Bass fishin’ is still pretty good in most area lakes, rivers

Hello Folks, I hope you had a great weekend and you got a chance to do some fishin’. Unfortunately for me, my fishin’ buddy was out of the town and we...

Madison Zavitz is crowned Miss Apopka 2019

Zavitz, 23, of Orlando, succeeds Lindsay Bettis of St. Augustine. The Miss Apopka Scholarship Pageant is open to residents living within a 90-mile radius...

Poem about grandmother’s battle with cancer wins first place

Triniti Thomas, now 13, was an 11-year-old student at Altamonte Christian School when she penned “How Did She Do It?”, about her grandmother Corliss...

AMMS Medical Skills

Apopka Memorial Middle School (AMMS) offers a Medical Skills and Services course for 8th grade students who are interested in a career in the...

Marching Mustangs are champs

On Saturday, October 6 the Wekiva High School Marching Mustangs Band earned Best in Class for General Effect, Visual, Percussion, and Color Guard at...

Milder weather is hopefully on the way later in October

Hello Folks, It’s October and that means cooler weather, hopefully. I did notice it was a tad breezier over the weekend, so just maybe, good things...

One Singer sewing machine sparked many stories of Zellwood

A treadle Singer sewing machine that was donated to the Zellwood Historical Society (ZHS) sparked a conversation: “What does this Singer sewing machine have...

Baptiste Orthodontics ribbon cutting

On Tuesday, October 2, Baptiste Orthodontics held a ribbon cutting event to inaugurate the opening of their new location at 12 S. Park Ave.,...

Apopka Fire Department is selling special breast cancer shirts

The Apopka Fire Department is selling a special version of its already popular breast cancer awareness T-shirt to help raise funds for the Debbie...

National Night Out

Emerson Park Subdivision invited the Apopka Police Department to join them in their 35th National Night Out event on Tuesday, October 2. Many communities...