Friday, December 27, 2024

Acreage/Loxahatchee/Westlake

SRHS Boys Volleyball Falls At State Finals After Historic Season

This year’s Seminole Ridge High School boys volleyball team has set the bar high for future editions of the team. Under the guidance of head coach Scott Barnwell, the Hawks won every game at home and reached the district...

ITID Seeks A Way To Replace Carol Street Culvert

Santa Rosa Groves residents packed the Indian Trail Improvement District Board of Supervisors meeting Wednesday, May 15 to express their concern over the recent removal of a culvert at the south end of Carol Street. The removal of the culvert...

With PBSO Contract Renewal Pending, Groves Council OKs Backstop Ordinance

The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council approved an ordinance Tuesday, May 7 designed to serve as a backstop should negotiations over a new contract with the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office prove unsuccessful. The town currently has a longstanding agreement for...

ITID Wins Court Battle With Minto; An Appeal Is Likely

Palm Beach County Circuit Judge Richard L. Oftedal issued a final ruling Tuesday, May 14 in favor of the Indian Trail Improvement District in its multi-year legal battle with Minto, the largest landowner and developer in the City of Westlake. The...

ITID Board Holds The Line On Assessments In FY 2025 Budget

By a unanimous vote, the Indian Trail Improvement District Board of Supervisors passed their fiscal year 2025 budget Wednesday, May 15 with no increase in assessments for most area property owners. The per-acre fee will remain at $946.95 to fund...

Werner Presses Minto Attorney On Westlake Development Plans

Westlake Councilman Gary Werner is again pushing for more disclosure about the future uses of privately owned property being platted within the community. The parcel in question is a 57.5-acre tract on the west side of Seminole Pratt Whitney Road...

Seminole Ridge Boys Volleyball Team Advances To State Tourney

In the month of May, the boys varsity volleyball team from Seminole Ridge High School has been ignoring the seedings for the state volleyball tournament. Instead of playing like a lower-seeded team and losing on the road to a...

Breakthru Athletic League Hosts Spring Super Bowl Games

The Breakthru Athletic League’s boys and girls flag football program held its end-of-season Super Bowl Tournament on Saturday, May 4 at Samuel Friedland Park. This was the league’s fourth season. All the teams in the league participated in the final...

Fun Time At Lox Groves Elementary Carnival

On Friday, April 19, Loxahatchee Groves Elementary School held its annual spring carnival to help raise funds for student activities. Many vendors were on hand to give out prizes and offer interactive activities. Games and bounce houses filled the...

ITID Assessment Increase Unlikely In 2025 Budget

Most residents in the Indian Trail Improvement District are unlikely to see an assessment increase for fiscal year 2025, which begins Oct. 1. During a recent workshop, district staff told the ITID Board of Supervisors that it would be possible...

Resilient Hawks Ready To Fly At SRHS Graduation On May 23

The 560 members of the Class of 2024 will be remembered as one of the most academically accomplished and perhaps the most focused in the 19-year history of Seminole Ridge High School, according to Principal Robert Hatcher. Noting that they...

ITID Equestrian Committee Gets Reprieve, New Leadership

The Indian Trail Improvement District Board of Supervisors nearly put its Equestrian Trails Advisory Committee out to pasture at its Wednesday, April 17 meeting, but a last-minute restructuring of leadership saved the group for now. ITID Vice President Patricia Farrell...

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Wellington Resident Helen Gollins Celebrates 104th Birthday

Wellington resident Helen Gollins turns 104 years old on Dec. 27. To put that in perspective, World War I...