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Owner of restaurants throws ‘prom’ for his AHS employees

You’ll have to excuse Ed Conlan if he was a little nervous on Tuesday, May 19. After all, it was his first prom.  Page...

Decision from city about July 4 fireworks will come on June...

While many other cities in Central Florida have canceled their Independence Day fireworks celebrations because of COVID-19, the city of Apopka is holding off...

Apopka area high for recent COVID-19

As shown in this map produced by Orange County government, the two Apopka ZIP codes of 32703 and 32712 (upper left corner) had 18...

Chamber of Commerce hosts virtual hurricane preparedness talk

A local television meteorologist imparted hurricane preparation tips in the latest installment of an online lecture series that was hosted by the Apopka Area...

Wekiva girls soccer coach, player expanding team’s efforts

The final of the district championship tournament was achieved.  Still more work needs to be done. Page 6B.

Lakes can be respite from today’s world

Lake Apopka, as well as other bodies of water, can provide an idyllic setting for a relaxing time as we deal with coronavirus and...

Try Tony LaPierre’s Carrot Cake, our star dessert, for Memorial Day

Memorial Day is coming up this Monday. This solemn holiday was instituted in 1868 in response to the tragic loss of 620,000 soldiers from...

Apopka Blue Darters softball team honors its five seniors with drive-by...

Senior pitcher Nyah Vogel (fourth from right) was the Class 9A Pitcher of the Year in Florida during the 2019 season, and was first...

Try three different kinds of apple pies from Betty Crocker

Doris Conduff’s Apricot Chicken requires four ingredients. It looks pretty simple and tasty. You bake it in a slow oven for a couple hours...

National Guard flyover

A pair of F-15Cs from the Florida National Guard conducted a flyover of Central Florida on Wednesday, May 13, beginning over Apopka High School....