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Bay Ridge is the resting place of several prominent Apopkan families and the veterans of many foreign wars. It is also in the middle of an emerging part of northwest Orange County, with the Wekiva Parkway, new homes, and even a Publix going in nearby.
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By Yasmene Warren, Interning Correspondent with The Apopka Voice
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7/7/21
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From History.com
The Fourth of July—also known as Independence Day or July 4th—has been a federal holiday in the United States since 1941, but the tradition of Independence Day celebrations …
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7/2/21
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By Woody Holton, University of South Carolina Editor’s note: Americans may think they know a lot about the Declaration of Independence, but many of those ideas are elitist and wrong, as historian …
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7/1/21
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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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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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The federal bill is “the first new federal holiday created by Congress since 1983..."
By Isaac Morgan, Florida Phoenix
President Joe Biden signed a new bill into law Thursday, …
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6/17/21
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Focus on Education By Raphael E. Rogers, Associate Professor of Practice, Clark University Nervous. Concerned. Worried. Wary. Unprepared. This is how middle and high school teachers have told me they …
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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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June is Pride Month
From Staff Reports and Florida Phoenix
Flags were at half-staff Saturday, June 12, 2021 from sunrise to sunset, commemorating the 49 lives lost and 53 wounded from the …
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6/13/21
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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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"Because of the unknowns, I would not vote for this as a resident." - Commissioner Alexander H. Smith
By Reggie Connell, Managing Editor
There are a lot of directions a commercial property …
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6/8/21
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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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From Staff Reports Robert Dello Russo, the owner of Del-Air Heating and several golf courses including the former Rock Springs Ridge Golf Course has died at age 70 according to a post on social media …
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6/5/21
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By Mickenzie Hannon, Interning Correspondent Apopka residents and community members gathered at the Veterans Memorial in the Edgewood/Greenwood Cemetery in Apopka on Monday to honor the lives and …
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6/1/21
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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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By Christopher B. Daly, Professor of Journalism, Boston University There’s quite a story behind the story of the end of the fighting in World War II in Europe. As we observe another Memorial Day, …
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5/30/21
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This virtual ceremony will take place on May 31, 2021 at 9am, and involve a wreath ceremony, the playing of Taps, readings and more
From the Orange County Newsroom
Orange County residents …
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5/30/21
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From the City of Apopka
The City of Apopka and the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 10147 would like to invite the public to join them to honor the lives and legacy of our fallen military heroes.
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5/28/21
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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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Critical race theory surmises that racism is embedded within American society and institutions
By John Haughey | The Center Square
The State Board of Education (BOE) on June 10 will ponder …
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5/20/21
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From the Orange County Newsroom
At a recent COVID-19 Town Hall meeting hosted by AdventHealth , Mayor Demings told the story of the U.S. Public Health Service Syphilis Study at Tuskegee and …
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5/17/21
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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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