November 2024 obituaries

November 22, 2024 Carolyn Driggers Farmer, 92, passed away on November 10, 2024. She was born on December 23, 1931. Carolyn was preceded in death...

July 2024 obituaries

July 26, 2024 Joseph Anthony Migliori (Joe), 87, passed away on July 3, 2024, in Tavares. Born on March 1, 1937, in Woodville, Ohio. He...

Fire chief to retire after 22 years of service with Apopka...

Apopka Fire Chief Sean Wylam will retire after serving 22 years in the Apopka Fire Department including five years in his current post. His...

Water management district says it’s prepared for 2018 hurricane season

With subtropical storm Alberto having already swept through the Florida panhandle and hurricane season arriving June 1, the St. Johns River Water Management District...

Enjoy passing the time cooking up these treasured recipes

The seemingly sad or maybe just beautifully nostalgic lyrics of “September Song” are so very truly meaningful. September indeed does year-after-year seem to roll around...

Apopka football vs DeLand

While there was no doubt that DeLand’s rushing defense was better than last year, Apopka’s efforts at improving the passing game cost it some...

Vote-by-mail ballots for Apopka election continue to pour into county office

An average of about 80 vote-by-mail ballots per day for the city of Apopka election are arriving at the Orange County supervisor of elections...

Obituaries November 2022

November 25, 2022 Emma Jean Phillips, 73, of Apopka, Florida passed away on November 16, 2022.  Mrs. Phillips was born on June 12, 1949 in...

December obituaries 2023

December 29, 2023 ROBERT VANCE FERRELL Joined his beloved mother and daughter December 15th, 2023. Robert, son of Mattie Ferrell was born April 22nd, 1948,...

Fishin’s been good along chains thanks to rain

Hello Folks, We are gettin’ plenty of rain and by lookin’ at the ponds and lakes near my house, you can see the water is...