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You Gotta See This: Pink Hippo Spotted in Kenya
A French couple spotted and photographed a rare pink hippopotamus (below) in Kenya’s Masai Mara National Reserve, reports multiple sources. The coloring is due to a condition called leucistic … more
The Book of Job: A picture of human suffering … and beauty?
EDITORIAL By Reggie Connell In just the past couple of months, there seems to have been an escalation of violence around the world. Millions of Syrian refugees have fled a bloody civil war … more
Cleveland Property: Temporary Holding Area for Collected Roadside Debris
UPDATE The Apopka Voice learned today that the 10-acre parcel of land near Cleveland Street that is being proposed for re-zoning from Parks and Recreation to Light Industrial (Ordinance #2469) … more
Jobs or Recreation? Can We Have Both?
EDITORIAL By the Apopka Voice Editorial Board After doing a three-part series on Ordinance #2469, The Apopka Voice has made some observations, come to some conclusions, and has a potential … more
Two Recent Apopka Area Shootings Unrelated
Coverage by other media outlets have lead to much confusion regarding the shootings that took place earlier this week. The Apopka Voice has reported on both incidents and created the above map … more
Is Southern Apopka Becoming an Industrial Park for the Sake of Jobs? Part 3
Part 3 of a 3 Part Series The Property and the angst of Apopka residents south of 441 About this series – This is the third of a three-part series about Ordinance #2469. At a December … more
UPDATE: East Mason Shooting - Charges Upgraded
The charges on Phuc Nguyen have been increased from Attempted First Degree Murder to Second Degree Felony Murder. This is according to the Joint Homicide Investigation Team. Because Nguyen is … more
Citizen Protest at City Hall
Shackelford "sits-in" as protest for being denied access to meeting Dr. Ray Shackelford, an Apopka resident and often vocal speaker at City Council meetings, was denied entry into a planning … more
Is Southern Apopka Becoming an Industrial Park for the Sake of Jobs? Part 2
Part 2 of a 3 Part Series About this series – This is the second of a three-part series about Ordinance #2469. At a December 16th City Council meeting, this ordinance caused quite a stir. The … more
Armored Car Collides With SUV
An armored car collided with an SUV at the intersection of North Park Avenue and Nancy Lee Lane this morning. According to APD no one was transported to a hospital. Traffic was disrupted … more
Bryan Nelson Hosts Bear Safety Seminar
Bryan Nelson , the Orange County District 2 Commissioner, hosted a bear safety seminar at Clay Springs Elementary school on Monday night. The seminar began with Mike Orlando, Assistant … more
AHS Alumni Return from Honeymoon Cruise
Former Apopka residents Kelly McNair, daughter of James and Julie McNair of Ocoee, FL (formerly of Apopka) and Kent Nguyen, son of Khiet Nguyen and Mail Le of Orlando, were married on Saturday, … more
Multiple Shots Fired in South Apopka
UPDATING A DEVELOPING STORY According to Lourdes Clayton, the DFC/Public Information Officer for the Orange County Sheriff: Orange County Sheriff's Deputies responded this morning to 41 E … more
New Golf Carts for the New Year at Errol Golf Course
Golfers at Apopka Golf & Tennis at Errol Estate got an early Christmas present on Christmas Eve... 76 New Golf Carts! Most of us wait until January 1st to make improvements or resolutions … more
Is Southern Apopka Becoming an Industrial Park for the Sake of Jobs? Part 1
A routine re-zoning proposal becomes "the shot heard 'round Apopka" About this series – This is the first of a three-part series about Ordinance #2469. At a December 16 th City Council … more
Apopkans Provide Christmas Meal for Local Prisoners
It was just another day at the Orlando Community Release Center until a minivan driven by Al Hoover pulled into the parking lot carrying 118 pounds of turkey with all the trimmings. Everything that … more
New Year's Resolution: Live Happier
6 great ways to live a fulfilled and balanced 2017 Saving money and staying fit are traditional New Year's resolutions, but overly packed schedules and the materialistic focus of modern day life … more
When Will Santa Arrive in Apopka?
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Christmas Worship Service Times
Here is a list of the Christmas Worship Service times at Apopka-area churches: Calvary Church Of The Nazarene (407) 889-2148 750 Roger Williams Rd, Apopka FL 32703 Christmas Eve: … more
ERROL SHOOTING UPDATE
Sean Davis & Paul Neff met in Jacksonville 2 years ago. Sean Davis posted a photo of a cat named Shadow on his Facebook page November 3rd. The next day he posted a photo of his breakfast. On … more
Yard of the Month - December
The Foliage Garden Club of Apopka designated Chuck and Paula Keogh's colorful gardens as the Apopka Yard of the Month. The Keogh's relocated from Maine to the Stoneywood neighborhood on Errol Estate … more
Skills Unlimited Basketball Camp coming to Apopka
Rashad Phillips graduated from the University of Detroit Mercy in 2001 as the all­‐time leading scorer in conference history. During his time as a Detroit Titan Basketball player, Rashad also … more
APD Responds to Walmart Bomb Threat
“I put a bomb in your store. Have a nice day.” Those were the words of a call received by the Walmart Super Center (1700 South Orange Blossom Trail in Apopka) at around 1pm Monday afternoon … more
AHS Bowling Team Needs Your Help - TODAY
The Apopka High School Boys Bowling team may have won three straight Florida State Titles, but they are now in a fierce battle with the Portage High School Gir ls Bowling Team. What is at stake? … more
Republican Women Install New Officers
The Northwest Orange Republican Women Federated (NORWF) announced its 2016 Executive Board, at a Dinner held at Apopka Golf and Tennis at Errol Estate. Bryan Nelson, Orange County Commissioner … more
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