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The Apopka Woman’s Club’s “Lilo and Stitch” themed booth was awarded Best Decorated Booth at this year’s annual Apopka Halloween in the Park event on Saturday, Oct. 25.
Over 50 groups joined in Halloween in the Park The Apopka Chief
October 30, 2025
The annual tradition of the  Apopka Parks and Recreation Department’s Halloween in the Park event was one of the biggest in city history on Saturday, Oct. 25 at…
Jim Keck
“Fishing slows in approach to Labor Day–so should you”The Apopka Chief
August 29, 2025
By Jim Keck Hello Folks, Well, we made it home from vacation. We visited friends and family in Tennessee and Virginia. It was just as hot…
Jim Keck
August brings more than football – its National Fishing MonthThe Apopka Chief
August 8, 2025
Hello Folks, Welcome to August. This month is National Fishing Month. August is one month from gettin’ us closer to some cooler days. It’s been a…
Jim Keck
Panzironi and Bak win ABA Bass Series TournamentThe Apopka Chief
August 1, 2025
Hello Folks, I hope you’re enjoyin’ your summer and stayin’ cool. It must be because I’m gettin’ older, but this year it’s really been hot, and…
Jim Keck
ICAST held annual convention on Orlando last week The Apopka Chief
July 25, 2025
Hello Folks,  We are in the dog days of summer, but the fishin’ isn’t too bad for most folks.   Folks’re gettin’ on the water real early…
Jim Keck Goin' Fishin'
Fish in Apopka area lakes are biting! The Apopka Chief
July 18, 2025
Hello Folks,  I hope everyone had a great weekend, and, hope- fully, you got a chance to do some fishin’. We have some rain comin’ in…
A group of women gather together and smiling. In the background is a castle.
Aging Matters: Study shows more older, married women traveling aloneThe Apopka Chief
July 11, 2025
By Ronnie Lovler Connie Combs, 78, is a retired schoolteacher and an inveterate traveler. She took frequent trips with her husband, Gerry Combs, primarily within the…
Jim Keck Goin' Fishin'
Rodman Reservoir survives after DeSantis veto The Apopka Chief
July 10, 2025
Hello Folks,   I hope you had a great 4th of July weekend and you got a chance to enjoy our waterways and maybe do a little…
Jim Keck Goin' Fishin'
FWC undertaking restoration effort for native plantsThe Apopka Chief
July 4, 2025
Hello Folks, Happy 4th of July, and Happy Birthday to America! We will be 249 years old this year. I hope everyone has a great weekend…
Jim Keck Goin' Fishin'
Gary Batchelor and Lou Gibbs win the Wednesday Night ShootoutThe Apopka Chief
June 27, 2025
Hello Folks, The fishin’ isn’t too bad even with all this heat, and folks are gettin’ on the water real early and takin’ advantage of the…