For Friday, March 24, 2023
HEADLINE NEWS:
Feature Headlines
Police seek missing Apopka woman with developmental disability (UPDATE — Woman...
Duran named 2022 Firefighter of Year
Planning Commission board member retires after 8 years
An eye on an ibis
Apopka Fire Department names Austin Duran 2022 Firefighter of the Year
- Annexation town hall is March 28
- Christian School to host Family Field Day
- NORWF will give a $2,000 scholarship
- Universal school choice is two steps away in Florida
- People may bring old photos to Zellwood event
- Local Habitat group gets $30,000 grant
- State House committee allocates $$$
- Unemployment rate in state is 2.6%
OUR POSITION:
Commonsense reforms needed in Florida’s hemp statutes
“While many legitimate agriculture businesses grow and produce quality hemp products, there are deceptive practices that are putting Florida’s children and adults at risk.”
~Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Wilton Simpson
THE VOICE OF THE COMMUNITY: OPINION & ARTICLES OF INTEREST
End-of-year testing about to begin
Melissa Byrd, Orange County School Board, District 7
Well here we are again, nearing the end of another school year. This week we started the fourth and last quarter of our 2022-2023 school year. Read Byrd on page 2A.
Four wildlife corridors in NW area
Christine Moore, County Commissioner District 2
Orange County has preserved approximately 23,354 acres of natural lands in partnership with other agencies or on its own. Read Moore on page 2A.
Remember when we were children? Everything was progressively exciting. When we were but babies, “peek-a-boo” was a thrill (both to baby and Mommy). Read Hayden on page 2A.
The Making of a More Perfect Union
By Patti Bankson
If I said I’m politically minded, anyone who has read anything I’ve written over the past almost two decades would probably say, “Duh!” Read Bankson on page 3A.
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