Hialeah Miami Lakes Senior High School student Sarah Marquez was one of nine Miami-Dade public and private school students honored by the Miami-Dade County Commission and the Community Image Advisory Board on May 6 for their creative contributions to the 10th annual “Clean Up and Green Up” poster contest. Marquez was the first place winner in the high school category.

  Town of Miami Lakes announced that the Education Advisory Board and The Graham Companies have teamed up again to offer the 2014 Key to the Town Scholarship. This year, two $1,000 scholarships will be awarded. Eligible recipients will be graduating seniors who are residents of the town. The winners will have demonstrated extraordinary commitment to their school and community. “It’s wonderful that The Graham Companies...

  More than 350 people participated in the Sixth Annual Great Strides Miami Lakes Walk to benefit the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CFF) on April 26 at Graham Park in Miami Lakes. The Walk, which netted $63,000, benefits CFF whose mission is to cure cystic fibrosis and to provide all people with the disease the opportunity to lead full, productive lives by funding research and drug development, promoting individualized treatment, and...

  Miami-Dade County Animal Services Department now offers convenient online dog license tag renewal. The new online service allows pet owners to purchase and renew dog license tags and report rabies vaccination renewals without visiting the shelter. Pet owners receive notifications confirming receipt of detailed transactions to include, the receipt of their purchase order and confirmation of shipment, and are notified of any...

  State Representatives Manny Diaz Jr. (R-Hialeah) and Jose Oliva (R-Hialeah), and Senator Rene Garcia (R-Hialeah) make a great team for the Town of Miami Lakes. The three politicos teamed up during the 2014 Florida Legislative  Session in Tallahassee and delivered $1.3 million for two major storm water drainage projects for Miami Lakes on the heels of a visit by Mayor Wayne Slaton and councilmembers, who requested the funding on...