Bulky, yard waste pickup day changed to Wednesday for some
Several hundred homes in Apopka will have their yard waste and bulky waste pickup days changed. Read more on page 12A.
Lodge celebrates 166th year
The Brothers of Orange Lodge No. 36 F&AM celebrated the 166th birthday of Apopka’s Masonic Lodge with the businesses and citizens of Apopka on...
Apopkans are serving in U.S. military across the globe
Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Jermaine Bernard, from Apopka, prepares to draw blood aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower’s (CVN 69) assigned...
Fishin’ is in full swing in our Central Florida hot spots
Hello Folks,
If you haven’t been fishin’ in the past couple of weeks, now is the time to go. The fishin’ is really in full...
Hardware stores win awards
Carter’s Ace Hardware of Apopka and Hunt Club Boulevard achieved designation as a “Pinnacle Performance Retailing” store for its performance, Ace Hardware Corporation has...
Wildlife drive gets new covered shelter
Thanks to donations made to the Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive, the St. Johns River Water Management District and volunteers were able to provide a...
Cookie recipe with salted cashews, creamy icing is different
We have Jail-House Chili from Paths of Sunshine, published by the Florida Federation of Garden Clubs. If you don’t like highly seasoned food, you...
48 wings and 20 ribs sound delicious after 8-hour marinade
You can marinate Girtha Miller’s Chicken Wings and Pork Ribs together in a Ziplok bag for 8 hours, then bake in the oven. This...
Running for state job
Apopka City Commissioner Doug Bankson announced Wednesday, February16, at the City Council meeting that he will run for Florida House District 39 in the...
Weather doing flip-flops with hot, cold
Hello Folks,
Well, I thought the weather was goin’ to settle down. Boy was I wrong. We had another cold front earlier this week and...