New South Apopka affordable housing will have groundbreaking

A groundbreaking ceremony for a new South Apopka affordable housing project has been scheduled for Thursday, March 16, 9-10 a.m. at 1221 S. Washington Ave.,...

Wekiva High School principal retires

Effective July 1, Wekiva High School Principal Michele Erickson is retiring after 38 years with Orange County Public Schools. Erickson has been WHS principal since...

COVID-19 update: Orange County initiative will provide PPE to small businesses

The following is from Orange County government. PPE for Small Biz in Orange County, an Orange County Government COVID-19 initiative through the Orange County...

AdventHealth launches its first COVID-19 vaccination site

Calling it a “monumental” day for Central Florida, AdventHealth opened its first COVID-19 vaccination site this week. Since administering its first doses last month,...

News of Apopka in 2019: Pine tree removal was city issue...

Note: This is the second of a four-part series reviewing the news of Apopka in 2019 as written in the pages of The...

City will not have Independence Day fireworks thanks to COVID-19

There will be no city-sponsored fireworks display in Apopka on July 4 thanks to COVID-19. Citing issues with enforcing social distancing during the...

Wolf Lake Middle School crowned basketball kings at Orange County championships

History was made when the final buzzer sounded at this year's Orange County Public Schools Boys Basketball Championship. Wolf Lake Middle School captured its...

School Board to meet about recommendations for OCPS’ face-to-face instruction

The Orange County School Board will host a special meeting to discuss recommendations for OCPS' face-to-face instruction that's scheduled to begin Friday, August 21....

Hospital, contractor refurbish rooms for Apopka church

With generosity from AdventHealth Apopka as well as Brasfield & Gorrie, the company that built the hospital, 2,000 square feet of an Apopka church...

Retired City Commissioner Billie Dean dies at 89 years old

Retired Apopka City Commissioner Billie Dean died at 89 years old. Dean served as City Council commissioner for 24 years, from 1994 until he announced...