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Apopka Memorial Middle School celebrates assistant principals
The Apopka Memorial Middle School celebrated its assistant principals during National Assistant Principals Week with gifts and recognition.
Administrators and the student body of about...
Food pantry’s annual fundraiser raises almost $41K
Donations are matched, bringing total to $81,694
Staff Reports
Loaves & Fishes had another banner year with its annual March Madness fundraiser, which brought in $40,846.97....
Apopka Youth Works seeking interns, employers this summer
Returning this summer, the yearly Apopka Youth Works program is taking applications now until April 30 from students ages 15 to 19 for internships...
House Rep. Bracy Davis announces resignation to run for Florida Senate
State Rep. LaVon Bracy Davis, D-District 40, has announced she is resigning from the House of Representatives so she can run for Florida Senate...
Orange County celebrates Earth all month long
Earth Month 2025 is packed with celebrations, classes
By Teresa Sargeant
Reporter
Orange County will celebrate Earth Month throughout April to honor the planet, including several...
Foliage Sertoma Club announces Service to Mankind honorees
Local selection will be considered for national honor
Staff Reports
The Foliage Sertoma Club of Apopka has announced the honorees the club is recognizing for their...
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Lifestyle
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...
Arlen Mizell’s delicious baked beans with bacon and onions serves around...
For people who don’t have extra time for pampering their main meal, we have Quick Oven Stew from Claire Ellington, who hand-wrote her recipe...
Rabbit: Delicious – Roasted, braised, stewed, smoked, and used in casseroles!
From Charleston Receipts, submitted by Mrs. R. O. Dion, Hasenpfeffer is a German recipe for cooking rabbit. The process starts with a soak time,...
Tourney held on The Harris Chain, folks catchin’ their limit of...
Hello Folks,
I hope you had a great weekend and, hopefully, you got to do some fishin’.
There was lots of activity on The Harris Chain...
Sports
Apopka to face Ocoee to open district tournament
By Marshall Tempest
Reporter
The Apopka baseball team will begin its quest for a district crown against the Ocoee Knights next week in the Class 7A...
Apopka swimmer takes 23rd in national competition
By Marshall Tempest
Reporter
Keira Druck had never swum an open water race before, but that didn't stop her from diving in with some of the...
Apopka pushes to finish regular season strong
By Marshall Tempest
Reporter
The Apopka baseball team split their first two games this week against University High School and Horizon. Last week the Blue Darters...
Apopka softball starts win streak after falling to Horizon
By Marshall Tempest
Reporter
The Blue Darter softball team bounced back after losing to No. 34 Horizon last week, posting wins over Olympia, Evans and Cornerstone...
Emotional win hands Wekiva 2025 Tidal Wave Cup
By Marshall Tempest
Reporter
The Wekiva boys and girls water polo teams defeated the Apopka boys and girls water polo teams to take home the Tidal...
Apopka girls, boys water polo teams fall in Tidal Wave Cup
By Marshall Tempest
Reporter
In their annual Tidal Wave Cup, the Apopka boys and girls water polo teams suffered tough losses against cross-town rivals the Wekiva...