Wasting no time since the group was formed two weeks ago, the Miami Lakes Blasting Advisory Committee hammered out a list of solutions the town hopes Florida legislators will consider in an effort to control the blasting.For years, area residents have complained the rock mining industry’s explosions to make materials to build and repair roads and expressways caused damages to their homes and outside properties.Miami Lakes elected voices and...

The South Florida Council Boy Scouts of America will hold its annual William “B” Graham Memorial Golf Tournament on Monday, April 22, at Shula’s Golf Club, 7601 Miami Lakes Drive. Registration will begin at 7 a.m. with a shotgun start at 8 a.m.Sponsored by The Graham Companies, the tournament is one of the longest standing fundraisers for the Boy Scouts and has been going for 45 years.Participants in the tournament will have a chance to...

The Swampshifters are a group of young and innovative students from freshmen to seniors representing Barbara Goleman Senior High School’s (BGSH) Robotic STEM Club. These students come from diversified cultural and ethnic backgrounds, possess a grade point average of 3.65, are in several advanced placement classes and actively participate two to three days a week in this club. Their quench for knowledge and educational growth is insatiable....

The offices of U.S. Senator Marco Rubio and Florida State Senator Manny Diaz Jr. are providing monthly constituent hours in Miami Lakes.
Marco Rubio’s office will be in the Mayor’s Conference Room at Town Hall, 6601Main Street, every 3rd Wednesday of the month from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Manny Diaz’s office will be in the Mayor’s Conference Room at Town Hall, 6601 Main Street, every 2nd Thursday of the month from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

JetStream Federal Credit Union, headquartered in Miami Lakes, announced the promotion of Vanessa Miranda to assistant vice president of Human Resources and Community Outreach.Miranda had been serving as Human Resources manager and began her career with JetStream in 2013 as the CDFI manager assisting with grants, community outreach and business lending.Under her direction, JetStream has won several CDFI grants totaling over $3 million to...