Glossy ibis

This non-breeding adult glossy ibis was looking for a bite to eat recently on the bank of one of the canals along the Lake...

Mayor will be speaker at monthly meeting of GOP women

The Northwest Orange Republican Women Federated (NORWF) will host guest speaker Apopka Mayor Bryan Nelson at its monthly lunch buffet meeting. Read more on...

Three members of Apopka Boy Scout Troop 211 become Eagles

Seth Thompson, Irvin Rivera-Vega, and Malakai Williams were each honored at a special Eagle Court of Honor. Read more on page 9A.

Overall, weather has been great lately

Hello Folks, Wow, ain’t this weather great. I don’t know about you but I’m enjoyin’ this great weather we are havin’ right now. In the...

One recipe for the upcoming holidays could be Sour Cream Cake

Mrs. DeSaussure’s Chicken Country Captain  from Charleston Receipts, is sure to please. This recipe calls for almonds, currants and vegetables; it is served with...

AHS teacher award

Apopka High School teacher Garrett Fairchild was chosen this week’s Darter Flight award winner. Here, he is shown in the middle as he was...

Son of police officer serves in Afghanistan

U.S. Army Corporal Justin Wiggins (right) was deployed to Kabul, Afghanistan, for two weeks. His duties were holding security for Hamid Karzai International Airport...

Phillis Wheatley principal and assistant are finalists for honors from OCPS

Orange County Public Schools named two Phillis Wheatley Elementary School administrators as finalists for Principal of the Year and Assistant Principal of the Year,...

Specks are bitin’ best in our area lakes and rivers

Hello Folks, I missed y’all last week due to my vacation. I hope everyone had a chance to go fishin’ and if you didn’t, I hope you...

Not just bread, but Super Bread recipe sounds deliciously different

Because Thanksgiving will be with us in about a month, we wanted to give you a recipe we found in Field to Feast for...