Apopka has a week of chilly, sometimes wet, weather

The coldest week in several years greeted 2018 as temperatures for the week never got out of the 50s.

Alice Nolan running for City Council Seat 2

Alice Nolan is trying it again. Nolan, who ran unsuccessfully for a seat on the Apopka City Council two years ago, will run for...

30 years, counting for Apopka post office building on Park Avenue

Over the years, much in the city of Apopka has grown, from its population to the influx of businesses. And the local post office...

City staff sees final changes to proposed Dollar General store

Dollar General has stores on the north, east, and west sides of Apopka. Within the first few months of 2018, a Dollar General is...

Birding tours will replace Birdapalooza

With the cancellation of Birdapalooza due to Hurricane Irma damage in the Magnolia Park area, the Lake Apopka Birding Festival will feature keynote events.

One last lighting for Christmas

People throughout Apopka decorated their houses with Christmas lights over the past few weeks.

Burning down the house

An Apopka firefighter tosses in a fiery fuel-soaked towel during the Apopka Fire Department’s burning down of a house on Plymouth-Sorrento Road.

Bell hopes message rings true with citizens in 2018 Apopka city...

Leroy Bell is vying for City Commission Seat 2 in the 2018 Apopka city election, a seat that Diane Velazquez has occupied since her...

Apopka police officer brings life’s experiences to his new position

One of the new officers who will begin working with the Apopka Police Department in early January is Aaron Makle.

City Council will revisit medical marijuana ordinance

At the urging of Commissioner Kyle Becker, the Apopka City Council voted unanimously to take another look at the ban of medical marijuana it...