The Palm Beach County Native Canopy Program, operated by the county’s Cooperative Extension Service and Environmental Resources Management Department, provides education about how to preserve existing native plants and has been expanding efforts to plant more by giving away...
Travis Schwalm of Aquatic Vegetation Control reported to the Loxahatchee Groves Town Council on Tuesday, June 15 that aquatic plants are 85 percent clear in town canals, while aquatic grasses are 95 percent clear.
“We had a bloom of water...
In the race to replaced term-limited County Commissioner Melissa McKinlay (D-District 6) next year, there are three Democrats already in the race, but as of now, only one Republican — real estate agent Sara Baxter.
Unless she ends up having...
The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council gave final approval Tuesday, June 15 to an ordinance that prohibits private ingress/egress of vehicles from outside the town limits.
The council initially approved the preliminary reading of the ordinance on May 18, which prohibits...
Indian Trail Improvement District Executive Director Burgess Hanson received a glowing evaluation from the ITID Board of Supervisors on Wednesday, June 9, receiving a 10 percent pay increase to $185,000.
“Mr. Hanson, we know that you love this job. You...
State Rep. Matt Willhite (D-District 86) visited the Wellington Village Council Tuesday, June 8 to provide a legislative session update, with a special focus on the new fireworks ban bill designed to protect Wellington’s equestrian area.
Willhite said that it...
The Indian Trail Improvement District Board of Supervisors approved a $12.5 million budget for fiscal year 2021-22 on Wednesday, June 9 that would raise the average non-ad valorem assessment about $45 annually per acre to compensate for infrastructure improvements...
While many Florida municipalities struggle with how to contain growth, the City of Westlake welcomes expansion. After all, it’s part of the plan.
“It’s very exciting to see developers willing to come in,” said Mayor Roger Manning during the Monday,...
The villages of Wellington and Royal Palm Beach are both striving to get back to some semblance of normalcy, planning safe and fun Independence Day festivities scheduled for Sunday, July 4.
Royal Palm Beach is offering its free Star Spangled...
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday, June 9 vetoed a $450,000 matching grant to improve a pedestrian crosswalk on Okeechobee Blvd. at La Mancha in Royal Palm Beach, which was part of about $6 million in requests from Palm Beach...
Berean Christian School’s boys varsity basketball head coach John Lantz is the heart, soul and foundation of the Bulldog basketball program. Since 2008, Lantz has been the day-to-day leader of boys varsity basketball at Berean, and he is already...
Royal Palm Beach High School has a changing of the guard for its girls varsity soccer and boys varsity basketball programs.
Sara Garcia is the new leader of the girls soccer team at RPBHS. Garcia is a former soccer player...
