Mayor Josh Dieguez’s first State of the Town address has been rescheduled to Dec. 8 at Town Hall at 6:30 p.m. During past ceremonies the town's mayor has recounted the year and described successes by various departments and the town council. It was previously scheduled for Dec. 3 but was postponed. This will be Dieguez’s first State of the Town address, after winning the 2024 election and moving from a council seat to...

     The Miami Lakes Chamber of Commerce welcomed two new constitutional officers from Miami-Dade County: Tax Collector Dariel Fernandez and Property Appraiser Tomas Regalado to its November luncheon.       Regalado described the responsibilities of his office as well as what staff has been doing for the community.       One of his big initiatives has been to help veterans by...

     When The Graham Companies sponsored the 22nd Annual Corey for St. Jude Golf Tournament at the Miami Lakes Golf Club on Oct. 24, there were several reasons to celebrate.       One was raising $70,000 that day, bringing total donations to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, Tenn. to more than $1 million over two decades, the company said.      It was also the...

     Two days after Miami Lakes Mayor Josh Dieguez spent an afternoon as the target in a dunk tank, his ears were still waterlogged.      Mental Health Task Force Vice Chair Rosa Barroso estimated the elected official fell 50 times into the water.     “It was all for a good cause,” Dieguez said.      That cause was the First Alarm Foundation, which supports the mental...

     Carlos Andres chairs the Miami Lakes Public Safety Committee, a post he’s held since January.       Andres, 40, is a certified public accountant with his own firm, Carlos Andres CPA, which he opened in Miami Lakes in 2023. He keeps a virtual office at Venture X for his audit and accounting services.      He is married to Carly Andres, a school psychologist in county public...