State of City address set for October 30

Mayor Bryan Nelson’s first State of the City address is scheduled for Tuesday, October 30, at Highland Manor, 604 E. Main St., Apopka. It...

Groundbreaking held for hotel at city center next to Highland Manor

The groundbreaking for a Hilton Garden Inn hotel adjacent to Highland Manor for the Apopka city center marked progress for the development of the...

Bear-resistant trash carts available for residents

Apopka passed an ordinance requiring residents that live within the bear management area to keep their garbage cans in a location that is inaccessible...

Sheriff Mina holds meeting in area

Orange County Sheriff John W. Mina discussed his vision for the sheriff’s office, his commitment to keeping residents and area visitors safe, and addressed...

Glassworking artist set for Apopka fest

In January 2006, Dee Sutphin pursued her passion in glassworking by taking her first stained glass class with Rick Keppler at Atlantis Art Glass...

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...

Nonprofit will build townhomes in Apopka

Since launching nearly 15 years ago to provide low-to-moderate-income homes in an historical Winter Park district that was quickly being developed and priced out...

Apopka fares fine with Dorian, but still must fix flooding issues

While the city of Apopka fared fairly well this week through Hurricane Dorian’s brush with the east coast of Florida, the mayor said that...

Winn-Dixie revamps Apopka store, holds ribbon cutting

Winn-Dixie ended an 11-week renovation of its Apopka supermarket Wednesday, October 30, with a ribbon cutting, and a check presentation to the Apopka Fire...

Apopka High School band will show off new trailer

The Apopka High School marching band will show off its new trailer today, Friday, December 13, at the Class 8A football state championship game...