Apopka City Commissioner Alexander H. Smith is typically soft-spoken and quiet on the City Council. But at its May 4th meeting, Alexander spoke loud and clear during the City Commission reports.

Apopka Mayor Bryan Nelson thinks the time for a workshop on annexing South Apopka would be in late May or early June before the FY2022-23 Apopka City Budget workshops begin.

A surprising notice appeared in the Orlando Sentinel's Sunday classified section: "Legal Advertisement; City of Apopka; Public Notice of Community Meeting; One Apopka Outreach & Discovery for South Apopka..."

Should Apopka annex South Apopka? It's a question that has been asked for generations. But in The Apopka Voice Readers Poll, the answer was mixed, with no majority reached by any of the three possible responses.

The tragedy of segregation, Jim Crow, low-paying jobs, and lack of opportunity demands the best answer possible for South Apopka. Residents deserve equitable government services and equal opportunities.  

Make South Apopka your North Star By Reggie Connell, Managing Editor This is how renowned historian Jerrell H. Shofner ends his book "History of Apopka and Northwest Orange County, Florida" in …