School Board to meet about recommendations for OCPS’ face-to-face instruction
The Orange County School Board will host a special meeting to discuss recommendations for OCPS' face-to-face instruction that's scheduled to begin Friday, August 21....
Residents of Rock Springs Ridge pack City Council meeting room
Several residents of Rock Springs Ridge (RSR) spoke during the public comments portion of the City Council’s meeting. Find out what concerns were brought...
Award was ‘wonderful surprise’ for Bankson
As the 2018 recipient of the Apopka Christian Ministerial Alliance (ACMA) Pillar Award, City Commissioner and Pastor Doug Bankson admitted the honor was “a...
Governor Scott visits Apopka
Gov Rick Scott (c) stands with several Apopkans, including Mayor Bryan Nelson (to left of Scott) and his wife, on Friday, May 18, at...
Summer months were very busy in Apopka last year
Donald Scott, a 2010 graduate of Apopka High School, qualified for the Tokyo Olympics with a second-place finish in the U.S. Olympic Trials.
Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida to host ‘Food for...
Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida is inviting the community to a virtual behind-the-scenes look at its facilities to hear how the organization...
Orange County Sheriff’s Office identifies victim’s body
The Orange County Sheriff’s Office has identified the initially unknown victim, whose body was found on the side of Lust Road near S.R. 429...
Nelson files for election by petition
Bryan Nelson, candidate for mayor of Apopka, shows petitions that were signed so that he can qualify for the mayoral election without paying the...
News of Apopka in 2019: Pine tree removal was city issue...
Note: This is the second of a four-part series reviewing the news of Apopka in 2019 as written in the pages of The...
Apopka group swaps trips with N. Ireland visitors
Scott Boyd, director of the Eastern Belfast Area Youth Project (EBAYP) in Belfast, Northern Ireland, had a dream. He wanted to bring youth from...