Magnolia Park will get major improvements
Orange County’s Magnolia Park along the east shore of Lake Apopka will soon receive many new amenities. Read about on 1A.
Parade honors birthday of MLK Jr.
Eighty-one entrants, from churches to non-profit groups, celebrated Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy and message in the namesake’s eighth annual parade in South...
Former state legislator will be parade grand marshal
A former state legislator, who had worked to secure funding for a recreational center in Apopka, is the grand marshal at this year’s Apopka...
New road construction continues
Construction continues on Brush Drive, a road that will connect the Rock Springs Ridge development with Jason Dwelley Parkway and the Northwest Recreation Complex.
Apopka High student lands countywide honor
Julianne Mazzaro, a senior Apopka High School student in the Advanced Engineering magnet, has been selected as the Career Technical Education (CTE) representative from...
Apopka High School student parking lot is repaved
“I had noticed these things in the course of driving by and thought, ‘Why is this falling apart?’” said Christine Moore, District 7 Orange...
Eighth annual Apopka Art and Jazz Festival abounds with student talent
Some of the best student artwork, music, agriscience exhibits with live animals and kite flying will be at the eighth annual Apopka Art and...
City keeps upgrading cemetery, may raise plot fees
So far, the upgrade of Edgewood-Greenwood Cemetery has included completion of the repaving of the cemetery’s driveways, fencing installation, and process of procuring two...
Engineers looking at city’s wastewater plant
An independent engineering firm began work this week to assess the city of Apopka’s wastewater management and operations after the city received a letter...
Apopka police chief get nails painted blue for child abuse prevention
Apopka Police Chief Michael McKinley joined local law enforcement and community leaders on Friday, March 31, for a special event at Orlando City Hall to bring...