Apopka resident LaVerne Schwitzgoebel celebrates 100th birthday
LaVerne Schwitzgoebel at Gator's Dockside for her 100th birthday.
Apopka resident LaVerne Sylvia Schwitzgoebel celebrated her 100th birthday with friends on Sunday, May 25,...
Officials break ground on 2 affordable housing communities
Mayor Demings, Commissioner Moore, and others at the groundbreaking ceremony.
Orange County and Dominium Apartments officials spoke at a groundbreaking ceremony for two affordable...
Refurbished West Orange Trail Bridge to reopen with ceremony
$2M upgrade includes structural repairs, aesthetic improvements
By Teresa Sargeant
Reporter
The city and county will celebrate the grand reopening of Apopka's nearly 20-year-old West Orange Trail...
Wekiva Culinary students win ‘Seize the Spotlight’ competition in Chicago
Staff Reports
Four students from the Wekiva High School Magnet Academy of Culinary Arts (Wekiva Culinary) won EcoLab’s “Seize the Spotlight” competition in Chicago on...
3 Apopka basketball stars to play college ball
By Marshall Tempest
Reporter
Three 2024-2025 Apopka basketball team members signed letters of intent to play college ball and further their education this week. Seniors Jermichael...
Velazquez to run for third term on City Council
By Teresa Sargeant
Reporter
Vice Mayor and Commissioner Diane Velazquez has announced her intent to run for a third term in Apopka City Council Seat 2,...
Fire breaks out at Seventh-day Adventist Church thrift store
Store provides services for low-income families, homeless
By Teresa Sargeant
Reporter
Officials are investigating the cause of a fire that broke out at a nonprofit thrift store...
Apopka Elementary teacher celebrates 50 years in classroom
By Teresa Sargeant
Reporter
The passion to help other people has been a lifelong quality of Apopka Elementary kindergarten teacher Betty Washington, but she does not...
JLL arranges sale of recently constructed distribution center
Staff Reports
JLL Capital Markets announced the sale of Building 5 at Mid-Florida Logistics Park, a 246,460-square-foot, Class A cross-dock distribution facility in Apopka.
JLL represented the...
Central Florida communities to host 2025 Memorial Day events
Staff Reports
Memorial Day, which arrives the last Monday in May, has been observed in the United States every year since 1868. A variety of...