Apopka City Council gives tentative OK to higher property taxes

The revenue that the proposed tax rate would raise would balance the upcoming 2018-2019 budget and would also give the city the money needed...

A leisurely swim

An alligator swims in one of the canals along the Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive recently. The drive is open each Friday through Sunday and...

Apopka will get fireworks Sunday of Labor Day weekend

The fireworks that were supposed to be set off on July 4 to celebrate America’s Independence Day will instead light up the sky in...

City staff talks about road work

The improvement and/or extension of Rogers Road was among the items discussed by city staff Wednesday, July 18, at the Development Review Committee (DRC)...

Apopka Political Hob Nob Results

Here are the results from the Apopka Area Chamber of Commerce’s Political Hob Nob and Straw Poll held Tuesday, July 10.  2018 Political Straw Poll...

Higher property taxes in play by city as way to balance...

Apopka’s City Council will take a hard look at raising property taxes as the city leaders look to balance the 2018-2019 budget that they...

Here’s looking at you

With a blue ring around its eye, this anhinga shows its breeding plumage while drying its wings off on the Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive.

Chamber’s Political Hob Nob attracts 300

About 300 guests got up close with 30 election campaigns and learned more about federal, state, and local candidates as well as participated in a straw poll, at the 2018 Political Hob Nob and Straw Poll.

Mother urges caution after losing son to opioid drugs

Lillene Jackson, urges parents to keep an eye on what their children, no matter their age, are prescribed by the doctor or otherwise are...

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...