

Longtime area high school head football coach Rick Casko, 63, has said farewell to his head coaching days. He made the announcement during Seminole Ridge High School’s end-of-year football banquet on Sunday, Jan. 16. Fortunately, it has not taken Seminole...

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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....