Guests at Long & Scott Farms will explore pathways cut through living cornstalks in the life-size Scott’s Maze Adventures, a seven-acre cornfield maze featuring the large…
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Area corn maze opens on October 6
WHS team visits students
Four teams of four went into the Apopka neighborhoods to encourage dropouts to return to school to achieve their high school diplomas or further education. The…
After violent incidents involving students, Apopka police seeking more cooperation from schools, others
Following violent incidents where a very small number of Apopka High School students were involved both on campus and off campus, Apopka police are expressing frustration…
Chamber of Commerce honors its member business
To recognize businesses, leaders and first responders’ contributions to the community, the Apopka Area Chamber of Commerce held its BBQ and Blues Chamber Business Awards on Thursday, September 20, at Apopka Community…
Apopka Historical Society, Museum work to raise funds for first school plaque
The Apopka Historical Society is committed to preserving historical spots in Apopka. As a result, the members are working to have the site of the first…
Apopka Firefighter retires
City of Apopka Administrator, Edward Bass, (left), and Apopka Fire Chief Chuck Carnesale, (right), present Lt. Bill Stokes, of Fire Station 4, (center), with the golden…
Apopka Boy Scout Troop 211
The Apopka High School homecoming court was named this past week in preparation for next week’s homecoming activities.
Eagle Scouts will be honored as part of Troop 211’s 60th anniversary
Connor Larsen (l) and Adam Speck will receive their Eagle Scout awards after building this pedestrian bridge at Dream Lake Park in Apopka. Apopka Boy Scout…
New Apopka police officer
The newest Apopka police officer was sworn in Tuesday, September 25, at City Hall. Here, Cindy Calixto is sworn in by Apopka Police Chief Mike McKinley…
Gas district budget passed
City Commissioner Kyle Becker (l) and citizen Bill Arrowsmith (c) listen to Fred Crabtree speak Monday, September 24, during the monthly meeting of the Lake Apopka…
Chamber of Commerce has new chairThe Apopka Chief
Ken Croston, president of Electronic Locksmith, Inc., has been elected chair of the Board of Directors for the Apopka Area Chamber of Commerce. “I am humbled…
AHS Band CampThe Apopka Chief
Apopka High School held its band camp for a couple of weeks before school starts. Band members, such as this piccolo player, practice holding their instruments…
Church will have musical program inspired by a trip to IsraelThe Apopka Chief
Bonnie Hannah, known in the greater Orlando area for organizing spiritually inspired programs, will share, on Saturday, August 18, at 4 p.m., highlights of her recent…
APD at Pleasant ViewThe Apopka Chief
Over the weekend, the Apopka Police Department was invited to Pleasant View Baptist Church for a Law Enforcement Appreciation event. Members of the church met Chief…
AHS principal, Lyle Heinz, is ready to start the school yearThe Apopka Chief
There is a little more than a week left until school starts in Orange County on Monday, August 13. Lyle Heinz, the new principal of Apopka High…
Apopka police officers honoredThe Apopka Chief
These Apopka police officers were honored Wednesday, August 1, at the Apopka City Council meeting. The Federal Bureau of Investigation awarded them certificates in appreciation for…
City passes bear ordinanceThe Apopka Chief
A new bear management ordinance that has been given the first of two needed approvals would put the city of Apopka in line to receive a…
Wekiva Parkway crashThe Apopka Chief
A truck hauling rocks fell on its side Thursday, August 2, after a collision with a box truck at the interchange of State Road 429 (Wekiva…
Apopka police chief attends school-safety exerciseThe Apopka Chief
In an effort to ensure the Apopka Police Department is prepared for a school-based emergency, Chief Mike McKinley attended a scenario-based exercise on Tuesday, July 31,…
Police emphasize pedestrian safetyThe Apopka Chief
As part of the three-day operation, Sgt. Harmon, dressed in plain clothes, crossed Piedmont-Wekiwa Road on the north side crosswalk of the road’s intersection with U.S.…