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Attorney launches campaign for Florida Senate District 15
Anthony-Smith will face off against Bracy siblings in race
By Teresa Sargeant
Reporter
A third candidate has tossed her hat into the ring for the Florida Senate...
Softball team honors teachers, Faison family
By Marshall Tempest
Reporter
This week was emotional for the Apopka softball team. They honored select teachers from Apopka High School during teacher appreciation day and...
Nelson taps parks and rec director as interim city administrator
Radley Williams to juggle both roles temporarily until moving into new role
By Teresa Sargeant
Reporter
City parks and recreation director Radley Williams has been promoted to...
Apopka City Council votes to put 8 charter amendments on ballot
Proposed changes include moving to council-manager government
By Teresa Sargeant
Reporter
The Apopka City Council voted on April 16 the first reading of Ordinance 3072 for putting...
Board reviews projects in light of legislation impacting CRAs
Meeting for community input to take place April 23
By Teresa Sargeant
Reporter
In light of two new bills introduced during the current state legislative session...
OCPS, municipalities strike tentative SRO agreement
Orange County Public Schools (OCPS) and five local municipalities, including Apopka, have reached a tentative agreement in providing school resource officers (SRO) coverage at...
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Softball team honors teachers, Faison family
By Marshall Tempest
Reporter
This week was emotional for the Apopka softball team. They honored select teachers from Apopka High School during teacher appreciation day and...
Fried Catfish, Cheesy Scalloped Potatoes, and Malaga Street Breakfast Tacos!
Pan-Fried Catfish from Marvin Woods’ The New Low-Country Cooking book calls for nice big catfish fillets and buttermilk, sherry and two kinds of vinegar,...
Bass fishin’ is still goin’ strong in most lakes
Durin’ your time of reflection and prayer this week, I hope you have a chance to appreciate how blessed we are to live in...
Watch them Gators while you’re flyin’ over the surface of the...
Hello Folks,
We finally got some rain but we still need a lot more. We’ve had some hot days lately, and I’m glad we’ve got...
Sports
Apopka baseball poised for great 2026 season
By Marshall Tempest
Reporter
The Blue Darter Baseball team's 2025 season ended this week when they fell in the second round of the 7A District 4...
Softball team honors teachers, Faison family
By Marshall Tempest
Reporter
This week was emotional for the Apopka softball team. They honored select teachers from Apopka High School during teacher appreciation day and...
Apopka softball extends win streak to 7 games
By Marshall Tempest
Reporter
The Apopka softball team went 3-0 and shut out three straight opponents this week, bringing them to nine wins in their last...
Apopka water polo fall to Gainesville in district championship
The Gainesville High School girls and boys water polo teams made short work of the Apopka Blue Darters to sweep the 1A District 1...
South Lake topples Wekiva in districts
By Marshall Tempest
Reporter
The Wekiva baseball team's 2025 season ended this week in the first round of the 6A District 5 Tournament after the Mustangs...
Apopka baseball falls to Lake Brantley in district tournament
By Marshall Tempest
Reporter
The Blue Darter baseball team lost 5-4 to the Lake Brantley Patriots in the second round of the 7A District 4 Tournament....