Contributing to a good cause

Mayor Joe Kilsheimer (back, center) stands with volunteers from the Gina McReynolds Foundation as he presents a ceremonial check to the Apopka non-profit organization.

Lamphere will run for Orange Co. School Board seat

Community leader and Pastor Todd Lamphere has entered the Orange County School Board race to fill Seat 7, expected to be vacated by board...

Fair weathers weekend just fine

As the 17th annual Apopka Fair progressed, the backdrop provided by the spring weather only got better.

Income tax business was front for illegal gambling, police say

Law enforcement officers from the Apopka Police Department and Metropolitan Bureau of Investigation (MBI) served a warrant and arrested one man at an Apopka...

New wastewater plant expected to be online in early September

At a cost of more than $60 million, the city of Apopka’s new wastewater treatment plant should be up and running shortly after Labor...

Bear-resistant cart

This example of a bear cart that may soon be offered to some by the city of Apopka for garbage service is located in...

Celebrating a new playground for Alonzo Williams Park

Mayor Bryan Nelson (center, front) and scores of other volunteers raise their hands in celebration of finishing the completion of a KaBOOM! playground at...

A grab-and-go lunch

An anhinga swims merrily along on one of the canals along the Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive with a fish for lunch. Read more on...

Showing his pearly whites for the camera

We’re not sure if he, or she, is smiling for our camera, but this alligator does seem to be enjoying the sun along the...

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...