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Former speaker of the Florida House of Representatives Paul Renner shared more about his campaign at the Thursday NORWF meeting.
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Gubernatorial candidate Paul Renner addresses Apopka luncheon
Sarah Merly
March 19, 2026
Representative Doug Bankson
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OP-ED: Legislature fixes license plate obscuring law
The Apopka Chief
March 19, 2026
City Commissioner Nick Nesta shares remarks at his March 10 watch party at Highland Manor.
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Moore, Nesta race for runoff votes
Teresa Sargeant
March 19, 2026
City public works director Vladimir Simonovski shares remarks about the Kelly Park Road widening project at the March 18 City Commission meeting.
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Apopka issues notice to begin Kelly Park Road widening project
Sarah Merly
March 19, 2026
Ty Livingston hustles home and slides through the tag as the umpire calls him safe
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Apopka baseball spends spring break in Florida League Invitational
Vinnie Cammarano
March 19, 2026

Local Living

Jim Keck
Local Living
New moon means great fishing
The Apopka Chief
March 18, 2026
Peanut brittle
Local Living
A southern spread from crock pot to candy dish
Nancy Thomas
March 18, 2026
Corned beef
Local Living
A St. Patrick’s Day table with corned beef and more
Nancy Thomas
March 11, 2026
Pork chops
Local Living
Supper starts with pork chops and ends with cake
Nancy Thomas
March 3, 2026
Jim Keck
Local Living
The fishin’ is great, so let’s go fishin’
The Apopka Chief
March 3, 2026

Business

Captain Jack's Crab House is scheduled to open later this month.
Business
Entrepreneur brings first-of-its-kind Cajun seafood boil to Apopka 
The Apopka Chief
February 6, 2026
West Seminole Council leaders pose for a photo at the council's inaugural meeting on Feb. 2.
Business
Seminole County Chamber launches Apopka area council
Sarah Merly
February 6, 2026
Baptiste Orthodontics for Kids building on sunny day.
Business
The Overlooked Health Benefit Sitting in Millions of Wallets this Holiday Season
December 31, 2025
Apopka's first food hall, Hall's on Fifth, opened with a May 14 soft opening at 15 E. Fifth St., in the building of the former Hall's Feed Store.
Business
Crave BBQ to open at Hall’s on Fifth
Sarah Merly
December 17, 2025
Mayor Bryan Nelson cuts the ribbon at O2B Kids' ribbon-cutting ceremony in the playground.
Business
O2B Kids to open Apopka location Jan. 5
Sarah Merly
December 17, 2025

Government & Politics

Sports

Ty Livingston hustles home and slides through the tag as the umpire calls him safe
Sports
Apopka baseball spends spring break in Florida League Invitational
Vinnie Cammarano
March 19, 2026
Shylah Pino runs back to the dugout after an out
Sports
Apopka softball falls to Horizon before spring break
Vinnie Cammarano
March 16, 2026
Caden McGatha floats through the air to tip a shot over the net and past the leaping Horizon blockers
Sports
Apopka volleyball resilient against undefeated Horizon
Vinnie Cammarano
March 14, 2026
Apopka Blue Darters girls lacrosse team huddles before their matchup against Seminole on senior night
Sports
Apopka girls lacrosse honor their senior class
Vinnie Cammarano
March 14, 2026
Taylor Smith, Mia Aeschilman, and Ava Millspaugh huddle after an inning
Sports
Apopka softball streak ends against Winter Springs 
Vinnie Cammarano
March 12, 2026

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Former speaker of the Florida House of Representatives Paul Renner shared more about his campaign at the Thursday NORWF meeting.
Gubernatorial candidate Paul Renner addresses Apopka luncheonSarah Merly
March 19, 2026
Former House speaker visited NORWF crowd on March 19
Representative Doug Bankson
OP-ED: Legislature fixes license plate obscuring lawThe Apopka Chief
March 19, 2026
Despite not passing the budget for the 2026-2027 Fiscal Year last week, the Florida Legislature adjourned Sine Die on Friday. Legislators are expected to return to Tallahassee in mid-April…
City Commissioner Nick Nesta shares remarks at his March 10 watch party at Highland Manor.
Moore, Nesta race for runoff votesTeresa Sargeant
March 19, 2026
New mayor to take oath April 28
City public works director Vladimir Simonovski shares remarks about the Kelly Park Road widening project at the March 18 City Commission meeting.
Apopka issues notice to begin Kelly Park Road widening projectSarah Merly
March 19, 2026
Construction will upgrade approximately 1.5 miles of roadway
Ty Livingston hustles home and slides through the tag as the umpire calls him safe
Apopka baseball spends spring break in Florida League InvitationalVinnie Cammarano
March 19, 2026
Blue Darters drop two games to Western and Lyman in the Invitational.
Mayor Bryan Nelson speaks at the Feb. 3 mayoral debate.
Q&A: Nelson talks end of term, retirementSarah Merly
March 18, 2026
Nelson reflects on his tenure as mayor
Jim Keck
New moon means great fishingThe Apopka Chief
March 18, 2026
There’s an NPFL tournament over on the Harris Chain this week. The dates of the tournament are March 19th through the 21st. The weigh-ins are bein’ held up at Ski Beach in Leesburg.
Peanut brittle
A southern spread from crock pot to candy dishNancy Thomas
March 18, 2026
Chicken and Rice cooked in the Crock Pot makes enough food for eight servings. This recipe comes to you from Mandy Rivers, the creator of SouthYourMouth!
Melissa Byrd
OP-ED: Legislature stays the course on educationThe Apopka Chief
March 18, 2026
Thomas Jefferson is often attributed with saying, "That government is best which governs least.” That certainly holds true in Florida in recent years, where many of us…
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Police Beat: APD arrests 27 March 8-14The Apopka Chief Editorial Staff
In the period from March 8-14, 2026, the Apopka Police Department received 1,636 calls for service, responded to 33 crashes, issued 70citations, and made 27 arrests.
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