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City to break ground for new inclusive playground at Northwest Recreation...
There will be a groundbreaking for the new inclusive playground at the Northwest Recreation Complex on Friday, January 24, at 3:30 p.m., on the...
City to host groundbreaking for new Apopka skate park and pump...
The city of Apopka Parks and Recreation Department will host a groundbreaking ceremony for a $500,000 skate park and pump track park, which will...
Gift card winner
Michael Posluszny of Apopka won a $100 Publix gift card from The Apopka Chief for responding to a reader survey that was published in...
- Traffic concerns, charter review led 2024 in Apopka. Note: This is a first of a four-part series reviewing the news in Apopka in 2024.
- Orange County launches free financial counselling program
- Gadson makes dean’s list
- Figueroa named to dean’s list
- Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast to feature keynote speaker
- U.S. Surgeon General issues advisory on warning labels
- Golf tourney to be hosted in Zellwood
- Authorities struggle in tracking homeless sex offenders
- Orange County plans for the future with Vision 2050
- WHS boys and girls soccer approach the end of their season
OUR POSITION:
Seniors need to think about what they may be taught
Jay P. Greene, Blair Arch Princeton University, Heritage Foundation
Elite universities have been so thoroughly captured by the left that they are no longer capable of reforming themselves to offer an ideologically balanced and intellectually diverse education.
THE VOICE OF THE COMMUNITY: OPINION & ARTICLES OF INTEREST
Highlights are from OC’s 2025 budget
Christine Moore, County Commissioner District 2
Orange County is a diverse and dynamic community. District 2 encompasses Tangerine, Zellwood, Apopka, Wekiwa Springs, Lockhart, Lee Road, Rosemont, North Pine Hills, and Ocoee. Read Moore on page 2A.
Teachers, parents can work together
Melissa Byrd, Orange County School Board, District 7
Melissa Byrd, Orange County School Board, District 7
Happy New Year! I hope everyone had a restful winter break and is ready to start the spring semester. Read Byrd on page 2A.
Money received from the government first comes from taxpayers
Ike Hayden, Editorial
It starts out, “How would you like to receive an extra $888.00 from Social Security because of a legal loophole in the system?” Or “I just received an extra Social Security check for $XXX.XX, and it’s all legal!” Why do people think they are entitled to any extra money from Social Security, or any other government entity for free? Read Hayden on page 2A.
Making Sense of the Nonsense
Patti Bankson, The Way I See It
While trying to figure out how, as a country, we got from where we started to where we are today, I’ve realized: we don’t need to go back to where we started, but, rather, back to where we got off-track! Read Bankson on page 5A.
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Lifestyle
The Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive, a bird watchers’ delight
A second collection of photographs taken a few years ago by John Peery at the Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive located at 2803 Lust Road,...
Gas district pays tribute to late retired employee
When Everett Holmes first approached us about employment in 2006, he didn’t know much about natural gas. He had experience in sales and as...
Fishing was starting to ramp up before cold front
Hello Folks,
I hope everyone is havin’ a great start to the new year. We are startin’ the new year off right with some cold...
Sink or swim: The Rock Springs Regatta at Kelly Park
Next Weekend the Rock Springs Cardboard Canoe Regatta at Kelly Park Springs is back. On Saturday, January 18, 16 teams of five will start...
Sports
Apopka’s winstreak continues after dominating Dr. Phillips
The Apopka Blue Darter boys basketball team continued their winning streak this week with the start of the Metro Conference Tournament.
A talk with Bobby Brewer about the 2025 baseball season
With baseball season around the corner, I recently spoke with the head coach of the Apopka baseball team, Bobby Brewer, about replacing lost talent,...