AHS Teacher and Support Person of the Year

Apopka High School English teacher Erika Houvouras, (l), has been named the Teacher of the Year. Beverly Shaw, (r), technology support representative, has been named...

Apopka City Council hears report from task force on violence in...

In hopes of gaining the City Council’s support during its meeting, the Apopka Community Task Force on Violence presented a document that the group...

Youngsters in foster care get a glimpse of police

Friedline and Off. Nick Dorazio speak to the group of youngsters while giving the K-9 demonstration.

Ethics complaint filed against mayor, he says

Mayor Joe Kilsheimer made public this week that a complaint was recently filed against him with the Florida Ethics Commission.

Welcome sign voted down by City Council

After wrangling over the location and design of a welcome-to-Apopka sign, the City Council voted 3-2 to not fund the design of the sign...

Fernandez named new deputy police chief

Randy Fernandez, an Apopka police captain for the past several years, has been tapped by Chief Michael McKinley to be the city’s first deputy...

Apopka buildings illuminated in honor of World Polio Day

Several businesses and organizations throughout Apopka including City Hall, the Apopka Area Chamber of Commerce and a Methodist church, illuminated their buildings in red...

Apopka Fire Department honors 33 personnel

The Apopka Fire Department recognized 33 new firefighters, engineers, and lieutenants in a ceremony held before about 300 people at the Apopka Community Center/VFW.

Apopka police seek suspect in auto theft

Apopka police are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying a person of interest regarding last January’s grand theft auto at a department store in...

Serving our country.

Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Joseph Brice, from Apopka, begins the thawing process on a unit of frozen blood before beginning the deglyceration process...