November 2023 obituaries
November 24, 2023
KENNETH ALAN NELSON, 79, of Zellwood, passed away on November 13, 2023. Mr. Nelson was born on June 14, 1944, in Queens,...
December 2022 obituaries
December 30, 2022
Malika Vekeysia Stevenson, Apopka, passed away on December 20. She was born on November 4, 1975, in Detroit, Michigan. Mrs. Stevenson is...
Darlington, Darters ready for football season to start
Linebackers David Britzius (l) and Laquan Hicks practice their technique during practice in preparation for the preseason game in Lake City. See photos of...
Habitat for Humanity’s Home Sweet Habitat cookbook has yummy ice cream...
Old-fashioned ice cream shops once fairly easily could be found somewhere very near all or most of us.
That doesn’t seem to be happening as...
Hominy, okra and more featured in recipes from across the South
From Charleston Receipts, we have Mrs. DeSaussure’s Chicken Country Captain. This recipe calls for two cut-up fryers. After you put the dish together, simmer...
Voting for Best of Apopka awards to start in August
Voting for the Best of Apopka Readers’ Choice Awards will begin August 21.
Sponsored by The Apopka Chief and The Planter, the Best...
Greet the coming autumn season with these tasty recipes
This awesome autumn season, which inspired the well-known “September Song,” is rolling around again, arriving so soon this year it seems.
First day of fall...
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...
APD, AFD host demos
Apopka’s police and fire departments and a member of the Winter Garden Police Department joined together to host demonstrations for the popular summer camp
Apopka man named OCPS 2017 Support Person of the Year
Lakeville Elementary School’s Darreyl Williams was named the OCPS 2017 Support Person of the Year on Wednesday, February 8, during a celebratory evening. It...