VFW Post 10147 holds flag retirment ceremony, plans next one for...
Not discouraged by a low public turnout at its first flag retirement ceremony on Friday, April 26, the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 10147...
Farmworker Association held youth-led projects at community garden
The Apopka-based Farmworker Association of Florida inaugurated two youth-led projects, a greenhouse, and a picnic table into its community garden for association members’ use...
VFW Post 10147 will retire flags at special ceremony
Apopka’s Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 10147 will dispose of many of the few hundred flags the organization has in storage at its first...
First responders held demonstrations at Apopka Public Safety Day, April 20
The public met local first responders and viewed emergency vehicles and equipment at Apopka Public Safety Day on Saturday, April 20 at Northwest Recreation...
Former Apopka Commissioner, Billie Dean is awarded
On Saturday, April 20, the Orange County Branch of the NAACP presented the Rufus C. Brooks Civil Rights Award to former Apopka Commissioner, Billie...
AHS student Julia Shepherd was selected for Disney Dreamers Academy
When Julia Shepherd first found out she was one of 100 teenagers selected for a Disney leadership and mentorship program, she was “really surprised,” she said. But after experiencing the...
Full moon should help fishin’ locally
Hello Folks,
I hope you had a great weekend and you got a chance to do some fishin’. The bluegill and shellcrackers should fire off...
Apopka student, Julia Shepherd is selected as Disney Dreamer
Julia Shepherd was selected as a 2019 Disney Dreamer and attended the 4 day leadership/mentoring academy featuring Steve Harvey last month at Walt Disney...
Apopka toddler, Wyatt Toler chosen as March of Babies ambassador
An Apopka toddler who was born one month and two weeks prematurely has been selected as the 2019 March for Babies Orlando Ambassador. March...
Officers of the Year
Right photo shows Apopka Police Department Chief Mike McKinley, with Michael Files of the Rock Springs Homeowners Association, presenting Officer Matthew Reinhardt as its...