Apopka’s development staff looks at three proposed projects

The city’s Development Review Committee saw three proposed developments again, two of them residential on the southwest side of town and one commercial on...

Big gator keeping watch on wildlife drive

A large alligator looks around along the Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive on a sunny day. The gator is one of hundreds who live along...

Farmworkers protest against state legislation

Those participating in the protest show a Spanish-language banner explaining their position. The Farmworker Association of Florida showed its agreements with immigrants who oppose...

Artificial intelligence may have future to help citrus

Precision agriculture engineer Yiannis Ampatzidis sees a day when citrus farmers use artificial intelligence to detect the pin-sized insects that can infect the fruit’s...

Projects in Northwest Orange County could get $1.7 million in state...

If Gov. Ron DeSantis does not wield his line-item veto pen, three projects in Northwest Orange County will get a combined funding of nearly...

Apopka Proud concert draws thousands to amphitheater

It was billed as the Apopka Proud concert, and the country music event at the Apopka amphitheater drew an estimated 5,000 to 6,000 people....

Love honored with Pillar Award

For all his contributions to the city of Apopka, Rod Love, former Orange County commissioner for District 2, doesn’t think of community service as community service in...

Chamber of Commerce Business Expo is upcoming

At least 40 businesses and organizations will showcase their products and services and connect with the community in the second annual Apopka Area Business Expo.  Read more on...

AHS will host basketball camps

The Apopka High School boys basketball program is running its annual Blue Darter Basketball Camp for two weeks in June. Turn to page 3A...

Apopka firefighters participate in yearly memorial climb in New York

All of the Apopka Fire Department firefighters shown here made it to the 80th floor of 3 World Trade Center safely in the fifth...