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Promising Season Ahead For Wolverine Girls Volleyball Squad

The season is now underway for the Wellington High School’s girls varsity volleyball team, and head coach Duane Carroll is strongly optimistic about this year’s squad. The second-year head coach, who also teaches U.S. history at WHS, had a strong...

RPB U8 Girls All-Star Softball Team Takes Second In World Series

It has been a summer to remember for 12 young area softball players and their four coaches. This summer, the Royal Palm Beach U8 Girls All-Star softball team won a Florida State Championship in late June and then finished...

RPB Council OKs $12.9 Million Contract For New Village Hall

The Royal Palm Beach Village Council awarded a bid of $12,894,392 for the construction of a new village hall to Verdex Construction on Thursday, Aug. 19. Verdex was the lowest bidder on the project. The council also authorized the transfer...

Groves Hiring Code And Permitting Staff To Replace County Process

After years of having its permitting process done through Palm Beach County and hiring numerous different code enforcement officials with arguable results, the Town of Loxahatchee Groves has hired a contractor to transition the town to oversee its own...

Royal Palm Beach Moves Back Qualifying Dates For Municipal Elections To November

The Royal Palm Beach Village Council approved the preliminary reading of ordinances Thursday, Aug. 19 to adjust the qualifying dates for municipal elections at the request of the Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections Office. Village Attorney Keith Davis noted...

Lox Council Approves Site Plan For Groves Town Center

The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council on Tuesday, Aug. 17 approved amendments to the site plan for the 4.6-acre Town Center portion of the 90-acre Groves Town Center project located at the northeast corner of Southern Blvd. and B Road...

County Commission Declares State Of Emergency Regarding Virus Surge

The Palm Beach County Commission declared a state of emergency Tuesday, Aug. 17 due to a spike in COVID-19 cases in the county, as well as across the state and nation. Florida Department of Health-Palm Beach County Director Dr. Alina...

Westlake Officials Keeping A Close Eye On Sign Variances

Sign, sign, everywhere a sign. That’s what Westlake Vice Mayor JohnPaul O’Connor wants to avoid as the young community develops its main commercial thoroughfare along Seminole Pratt Whitney Road. “This is not Las Vegas, and it’s not Times Square,” said...

Wellington Honors Little League All-Stars

The Wellington Village Council honored the Wellington Little League 9/10 combined all-star team and the 9-year-old all-star team on Tuesday, Aug. 10 for their accomplishments this season. The 9/10 combined Wellington Little League all-star team went a combined 7-1...

Wellington Capital Improvements Plan A Wish List For The Future

The Wellington Village Council spent several hours Monday, Aug. 9 in a workshop session about capital improvement projects planned for the next fiscal year and beyond. It was primarily an informational question-and-answer presentation from the village staff, and decisions...

RPB’s Commons Park Remains Busy Every Wednesday With Drive-Through Food Giveaway

Feeding South Florida distributes tons of food to families at numerous locations, but Royal Palm Beach Commons Park has been a popular site, giving out about 3.4 tons of food over the past year, with more than 600 cars...

Input Meeting For County’s Off-Road Vehicle Park Plan Aug. 19 At Acreage Library

Palm Beach County Commissioner Melissa McKinlay will host a public meeting on Thursday, Aug. 19 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Acreage branch library (15801 Orange Blvd.) about the off-road vehicle park being planned at 20-Mile Bend near...

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Flavors ‘Decades Tour’ A Tasty Traveling Experience

On Thursday, June 5, the Greater Wellington Chamber of Commerce hosted Flavors 2025, now in its 22nd year. Several...