Nonprofit collects 20,400 lbs. of food from May 12 drive

It was a record year for the annual Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive on Saturday, May 12, when post office workers in Apopka and...

Girl receives award for ‘Cops Rock’ project

Ten-year-old Makayla Kepler, (c), holds a certificate of appreciation that Apopka Police Chief Michael McKinley, (second from right, front row), presented her at the...

Zellwood Elementary students attend educational field trip

Fourth graders from Zellwood Elementary, their teachers and chaperones, were treated to an educational field trip on Tuesday and Friday, May 15 and 18. ...

From homeless to employed, single mother finds purpose

With Mother’s Day approaching Sunday, May 13, single mother-of-two Stormee Fowler, 26, has triumphed on her journey from being homeless at an Orlando shelter...

Bags of Love provides care packages with a personal touch for...

Seven years ago, Carol Janssen a resident of Florida Living Retirement Community (FLRC) gathered some of her neighbor friends to join her in a...

Club installs new officers

The installation of the Foliage Garden Club of Apopka’s 2018-2019 officers was held on Thursday, May 3, at the Tavern at Rock Springs Ridge....

Art students win awards

Wekiva High School ninth grade student Melanie Gallegos was awarded Best of Show among the school artworks for this mixed media creation at the...

Rock Springs Elementary has science night

All 820 students of Rock Springs Elementary School displayed their science projects, including some about the Everglades, at the school’s Thursday, May 3, science...

Make mom proud by fixing these delicious recipes in her honor

Mother’s Day is this coming Sunday! We have some super recipes to help you honor this SUPER WOMAN! Southern Living’s All-Time Favorites has a very simple...

Satisfy that sweet tooth with corn recipes, chocolate pie tarts or...

In Plains Pot Pourri, we have Shrimp Jubalai from Mrs. Harrison Smith. It looks delicious. Mrs. Smith doesn’t say to remove the bay leaves...