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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...
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....
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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 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...
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...