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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...
City awards nearly $6K grant for Domino’s Pizza façade upgrade
Project will be part of downtown beautification
By Teresa Sargeant
Reporter
The city of Apopka awarded a $5,900 grant to Domino’s Pizza for the renovation of the...
Supporters to celebrate Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive’s 10th anniversary
Drive highlights natural habitat, Lake Apopka’s restoration
By Teresa Sargeant
Reporter
Supporters of the Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive will celebrate the popular eco-tourism attraction’s 10th anniversary with...
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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 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....
Apopka lacrosse falls to Olympia in district tournament
By Marshall Tempest
Reporter
The Apopka boys lacrosse team fell in the first round of the 2A District 6 Tournament to the Olympia Titans 10-7, ending...
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...