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The Orange County School District mask policy is set to expire October 30th
By Danielle J. Brown, Florida Phoenix
In a long political battle over mask mandates in public schools, 11 school …
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10/5/21
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The drug, molnupiravir, developed by Ridgeback Biotherapeutics of Miami and manufactured by Merck, reduced risk of hospitalization by around 50% compared to a placebo among test subjects
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10/4/21
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"The more you grow, the more you know"
By Dr. Andre Baptiste, Owner & Orthodontist of Baptiste Orthodontics & Dentistry for Kids
Hey guys, it's fall and for different people that …
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10/3/21
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By Reggie Connell, Managing Editor A fire department is a major component of a city's public safety model. It's also one of the largest items on a municipal budget. In Apopka, members of the city …
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10/3/21
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The targeted, precise nature of Intraoperative Radiation Therapy, or IORT, helps it avoid healthy tissue, reducing potential side effects
From AdventHealth
Radiation therapy has long been a …
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9/29/21
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From Staff Reports For everything, there is a season... The Apopka Voice is in the middle of a series of articles about the Apopka Fire Department's budget, staffing fire engines, and ISO ratings. …
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9/27/21
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From the Orange County Newsroom
COVID-19 BY THE NUMBERS
As of Sunday, September 26th, the Florida Department of Health is reporting that Orange County’s 14-day rolling positivity …
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9/27/21
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“Thanks to more people getting vaccinated, we are continuing to see a promising decline in the number of patients being admitted to Florida hospitals, and the number of patients in the ICU...”
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9/26/21
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Orange County is currently holding redistricting meetings. The goal of redistricting is to readjust the population between commission districts so that no Orange County Commissioner is representing …
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9/23/21
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The new rules accords sole discretion to parents in choosing to quarantine their children after an exposure to COVID-19
By John Haughey, The Center Square
The DeSantis administration has …
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9/23/21
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While it's always best to follow all the rules put in place when going through rehab, there are six regulations that you should really stick to if you want to recover from addiction faster.
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By Allen Brown
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9/23/21
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By Reggie Connell, Managing Editor
Editor's Note - The Apopka Fire Department and its budget played a key role in the FY2021-22 budget workshops, and again during the vote to approve the …
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9/22/21
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By Laura (Layla) H. Kwong, University of California, Berkeley Do masks work? And if so, should you reach for an N95, a surgical mask, a cloth mask, or a gaiter? Over the past year and a half, …
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9/22/21
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This multidisciplinary breast cancer clinic approach can help ease the minds of patients already experiencing a challenging time because they do not have to travel to different doctors for multiple …
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9/21/21
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By Patrick Jackson, University of Virginia Even with three highly effective vaccines available in abundance throughout the country, the delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 continues to cause a large number …
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9/21/21
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By Dr. Andre Baptiste, DDS, Baptiste Orthodontics & Dentistry for Kids in Apopka Thinking of getting braces or aligners to straighten your teeth, but also feel like you’re too old? Well, …
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9/19/21
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By Reggie Connell, Managing Editor By any measurement, the Fiscal Year 2021-22 budget process was the most contentious in recent memory. From economic development, to wish lists, to staffing sizes on …
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9/16/21
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By Ivory Sanchez
More than a year since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, nations all over the world continue to battle this deadly disease. While great strides have already been made, …
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9/16/21
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From AdventHealth
Effective Thursday, Sept. 16, 2021, facilities in AdventHealth’s Central Florida Division will transition to “Green Status,” which signals a return to largely normal …
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9/15/21
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New AARP report shows 237 resident deaths occurred in Florida’s nursing homes in the four weeks ending August 22, 2021; vaccination rates are still below 50% at Florida nursing homes From AARP AARP …
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From AARP
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9/15/21
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The American College of Radiology (ACR) explains that a mammogram is a non-invasive X-ray used to check breasts for breast cancer and other abnormalities. And, most importantly, it’s the only test shown to reduce breast cancer deaths.
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9/14/21
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From the Orange County Newsroom
As of Sunday, September 12, 2021, the Florida Department of Health is reporting that Orange County’s 14-day rolling positivity rate is 13.31 percent. Additional …
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9/13/21
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Thousands of Central Floridians continue seeking food assistance, and your help is vital
From Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida
Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida is …
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9/12/21
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From Crystal Jacome, Interning Correspondent, and Staff Reports On Saturday, September 11th, 2021, the Apopka community paid tribute to the heroes of September 11th, 2001. Hundreds of residents …
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9/12/21
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From Staff Reports It was 20 years ago tomorrow, on September 11th, that two commercial airliners slammed into the North and South towers of the World Trade Center. Police officers, firefighters, and …
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9/10/21
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