In November 2015 the Apopka Planning Commission recommended approval of what, if built, would have been Apopka's 8th auto parts store.
A public hearing on AutoZone's application was on the …
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1/21/16
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Apopka Police arrested Donald Sharp today on a warrant for Sexual Battery with a victim under 12 years of age. He is currently being held without bond at the Orange County Jail.
In May 2015, a …
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1/20/16
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Change is never any easy thing, but the South Apopka Ministerial Alliance's effort to change how Apopkans elect City Council representatives seems to be gaining traction.
In order to switch …
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1/20/16
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The City of Apopka and CareerSource Central Florida are recruiting local businesses to provide free seasonal employment and job mentoring to high-schoolers enrolled in Apopka Youth Works.
The …
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1/19/16
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Hezekiah Bradford, President of the South Apopka Ministerial Alliance (SAMA), sent a letter to Mayor Kilsheimer and the City Commissioners on January 14 of this year. In the last paragraph of that …
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1/19/16
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Many Apopkans believe they are not properly represented by the current system of electing City Council members at-large and have proposed a change to Single Member Districts. The South Apopka …
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1/19/16
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Questions & Answers with Candidates for Apopka City Council Seat 4 - Week 3
Each week we will be asking the candidates the questions YOU'RE asking.
Week 3
Seat …
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1/19/16
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Questions & Answers with Candidates for Apopka City Council Seat 3 - Week 3
Each week we will be asking the candidates the questions YOU'RE asking.
Week 3
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1/19/16
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Apopkans now know how much the candidates for City Council Seats 3 and 4 raised in December. See Arrowsmith, Bankson lead December fundraising for the details.
But how much will each candidate …
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1/19/16
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The Northwest Orange Republican Women Federated (NORWF), will present guest speaker, Paul Seago, at Apopka Golf & Tennis at Errol Estate on Thursday, January 21, 2016.
Paul is the Executive …
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1/18/16
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ARREST MADE IN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT ON MONROE AVENUE
Apopka Police and Fire Departments were called to an accident on Monroe Avenue (the road behind Sheeler High Charter School), between …
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1/18/16
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The 7th Annual South Apopka Ministerial Alliance MLK Day parade will begin today at the VFW Post 519 South Central Avenue at 2:00 PM and travel south down Marvin C. Zanders Boulevard, and turn west …
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1/18/16
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The first section of the long-awaited Wekiva Parkway (State Road 429) is scheduled to open at 10:00 AM on Wednesday, January 20, 2016, according to the Florida Department of Transportation.
The …
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1/18/16
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7TH ANNUAL APOPKA MLK PARADE TODAY AT 2PM
“A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus.” - Martin Luther King
The most visible figure in the Civil Rights …
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1/17/16
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Bill Arrowsmith
Commissioner Bill Arrowsmith took a commanding lead in fundraising over his two opponents in the Seat #4 City Commission election. Arrowsmith raised …
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1/17/16
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EDITORIAL
By Dale Fenwick
“Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten by God. Indeed, the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Don’t be …
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1/17/16
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The CPS Sportsplex is one of several venues hosting Orlando Volleyball Academy's 2016 ASICS MLK Volleyball Tournament this weekend. 360 girl's junior's teams (48 in Apopka).
Michael Cooper, …
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1/16/16
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"Our Fundraiser was a success!"
That was the report from Chrissy Maxwell, one of the organizers of the event at the Apopka Chipolte last Wednesday night.
$306 was raised. Chiplote donated a …
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1/16/16
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TWO ARRESTED AND CHARGED
Apopka Police made two arrests and charged an adult and a juvenile with multiple counts of burglary to vehicles in Apopka. Thomas Jordan, 20 years old, was arrested and …
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1/15/16
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BREAKING NEWS
The Apopka City Council today voted on the proposed sale of public property along U.S. Highway 441 for construction of a city center pending a development agreement …
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1/15/16
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The Apopka Police Department, the Central Florida Zoo and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission will present a special black bear awareness program at 1:00 PM TODAY, …
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1/14/16
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Over 100 Forgotten Families in Apopka
On the 800 block of South Hawthorne, there sits a beautiful six-acre piece of land with a modern 6000 square foot facility. Last year, you could …
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1/14/16
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Alan Rickman, the British actor who played the brooding Professor Severus Snape in the “Harry Potter” films years after his film debut as the “Die Hard” villain Hans Gruber, has died after a …
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1/14/16
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Checklanes are a notorious source of unhealthy impulse buys. To cut out that temptation and allow shoppers to end their grocery trips on a healthy note, ALDI is introducing Healthier Checklanes in …
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1/14/16
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The Apopka Chamber of Commerce hosted its Apopka City Council Candidate Forum this morning at the UCF Incubator . Ginger Gadsden of WKMG Local News 6 was the moderator.
The Forum was structured …
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1/13/16
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