The Apopka Voice celebrates 10 years of delivering trusted local news

The Apopka Voice is proud to celebrate 10 years of providing timely, reliable, and engaging news to the Apopka community. Since our founding in 2015, we have remained committed to bringing our readers the most important local news stories while staying true to our mission: inform, engage, and inspire.

Reflecting on 10 years of journalism excellence

Over the years, The Apopka Voice has grown alongside the community, becoming an essential source of information for thousands of readers. Since the beginning, we have consistently worked to meet the evolving needs of our audience.

"Since our launch in December 2015, The Apopka Voice has dedicated itself to delivering trusted news and insightful and objective coverage to the Apopka community. What began as a plan to provide timely, up-to-the-minute information has grown into a vital resource for residents, continuing to uphold the vision of its first publisher Dale Fenwick. As always, it is our desire to tell the story of Apopka every day."

- Reggie Connell, Managing Editor

By the Numbers: Key achievements & reach (December 15, 2015 to present)

 Website:

• 2.8 million – Total Users (visitors), per Google Analytics
• 4.4 million – Total Page Views, per Google Analytics
• 26.5 million – Total Ad Impressions
• .31% - Average CTR for Ads – 15x the industry national average of .02%

Social Media & Newsletter:

• 11,700 posts on Facebook, reaching 1.3 million viewers
• 5,029 posts on Instagram, reaching 176,624 viewers
• 1,120 posts on X (previously Twitter), reaching 439,040 viewers
• 48 posts on BlueSky reaching 6 viewers (began March 2025, so thank you first followers!)
• 2400 Newsletters emailed to subscribers
• 8.9 million people reached through our Newsletters

Key Stories, Partnerships & Nonprofit Collaborations:

Over the next 10 months leading to our 10-year anniversary, we will be celebrating the stories, partnerships and collaborations we have been privileged to have written, shared in, and experienced, including:

• Highlighting top investigative reports, memorable events, and good news coverage, as well as key interviews, elections, and social issue spotlights;

• Sharing how your advertising partnerships have made a difference in our lives, personally and professionally, giving us the support to be able to do the work we do;

• Applauding the work of our local nonprofits, and the joy we have had in providing support to them with free advertising and helping them get their needs to the community;

• Celebrating the brilliant student journalists who have interned with us from Florida universities and colleges, expanding the depth and breadth of Apopka’s stories told and shared.

Looking to the future

In celebration of this anniversary, we want to hear from you! Each month for the remainder of 2025, we will be asking for your input and feedback to help us shape the future. And, there will be chances for you to win $25 gift cards to Apopka restaurants and coffee shops! Answer our monthly survey questions on social media and be entered into the monthly drawing. And, as a bonus, if you are one of our newsletter subscribers, you will receive an extra question via the newsletter — meaning an extra chance to win another $25 gift card!

Sign up here if you want to subscribe to our free newsletter. Once you sign up, you’ll get a confirmation email that you need to click to confirm that you signed up (check spam if you haven’t seen it), and then you’ll be set! Once subscribed, you’ll receive our top five news stories delivered straight to your email every Monday - Friday at 6am.

We always love hearing from our readers, whether it’s with a news tip or question, feedback or comment on an article - we want to hear from you! Your input is what helps us get better at what we do.

Delivering news and stories that not only inform, but will engage at a deeper level - with heart and mind - is what we strive to do. And  hopefully  they will inspire questions, insight and new ideas for how 'living, working and playing' in Apopka can become even better, grow stronger and more inspiring yet.

We are uplifted by Apopka’s nonprofits, stand in awe of the businesses being built here, remain optimistic and hopeful with Apopka’s governance, are inspired by the everyday struggles residents and leaders alike overcome, and the triumphs you reach every single day.

Walking with you these past ten years has been a privileged, and we look forward to walking the next ten side-by-side, sharing the collective story of Apopka in ever expanding, inclusive, and difference-making ways. - Denise Connell, Publisher

Thank you to our readers

The Apopka Voice would like to express sincere gratitude to all those who have supported us throughout the years. From our dedicated staff to the loyal readers and advertisers, this achievement belongs to you.