As school begins, student safety is paramount for Apopka police

Sgt. Carlos Joseph (l) and Deputy Chief Randy Fernandez are working toward keeping Apopka students safe this school year.

White egrets taking over

Although there are scores of species of birds along the Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive, this area had been taken over by a number of...

Orange County opens expanded, renovated permit office

Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs and leadership from across Orange County government joined the Division of Building Safety for a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Wednesday,...

College student from Apopka receives $10,000 scholarship

Apopka native Annaya Morrison added to her thankful list on Saturday, November 17, when she was awarded a $10,000 McDonald’s True to the HBCU...

Trinity Christian School holds annual art contest for students

Trinity Christian School held it’s Annual Christmas Art Competition in which Mrs. Rehbaum’s art classes drew and colored Christmas themed artwork of their own...

APD police are among  SWAT grads

Central Florida Metro SWAT, which is made up of five local police agencies, including Apopka Police Department, had new operators attend and graduate from...

Street lights installed

Workers from a Duke Energy contractor have installed 54, 150-watt LED roadway lights in the Apopka area along Apopka Boulevard from East 10th Street...

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...

Fountain in roundabout may be part of road network surrounding the...

The city of Apopka is exploring building a fountain as the centerpiece of a roundabout for the downtown city center. Find out where the...

Foundation seeking site to help homeless

The Next Step Foundation is speaking with Mayor Bryan Nelson about securing a central location, a service arm of the foundation that will be...