South Bay NewsLocal news for South Bay, FL continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Sugar deal causes shock- June 30, 2008 Florida sugar industry officials reacted with shock and dismay Monday to news that U.S. Sugar Corp., the state's oldest sugar grower, had agreed to sell its land for Everglades restoration and go out of ...http://www.topix.net/city/south-bay-fl/2008/06/sugar-deal-causes-shock?fromrss=1 Ralph De La Cruz: Sale of U.S. Sugar land comes at a price - 1,700 jobs- June 28, 2008 When I heard of Gov. Charlie Crist 's historic plan to buy 187,000 acres of U.S. Sugar land and turn the area between Lake Okeechobee and the Everglades into a true river of grass, I thought, "What's not to ...http://www.topix.net/city/south-bay-fl/2008/06/ralph-de-la-cruz-sale-of-u-s-sugar-land-com... Florida, U.S. Sugar strike $1.7B deal for farmland- June 26, 2008 Officials from U.S. Sugar Corp. and the South Florida Water Management District are expected to announce a $1.7 billion deal Tuesday that would give ownership of a vast swath of the historic Everglades on sugar ...http://www.topix.net/city/south-bay-fl/2008/06/florida-u-s-sugar-strike-1-7b-deal-for-farm... Winds down lines in Belle Glade, South Bay- June 24, 2008 Two powerlines were felled Saturday evening when storms, accompanied by high winds, moved through Belle Glade and South Bay, said FPL spokesman Mayco Vilafana.http://www.topix.net/city/south-bay-fl/2008/06/winds-down-lines-in-belle-glade-south-bay?f... Tornado Warning Expires In Palm Beach Co.- June 22, 2008 The National Weather Service issued a tornado warning for the Clewiston and South Bay areas in Palm Beach County.http://www.topix.net/city/south-bay-fl/2008/06/tornado-warning-expires-in-palm-beach-co?fr... Palm Beach County metro report- June 16, 2008 A Fort Lauderdale man was killed Friday morning when his Harley-Davidson motorcycle collided with a tractor on U.S. 27 near John Stretch Memorial Park.http://www.topix.net/city/south-bay-fl/2008/06/palm-beach-county-metro-report?fromrss=1 Palm Beach County: 2 women win scholarships, plan to study nursing- June 14, 2008 Jacqueline Tan of Boynton Beach and Rebecca Manderville of South Bay recently won $1,000 college scholarships sponsored by the American Association of University Women, Northern Palm Beach County Branch.http://www.topix.net/city/south-bay-fl/2008/06/palm-beach-county-2-women-win-scholarships-... Environmentalists sue to block rock mines- June 2, 2008 Environmentalists are taking the fight over rock mining to court with lawsuits that seek to block two companies from blasting 11,000 acres in western Palm Beach County that once were part of the Everglades.http://www.topix.net/city/south-bay-fl/2008/06/environmentalists-sue-to-block-rock-mines?f... |