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Right now, the FCC reports that 7.2 million people lack access, but the commission numbers have been historically suspect. As a result, there are no doubt many more who are unserved and undercounted.
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By Christopher Ali, Penn State University
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4/24/24
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The Office for a Drug-Free Community is one of 17 agencies encouraging residents to surrender their old and unused prescription medicines at one of these locations across Orange County.
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From the Orange County Newsroom
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4/24/24
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The Apopka Voice publishes a weekly arrest report that includes arrests, crashes, calls for service, and traffic citations. This report is for the week ending April 20th.
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From the Apopka Police Department
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4/24/24
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May on Hulu feels like déjà vu: A big title coming early in the month is the season three premiere of Emmy Award-winning docuseries Welcome to Wrexham (May 3), originally set to launch in April.
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From Life Hacker
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4/24/24
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Florida has invested $6.5 billion into environmental protection, restoration efforts, water quality, and infrastructure of the Everglades since 2019.
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By Andrew Powell, The Center Square
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4/23/24
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In the study of nearly 1,000 front yards in Buffalo’s Elmwood Village neighborhood, we found that the livelier and more open the front yard, the more content and connected the resident.
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By Conrad Kickert, and Kelly Gregg, University of Buffalo
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4/23/24
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The rewrite of its zoning ordinances accompanies its efforts to roll out a new comprehensive plan called Vision 2050, which will guide development patterns over the next 30 years.
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From the Orange County Newsroom
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4/23/24
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The Apopka Voice publishes a weekly burglary report from the Apopka Police Department that includes reported burglaries of businesses, residences, and vehicles.
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From the Apopka Police Department
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4/23/24
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Summer camps provide a unique opportunity for children to make new friends, develop social skills, and learn new hobbies. In Apopka, there are three options.
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From the City of Apopka and Staff Reports
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4/22/24
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If you think building more units in this same top-down, financialized system is going to fix things, you’re stuck in the housing trap. There’s only one way out... a bottom-up revolution in how we deliver lots of units at prices anchored to local capacity.
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By Charles Marohn, Strong Towns
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4/22/24
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Bob Graham — two-term governor, three-term U.S. senator — was always thinking about Florida, how to preserve Florida’s waters and save the Everglades, how to improve K-12 education, how to promote civic engagement, how to alleviate poverty.
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By Diane Roberts, Florida Phoenix
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4/22/24
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Arguments are for and against increasing the legalization of cannabis for adult use in the U.S., but expanded access to legal cannabis may also have unintended consequences for adolescents.
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By Ty Schepis, Texas State University
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4/22/24
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On Wednesday, the state average reached a new 2024 high of $3.64 per gallon. Sunday's price of $3.58 per gallon is 2 cents higher than a month ago, yet 14 cents less than last year.
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From AAA
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4/22/24
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In case you missed it. The Apopka News Week in Review includes five articles that shaped the City... all in one place, including details on a new business coming to Apopka.
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From Staff Reports
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4/21/24
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A forensic audit of a City's finances focuses on examining the financial records, transactions, and processes of municipal government entities such as departments, agencies, or public funds. Opinion by The Apopka Voice Managing Editor Reggie Connell.
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What an incredible year it has been for our 2023/2024 Developmental Program! As the season came to a close last Friday, we reflect on the journey of our young soccer players.
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From the Central Florida Soccer Club
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4/21/24
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A major goal of the Consumer Protection Office is to be proactive and educate consumers. It provides workshops and seminars that teach residents about best practices and how to protect against fraud.
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From the Orange County Newsroom
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4/21/24
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Under the new EPA rules, public water systems have until 2027 to complete monitoring for PFAS and provide publicly available data.
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By Kyle Doudrick, Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences, University of Notre Dame
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4/21/24
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Becker was a generational leader. People with his skill set usually skip municipal politics and aim for a fast track to a CEO role in a Fortune 500 company or a higher office.
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Thanks to that first Earth Day, we got the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, the Endangered Species Act, and a bunch of other environmental regulations. We also got the EPA.
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By Craig Pittman, Florida Phoenix
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4/18/24
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As average temperatures rise across the U.S., heat illness is a growing safety and health concern for workers indoors and outdoors. The Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that environmental heat exposure claimed the lives of 36 workers in 2021 and 56 in 2020.
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From the US Department of Labor, OP/ED by Jeannie Economos of the Florida Farmworkers Association
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4/18/24
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The Apopka Police Department continues the Cookies & Milk with a Cop program, a heartwarming initiative to foster trust and camaraderie between the APD and the community.
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From the Apopka Police Department
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4/18/24
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According to recent trends, some brands have gained acceptance among the U.S. public, while some popular names have fallen to the bottom.
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By Silas Smith, Stacker
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4/18/24
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The average American family produces about 18 pounds of trash every day resulting in nearly 140 million tons of garbage filling U.S. landfills every year. In honor of Earth Month, Goodwill Industries of Central Florida is taking a stand.
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From Goodwill Industries of Central Florida
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4/17/24
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On April 9th, the Best Foot Forward for Pedestrian Safety coalition and Orange County Sheriff's Office conducted a crosswalk enforcement operation at Apopka-Vineland Road and 1st Street.
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From Best Foot Forward
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4/17/24
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