September 11th, 2001. It's a date that lives in our hearts and minds. It's the most jarring event in American history since Pearl Harbor. Fifteen years later, the United States still remembers the …
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9/9/16
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Apopka firefighters rushed into a burning home Wednesday afternoon, extinguishing the flames and saving one of the family’s beloved dogs.
Layla, a 22-month-old Rottweiler mix, was found …
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9/7/16
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September 11th, 2001. It's a date that lives in our hearts and minds. It's the most jarring event in American history since Pearl Harbor. Fifteen years later, the United States still remembers the …
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9/5/16
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Vince Byrd graduated from Apopka High School in 1979 and joined the Apopka Fire Department after earning an associate’s degree from Valencia College.
He eventually joined at the Ocoee Fire …
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9/3/16
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Southbound traffic on 441 near Roger Williams Road was blocked for about an hour yesterday morning due to a two-car accident that sent five people to Orange County Medical Center. Four separate …
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8/30/16
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State House District 45 Feature: Kelvin L. Cobaris
Bishop Kelvin L. Cobaris has public service in his blood, and for a person who has never run for or held elected office, that’s surprising.
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8/29/16
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By County Commissoner Bryan Nelson
Fire rescue is a vital resource for Orange County residents. The services the Fire Rescue Department provides not only save lives, but also conserve our …
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8/27/16
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Increases AFD's new hires from 12 to 18 for new Station 5
It's going to be a little more crowded at Apopka Fire Station 5 when it opens in July of 2017, and for good reason.
In order to …
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8/24/16
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State House District 45 Feature: Kelvin L. Cobaris
Bishop Kelvin L. Cobaris has public service in his blood, and for a person who has never run for or held elected office, that’s surprising.
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8/15/16
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Good people can disagree on budgets, spending, reserves and how to manage them, but when giant checks show up at The City Council meeting, everyone is generally happy. It was a profitable day for The …
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8/4/16
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The packet for this week's Apopka City Council meeting is only 132 pages long . Many items look routine, but there are several items that should prompt some interesting discussions and public …
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8/3/16
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Several members of the City Council said it during the second budget workshop. "It's not sustainable." Even the City's Chief Administrative officer used the expression. What were they talking about?
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7/21/16
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"Give me five minutes with a person's checkbook, and I will tell you where their heart is." - Billy Graham
The same holds true for organizations. If you want to know what is really going on, …
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7/20/16
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At approximately 1:42 PM a driver crashed his car into a parked trailer on the intersection of Lake Francis Drive and Oak Place in Errol Estate according to the Apopka Police Department. Apparently …
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7/19/16
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The big item on tomorrow's City Council Meeting Agenda is the proposed City Center Development Agreement. But that item is nearly the last one on the agenda.
Wednesday's City Council Meeting …
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7/19/16
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A grant from Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation will better prepare the Apopka Fire Department to rescue victims of automobile accidents.
Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation awarded …
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7/15/16
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Updating Breaking News:
Orange County Sheriff's Deputies responded to an aggravated battery via shooting call early Tuesday morning near Apopka at the intersection of Hermit Smith Road and North …
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7/6/16
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The City of Apopka soon will require all non-profit organizations including churches, day cares and civic groups to undergo fire safety inspections for the buildings where they operate.
The …
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6/23/16
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City Council Summary: MAYOR’S REPORT
By Misha Corbett of Apopka Then and Now
Appointment to the Community Redevelopment Agency Board. Mayor Joe Kilsheimer would like to …
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6/17/16
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City Council Summary (Presentations)
By Misha Corbett of Apopka Then and Now
9/11 Monument Presentation
13-year old Christian Lamphere shared preliminary design plans for the memorial …
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6/17/16
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The Apopka City Council voted 5-0 last night to approve Chuck Carnesale as Apopka's new fire chief. He takes over a department of more than 80 firefighters.
"He started as an …
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6/15/16
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The AHA Players, Apopka Community Theatre will complete its first season with the very special presentation of The Guys by Anne Nelson.
The Guys is about the aftereffects of the collapse of the …
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6/15/16
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For more than a year Phyllis Olmstead, a long time Apopka resident many know as "Dr. O," has been trying to get a bad intersection in Apopka fixed. She doesn't think it would cost more than $100 to …
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6/10/16
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BY MISHA CORBETT
OF APOPKA THEN AND NOW
PUBLIC/STAFF RECOGNITION AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Employee Recognition:
Twenty Year Service Award - Kevin Burgess - Public Services …
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6/3/16
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For the fourth time in two years a prominent member of Apopka's leadership hired by former Mayor John Land has left their post in a way that seems surprising or not of their own volition.
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5/25/16
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