For Friday, February 3, 2023
HEADLINE NEWS:
Feature Headlines
Miller’s Ale House coming to Apopka City Center
First responders compete in BBQ challenge
OCSO seeks suspects behind deadly shooting
- City greenlights phased development plan for Crossings at Kelly Park
- Developers seek to partner with minority, women-owned businesses on projects
- Apopka Seafood Festival comes Feb. 4-5
- New session for Apopka Citizens Police Academy begins Feb. 23
- Will there even be Social Security benefits for folks in my age bracket?
- Absalom rebelled against David
- Gov. DeSantis unveils his version of $114.9B budget
- Proposed legislation would allow anyone to carry firearm
- Apopka-Beauclair lock remains open
OUR POSITION:
Invaders, illicit drugs entering South Florida are problematic
Earlier this month, Gov. Ron DeSantis issued a state of emergency after roughly 500 people were apprehended in one weekend attempting to enter Florida illegally, placing a burden on local and state resources. Read more on page 2A.
THE VOICE OF THE COMMUNITY: OPINION & ARTICLES OF INTEREST
Beautification is not the only goal
Christine Moore, County Commissioner District 2
Oh, my gosh! I feel like I just got the best Christmas present ever. It is a free publication from AARP called “The Pop-Up Placemaking Tool Kit”. While I have a bit of talent for improving blighted areas and engaging the community, I’m always open to new ideas. This booklet is chock full of them. Read Moore on page 2A.
Discipline rules must change
By Melissa Byrd, Orange County School Board, District 7
Our new superintendent, Dr. Maria Vazquez, has been busy! She is approaching the end of her first 100 days in office and one of her main focuses has been a listening tour all across the district. Read Byrd on page 2A.
Standing up for your beliefs is becoming a real chore. We used to have the saying, “different strokes for different folks,” and we allowed everyone his/her own way, or a different belief. Sometimes we even learned from those different ideas or maybe they learned from those other than their own. Read Hayden on page 2A.
A MIRACLE
By Patti Bankson
Life’s a beach … and then you die. In August 2021, when I originally wrote about life being a beach, I guess I must have thought I could afford to be that flippant about dying. But, in
the coming months, looking possible death in the face was a reality check. Read Bankson on page 3A.
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