Belle Glade NewsLocal news for Belle Glade, FL continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Pick up all the tires- June 30, 2008 On June 19, The Post reported that roughly 5,000 tires have been found discarded on a Lake Okeechobee island near Belle Glade.http://www.topix.net/city/belle-glade-fl/2008/06/pick-up-all-the-tires?fromrss=1 Foundation trying to streamline fundraising for new Belle Glade hospital- June 28, 2008 Just as businesses are making cuts in an unforgiving economy, so is the foundation raising money for a $73 million public hospital in Belle Glade.The executive director of the Glades Healthcare Foundation will be laid off effective Monday and the foundation will no longer employ consultants from the Waters Pelton Organization in West Palm Beach.The cuts save $200,000 a year, though total savings will decrease once the foundation board decides how to replace those employees. Pat Lord served as...http://www.topix.net/city/belle-glade-fl/2008/06/foundation-trying-to-streamline-fundraisi... Where sugar is king, future looks bleak- June 26, 2008 A sour mood swept through "America's Sweetest Town," a community where sugar is king and generations of residents have depended on the U.S. Sugar Corp.http://www.topix.net/city/belle-glade-fl/2008/06/where-sugar-is-king-future-looks-bleak?fr... Two taken to hospital after car flies into canal near Hatton Highway near Belle Glade- June 24, 2008 A car sailed into a canal near Hatton Highway and Gator Boulevard in western Palm Beach County this morning, according to Palm Beach County Fire Rescue dispatchers.http://www.topix.net/city/belle-glade-fl/2008/06/two-taken-to-hospital-after-car-flies-int... Winds down lines in Belle Glade, South Bay- June 23, 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/belle-glade-fl/2008/06/winds-down-lines-in-belle-glade-south-bay... Suspect Escapes After Purse Snatch At Publix In RPB- June 21, 2008 Suspect Escapes After Purse Snatch At Publix In RPB Jason Budjinski 20.JUN.08 JUNE 15 - A customer of the Publix supermarket on State Road 7 in Royal Palm Beach was the victim of a grand theft last Sunday after ...http://www.topix.net/city/belle-glade-fl/2008/06/suspect-escapes-after-purse-snatch-at-pub... Lox Council Extends Lobbyist Contract- June 20, 2008 Lox Council Extends Lobbyist Contract Carol Porter 20.JUN.08 The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council extended its contract for the services of lobbyist Donna Brosemer on Tuesday, at a cost of $10,000. Faced with a ...http://www.topix.net/city/belle-glade-fl/2008/06/lox-council-extends-lobbyist-contract?fro... Four from Boca graduate Eagle Academy- June 19, 2008 Four Boca Raton residents were among the 55 recruits and cadets who graduated June 6 after completing the spring school semester, January to June, at the military-style residential academy located in Belle ...http://www.topix.net/city/belle-glade-fl/2008/06/four-from-boca-graduate-eagle-academy?fro... Tires dumped over decades on Lake O island finally being removed- June 18, 2008 From the air, an expanse of this 1.8-square-mile island in Lake Okeechobee's southeast corner looks as if someone dyed Spaghetti-O's black and scattered them across a putting green.http://www.topix.net/city/belle-glade-fl/2008/06/tires-dumped-over-decades-on-lake-o-islan... Deputies probe fatal Belle Glade shooting- June 17, 2008 One man is dead and another injured in a shooting this afternoon in the 700 block of Southwest Avenue B. Jason Lee Posey, 23, died at the scene.http://www.topix.net/city/belle-glade-fl/2008/06/deputies-probe-fatal-belle-glade-shooting... |