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...