Opinion
By Reggie Connell, Managing Editor
I have heard lots of debates about taxes. There are few subjects that create more passion. Some people want low taxes, while others prefer …
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7/26/21
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7 stories that shaped Apopka's news week:
https://theapopkavoice.com/the-time-in-now-to-move-forward-in-south-apopka/
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7/25/21
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By Reggie Connell, Managing Editor
“Hope rises like a phoenix from the ashes of shattered dreams.”
--SA Sachs
It had all the signs of a deal gone wrong, but out of the ashes, a …
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7/22/21
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The 2021 Apopka City Council Budget Workshops
By Reggie Connell, Managing Editor
It's become a familiar theme at Apopka City Council budget workshops over the years.
"Six years in and …
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7/22/21
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9 stories that shaped Apopka's news week:
https://theapopkavoice.com/city-commissioners-open-to-workshop-discussion-on-annexing-south-apopka/
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7/18/21
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By John Haughey | The Center Square
For the first time in years, Florida lawmakers in 2020 fully-funded the Sadowski Affordable Housing Trust Fund at $387 million.
The Sadowski fund, …
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7/12/21
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By Reggie Connell, Managing Editor
It started out with sound and fury. The classic elements of a well-told story. There was a hero, a villain, and a group of residents in distress. There was …
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7/8/21
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5 stories that shaped Apopka's news week:
https://theapopkavoice.com/birchwood-coffee-company-serving-love-passion-and-family-recipes-in-apopka/
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6/27/21
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By Reggie Connell, Managing Editor
Apopka City Commissioner Alexander Smith is a quiet man.
"I have two ears and one mouth," Smith says. "Therefore I listen twice as much as I talk."
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6/21/21
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5 stories that shaped Apopka's news week:
https://theapopkavoice.com/blue-darters-call-and-martinez-visit-ucf-look-forward-to-2021-season/
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6/20/21
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During the spring legislative session, proponents generally took a secular approach to at least a minute of silence daily in public schools, saying the effort …
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By Danielle J. Brown, Florida Phoenix
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6/15/21
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5 stories that shaped Apopka's news week:
https://theapopkavoice.com/state-funding-for-apopka-fire-station-6-survives-the-line-item-veto-in-tallahassee/
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6/13/21
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By John Haughey | The Center Square Seventeen months out from November 2022’s mid-terms and early indications are it’s going to be a strange election cycle in Florida. The 2022 elections come …
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6/10/21
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By Reggie Connell, Managing Editor Val Demings and Marco Rubio are two of the most visible figures in Florida politics. Demings, a three-term Congresswoman was also a House Impeachment manager, and …
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6/9/21
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5 stories that shaped Apopka's news week:
https://theapopkavoice.com/aaa-floridas-memorial-day-gas-prices-were-lower-than-2018-holiday-levels213142/
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6/6/21
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5 stories that shaped Apopka's news week:
https://theapopkavoice.com/dont-delay-langd-urges-residents-to-prepare-for-hurricane-season-today21/
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5/31/21
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6 stories that shaped Apopka's news week:
https://theapopkavoice.com/dispatchhealth-partners-with-adventhealth-to-deliver-in-home-medical-care-including-to-apopka/
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5/23/21
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5 stories that shaped Apopka's news week:
https://theapopkavoice.com/orange-co-offering-up-to-10k-in-relief-for-residents-with-past-due-rent/
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5/16/21
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5 stories that shaped Apopka's news week:
https://theapopkavoice.com/a-new-breed-of-chamber-president/
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5/9/21
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By Reggie Connell, Managing Editor
When it existed, the Rock Springs Ridge Golf Course gave golfers all they could handle. Depending on the 18 holes you played, it stretched out to over 7,100 …
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5/6/21
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The “Randolph Bracy Ocoee Scholarship Program” will offer 50 scholarships to eligible students per year, “in an amount up to $6,100, not to exceed the amount of the students’ tuition and …
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5/6/21
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Cate Manley brings a diversity of skills to an organization signaling its readiness for change
By Reggie Connell, Managing Editor
What is the role of a chamber of commerce in a community?
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5/4/21
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5 stories that shaped Apopka's news week:
https://theapopkavoice.com/can-nelson-hit-the-bankshot-and-free-rock-springs-ridge-from-dello-russo2121/
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5/2/21
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By John Haughey, The Center Square
Transgender activists, LGBTQ leaders, and an array of advocacy groups vow to lodge lawsuits, impose economic sanctions and create “political disruption” if …
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4/29/21
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By Reggie Connell, Managing Editor Apopka Mayor Bryan Nelson stood alone on an empty stage at the Amphitheater Tuesday night as a crowd of about 500, mostly residents of Rock Springs Ridge, enjoyed a …
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4/28/21
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