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Apopka middle schooler has meteoric rise in boxing

Carlos Sanchez walked into a boxing gym for the first time only two-and-a-half years ago. That gym was BANG (Boxing Against Narcotics Gym) in...

Classic Car Show will be August 4 at Episcopal Church of...

A Classic Car Show has been scheduled for Saturday, August 4, on the campus of the Church of the Holy Spirit on the corner...

100th birthday airplane ride

Virginia Bankson boarded a 454W airplane with her grandson, Doug Bankson, pilot, as part of her 100th birthday celebration on Tuesday, July 24.

Doctorate of Divinity

On Sunday, July 22, Virginia Bankson (center) received an Honorary Doctorate of Divinity degree. Bankson was celebrated at Victory Church World Outreach Center in...

Centra Care coming to Apopka

With developers pushing to move as quickly as possible, approval for a Centra Care medical facility will go before the Apopka Planning Commission in...

Keeping an eye on a snack?

A white ibis appears to be keeping an eye on a possible food source as he walks through a grassy area along the Lake...

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...

Wekiva High alumnus participates in leadership summit held in D.C.

Pablo Rivera, 23, went to the leadership summit June 26-30, when college and university student presidents and vice presidents from across the nation visited the White House, interacted with White...

Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall will visit Apopka

The Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall will be in Apopka November 7 through 12 and will be open 24 hours a day to the public....

Your purchase at Firehouse Subs® helps save lives

At Firehouse Subs®, subs are only part of their story. A portion of your purchase in 2018 at all U.S. Firehouse Subs® locations goes...