Wekiva cheerleader perseveres through rare spinal disorder

McKennzie Tucker, 17, has been cheerleading since four years old. She was on the Apopka Lions, the Apopka Raptors, and the All-Star Cheer Team...

FastSigns of Apopka receives award at international convention

FastSigns of Apopka, a local sign and visual graphics provider, was recognized as a top-performing center at the 2019 FastSigns International Convention recently held...

Florida Hospital gives open house of its medical office building

Florida Hospital Apopka held an open house for its medical office building on Wednesday, April 18. The building, located on the hospital campus at...

‘Sculpture on the Lawn’ exhibit seeks local artists’ participation

Artists are invited to submit work for the fourth annual Sculpture on the Lawn exhibition, an outdoor display featured at the entrance to the...

Program shows children benefits of trees to people

The high energy in the cafeteria of Wolf Lake Elementary School was obvious as tree conservationist Tim Womick entertained an audience of second graders...

Guest musician will pay tribute to past hymns at Graceworx

Guest musician Ricky Sharp will take Graceworx Community Church on a nostalgic but lively trip down music’s memory lane during the congregation’s worship service...

Cookies ‘n’ Milk with a Cop

Children enjoy being read to at Cookies ‘n’ Milk with a Cop which was held Saturday, April 21 at the North Orange Library Branch...

Wheatley school fair promotes summer-long learning

Wheatley Panther Academy hosted a Thursday, May 24, community fair, where guests learned about resources and activities to continue learning throughout the summer. The event...

AHS principal, Lyle Heinz, is ready to start the school year

There is a little more than a week left until school starts in Orange County on Monday, August 13. Lyle Heinz, the new principal of...

AHS chorus receives check from trust

Board members of the John Land Apopka Community Trust (JLACT) presented a check to Apopka High School (AHS) Darter Chorus director, Sandra Shafer (holding...