City holds recycling, bear cart event

The city of Apopka hosted an event to spread bear awareness and help educate the community on the importance of recycling and bear carts....

Apopka High grad is a serviceman aboard ship in Japan

A 2016 Apopka High School graduate is serving in the U.S. Navy aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan. Seaman Jeneicia Henderson is a ship’s...

National Public Lands Day

Thirty-eight participants collected numerous bags of litter on National Public Lands Day, at Wekiwa Springs State Park. Read more on the National Public Lands...

VFW gives awards

The VFW recognized first responders from the area during a VFW luncheon meeting on Wednesday, March 21, at the Apopka Community Center/VFW Building. Pictured,...

Elks invite vets for dinner

The first Friday of each month, members of the Apopka Elks Lodge 2422 invite disabled veterans from the Lake Nona VA Hospital to come...

The Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall will be in Apopka from November...

It took two years of planning, but a one-of-a-kind tribute to fallen veterans is finally coming to Apopka. The Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall will...

Apopkan participates in ‘The Great American Baking Show’

Take a bite into any one of Chris Tucker’s pastry creations, and you’ll discover a common theme among them: a Southern style of baking...

AES implements ‘house’ system of students

At the beginning of the school year, Apopka Elementary School implemented a house system that is modeled after the houses in the popular “Harry...

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...