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Local botanical business qualifies for agricultural cost-share program
Board approves ranking of agricultural projects to share in $1.56 million for water conservation, nutrient reduction
Thirteen agricultural projects will share in $1.56 million from...
Voter rights group rallies to end limbo in battleground Florida
By Trimmel Gomes/Florida News Connection
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Voting and civil-rights groups held a rally outside a Tallahassee federal court Monday, calling for a temporary...
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Department of Health hosting Breast Cancer Awareness event in October
From the Florida Department of Health/Orange County
The community is invited to a Breast Cancer Awareness event on October 3, 2019, hosted by the Breast...
City Council ratifies Wylam as Apopka Fire Chief
The Apopka City Council unanimously ratified the appointment of Sean Wylam as the next Fire Chief of the Apopka Fire Department at its Wednesday...
Florida business group calls for teacher raises, more technical schools
By John Haughey | The Center Square
A council of Florida business leaders is calling on state lawmakers to increase teachers’ salaries, require school districts...
Superblocks: Barcelona’s car-free zones could extend lives and boost mental health
By Anupam Nanda, University of Reading
The world’s biggest cities have larger populations and higher economic outputs than in some countries. But as they grow...
How a person vapes, not just what a person vapes, could also play a...
By Risa Robinson, Rochester Institute of Technology
In the wake of six deaths and 380 cases of confirmed and probable lung disease across the U.S.,...
Becker and Byrd clash at City Council; vote for Apopka Fire Chief delayed
Deputy Fire Chief Sean Wylam named acting fire chief
By Reggie Connell/Managing Editor of The Apopka Voice
It's been a cruel summer in Apopka.
First and foremost...
Is Florida protected from offshore drilling?
By Trimmel Gomes of the Florida News Connection
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Despite a White House threat to veto legislation that would permanently ban drilling off Florida's...
City Attorney releases findings in the Apopka Fire Department investigation
Apopka City Attorney Joseph Byrd released his findings yesterday into the investigation of "wrongdoing" at the Apopka Fire Department, which lasted over four months,...
Car Cameras Put the Brakes on Careless Driving, Proving Taxpayer Benefit
From the Orange County Newsroom
Orange County has invested in DriveCams, and the payoff has been beneficial to both taxpayers and helping improve safety.
What are...
Why community-owned grocery stores like co-ops are the best recipe for revitalizing food deserts
By Catherine Brinkley, University of California, Davis
Tens of millions of Americans go to bed hungry at some point every year. While poverty is the...