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Acreage/Loxahatchee/Westlake

Sem Ridge Edges Gardens 21-14 In Overtime To Stay Unbeaten

The Seminole Ridge High School football team hosted district rival Palm Beach Gardens High School on Friday, Sept. 14 in a battle of the unbeaten, but it was the Hawks that remained undefeated after finishing off the Gators in...

Three National Merit Semifinalists At SRHS

Seminole Ridge High School has three semifinalists for the 2019 National Merit Scholarship Program, allowing them to continue in the competition for approximately 7,500 National Merit Scholarships worth more than $31 million that will be offered next spring. The three...

Young Owner Helps 42-Year-Old Horse Pippin Age With Dignity

At 42, Pippin MacDuff doesn’t sound like a particularly old resident of Loxahatchee Groves. However, as a paint Paso Fino horse, that age can be translated into human years — making Pippin an astonishing 118 years old, with many...

Groves Council Reconsiders Raise For Sheriff’s Office Contract

The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council reluctantly approved a Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office contract two percent higher than last year on Thursday, Sept. 6, although the agency missed its contract deadline to submit an increase. The PBSO’s annual contract with...

Lox Council Supports Budget Of $13.39 Million With Tax Increase

The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council gave preliminary approval to a $13.39 million budget for fiscal year 2018-19 on Thursday, Sept. 6 with a tax rate of 3.0 mills, up from 2.15 mills, as well as an increased Loxahatchee Groves...

Appellate Court Orders Full Rehearing Of SR 7 Extension Case

The State Road 7 extension project faces another delay after the Fourth District Court of Appeals denied a motion on Sept. 4 for a clarification filed by the City of West Palm Beach against the South Florida Water Management...

Golden Grove Elementary School Marks 9/11 With Ceremony

By Erin Davisson On Tuesday, Sept. 11, Golden Grove Elementary School in The Acreage held a ceremony in remembrance of the 9/11 terrorist attacks 17 years ago. This is the third year that the school has done the event, said Assistant...

Acreage Park Expansion Waiting For FPL Transformer To Complete Project

After years of discussion and delay, Acreage Community Park’s southern expansion is almost complete — with its crowning glory being a new community amphitheater. Right now, the big holdup is waiting for Florida Power & Light to hook up the...

Lox Groves, Acreage Fared Well Through Tropical Storm Gordon

Loxahatchee Groves and The Acreage fared well in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Gordon, which swirled through South Florida last weekend. Loxahatchee Groves Town Manager Bill Underwood said there were few incidents. “I think we were fine,” Underwood said. “The only...

Lion Country Safari Opens New, Expanded Lion Habitat

Lion Country Safari held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Thursday, Aug. 30 to celebrate the completion of the newly expanded lion habitat. The expanded enclosures, close to 5 acres each, will hold 11 lions on a rotating schedule. Lions will...

Voters In Lox Groves Reject Referendum On Road Bonds

Voters in the Town of Loxahatchee Groves resoundingly rejected a referendum question on Tuesday that would have enabled residents to obtain long-term loans to improve their roads and drainage. The vote was 368 (62.80 percent) opposed and 218 (37.20...

Referendum Needed Before Indian Trail Can Help Santa Rosa

The Indian Trail Improvement District Board of Supervisors is waiting for property owners in the flood-prone Santa Rosa Groves community to hold a vote on whether to become an activated ITID unit. Santa Rosa Groves, a rural enclave west of...

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Rotary Celebrates RPB Milestone At Tribute Dinner

The Royal Palm Beach Rotary Club held its annual Tribute Dinner on Saturday, June 14 at the Royal Palm...