For July 19, 2024
HEADLINE NEWS:
Feature Headlines
John Ricketson, longtime Apopka Chief/Planter publisher, dies at 84
Snowy egret flies over Lake Apopka
- 2025 millage rate decision tabled at July 10 meeting
- City Council votes to approve grant, award contracts
- City/MetroPlan funding agreement update
- City Council votes on Columbaria contact
- Council awards contract for Northwest Water Treatment Plant 1.0 MG Ground Storage Tank
- Police chief authorized to accept Department of Transportation grant
- Find obituaries and church news starting on page 11A
OUR POSITION:
Chief Publisher ‘JR’ helped shape Apopka for generations
By Patrick McGuffin, Guest editorialist
Long-time publisher and owner of The Apopka Chief and The Planter newspapers, John “JR” Ricketson, passed away at the age of 84 and moved into his eternal reward on July 16, 2024.
THE VOICE OF THE COMMUNITY: OPINION & ARTICLES OF INTEREST
Vision 2050 is in planning stages
Christine Moore, County Commissioner District 2
Balancing the varying needs of healthy communities is required in good governance. The Board of County Commissioners (BCC) will likely submit two constitutional amendments regarding protecting rural lands and controlling excessive annexations to the citizens for their consideration this November. Read Moore on page 2A.
Schools need up-to-date info
Melissa Byrd, Orange County School Board, District 7
As usual, summer is flying by and we are quickly approaching the start of another school year. The 2024-25 school year will begin on Monday, August 12. Read Byrd on page 2A.
Plan was to make women, children dependent on government
Ike Hayden, Editorial
Assassination attempt was made
Editor: We humans love to sanitize words, make them more palatable. Acceptable. Less threatening. Assassinate is one of those words that just can’t be sanitized. Submitted by Patti Bankson.
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