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CRA Board adopts residential façade repair grant program
The Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) Board unanimously adopted a new residential façade repair grant program designed to help residents afford home improvements by simplifying the application…
Apopka City Council approves commercial addition to mixed-use development
Ordinance’s second reading, adoption to take place Sept. 3
Apopka Chamber board confirms termination of president/CEO
The Apopka Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors released a statement late Monday saying it supports the executive committee’s decision to terminate Nick Grounds as…
Apopka City Council votes to revise new meeting minutes policy
Only two weeks after approving a new policy for the city’s meeting minutes, the Apopka City Council voted 4-1 to revise the document to say that…
Apopka Council votes to put 8 charter amendments on ballot
The Apopka City Council voted unanimously to put all eight proposed city charter amendments on a referendum possibly in November, including whether to change the city’s…
Council votes to keep Business Tax Receipt program
The Apopka City Council voted 4-1 against sunsetting the city’s Business Tax Receipt (BTR) program, emphasizing its importance for economic development and data collection. The Wednesday…
Credit union opens student-run branch at Apopka High School
Addition Financial Credit Union and Orange County Public Schools (OCPS) have teamed up to launch a new student-run Addition Financial branch at Apopka High School. The…
Apopka Fire Department declines to release info about 7 people hospitalized from bus wreck
The Apopka Fire Department has declined to release any information regarding the seven people who were sent to the hospital as a result of a bus…
Apopka chamber executive board fires president after 14 months
The Apopka Area Chamber of Commerce has fired its president and CEO without cause, according to the dismissed president who says two members of the chamber’s…
Apopka chamber executive board fires president after 14 monthsTeresa Sargeant
The Apopka Area Chamber of Commerce has fired its president and CEO without cause, according to the dismissed president who says two members of the chamber’s…
Novel shows how to put camping skills to use in post-apocalyptic worldTeresa Sargeant
What if, as a preteen camper, you had to learn how to put your survival skills to the ultimate use in a post-apocalyptic world caused by…
Apopka Memorial Middle School celebrates ‘B’ grade with bounce houses, musicTeresa Sargeant
Apopka Memorial Middle School capped its first week back in school by celebrating getting a “B” grade from the Florida Department of Education (FDOE) for the…
Apopka’s strategic plan initiative reveals growth management concerns Teresa Sargeant
Growth management, roadway maintenance, city beautification, and parks and outdoor spaces were among the concerns identified in a community survey that was taken for the city’s…
City Council unanimously agrees to increase impact feesTeresa Sargeant
The Apopka City Council voted unanimously at its Aug. 6 meeting to accept the recommended impact fee increases, which would range from 35% to 113% for…
Planning board okays Paulucci Acres with 1,000-plus homesTeresa Sargeant
New development is 618 acres, 145 of it to be city park
Wyld Oaks: 2 miles of roadways built, all utilities finishedTeresa Sargeant
Over 18 months since its January 2024 groundbreaking, the Wyld Oaks development has seen much progress and is on budget, according to Wyld Oaks founder Joseph…
Council fails to reach resolution at lake flood workshopTeresa Sargeant
After spending over 90 minutes in a workshop, there was no agreement between the city and residents over a solution to mitigating the flood waters in…
Event to mark Downtown Mural unveilingTeresa Sargeant
Nearly a month after the Downtown Mural installation was announced, the community is invited to celebrate the latest work of art to beautify downtown Apopka. The…
Apopka rejects county agreement over Golden Gem Road section transferTeresa Sargeant
Section extension would increase project cost by $2.8M Due to financial constraints and Orange County’s lack of funding commitment, the Apopka City Council voted unanimously at…