Expansion coming

The Apopka Shoot Straight gun range and store will soon expand its warehouse space.

Halloween in the Park brings family-friendly scares

Kit Land Nelson Park in Apopka was filled with scary fun as the annual Halloween in the Park packed costume wearers and trick-or-treaters to...

Blue Darters help make life better for a local family

The Blue Darters provided the might and muscle for the much-needed rehabilitation and refurbishment of an Apopka house.

Downtown mural project and sponsors

Representatives of Orlando Health and Apopka Area Chamber of Commerce take time to pose in front of one of the murals created in June....

Orange County health dept. recognizes National Public Health Week

In recognition of National Public Health Week, from Monday, April 3 to Sunday, April 9, the Florida Department of Health in Orange County (FDOH-Orange)...

Apopka’s development staff looks at three proposed projects

The city’s Development Review Committee saw three proposed developments again, two of them residential on the southwest side of town and one commercial on...

Tickets available for prayer breakfast

Individual tickets and table sponsorships are now available for purchase for the annual Apopka Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast. Get all the details on page 1A.

Apopka High School celebrates homecoming with dress-up days and powderpuff football

Senior quarterback Erin Chou stretches for yardage in the powderpuff game that her team won, 12-0, over the juniors.

Local nonprofit Re-Imagine Communities not only helps others, but wins award

Shaunte Jemison of Apopka has always worked in nonprofits but decided to launch her own when she noticed how some of them operated. “I’ve always...

Funds in state budget, so far, to fix state park entrance

The state budget that will be delivered to Gov. Ron DeSantis includes a half-million dollars to improve access to Wekiwa Springs State Park, said...