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  • Ronnie Lovler

    Ronnie Lovler has 40 years of experience in journalism, including assignments all over Latin America for CNN and CBS. Ronnie teaches journalism at UF and public speaking at Santa Fe College. She was a recent fellow in the Gerontological Society of America’s Journalists in Aging Fellows Program and a previous Knight International Journalism Fellow in Bogota, Colombia. She is an editor and contributor for the book titled, Local Lives in a Global Pandemic: Stories from North Central Florida and a contributing author to the anthology Alone Together: Tales of Sisterhood and Solitude in Latin America. She began her career in journalism at the San Juan Star in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Ronnie resides in Gainesville and loves to travel.

The Apopka Chief
October 31, 2023
If you’re like most of the working class in America today, you know a lot of time is spent in your vehicle. It’s the hectic schedules…
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October 27, 2023
Animal companions give so much to humans, and part of the responsibility to care for them is helping them to stay healthy. The staff at Park…
The Apopka Chief
October 27, 2023
The Apopka Area Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting ceremony for PITYFitness at the studio’s location, 418 S. Park Ave., Apopka, on Wednesday, October 25. …
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October 27, 2023
As a part of this year’s Fire Prevention Month, Apopka firefighters have been visiting schools around the community to teach students about fire safety. On Thursday,…
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October 27, 2023
This little girl rides a carnival swing at the Fall Family Festival held Thursday, October 19 through Sunday, October 22, at Kit Land Nelson Park in…
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October 27, 2023
In three separate votes on Wednesday, October 18, the Apopka City Council voted 5-0 to have city staff publish notices about the disposal, or sale, of…
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October 27, 2023
Forty students participated in the Apopka Fire Department’s second annual Austin Duran Truck Camp on Wednesday, October 18, at the Gilliam Training Center in Apopka. The…
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October 27, 2023
This gator peers out from underwater at Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive, located on the North Shore of Lake Apopka. The drive is free and open to…
Jim Keck Goin' Fishin'
The Apopka Chief
October 27, 2023
Hello Folks, It’s a great time to be in Florida where the fishin’ is gonna’ be good this fall. The fishin’ isn’t too bad right now…
The Apopka Chief
October 27, 2023
After falling to the Lake Mary Rams at home last week, the Apopka Blue Darters now sit at 5-3 on the season and 1-2 in 4M…
Gathering, broadcast will take a look at AHS football historyThe Apopka Chief
August 11, 2023
Roger Franklin Williams, who broadcasts not only each Apopka High School football game but also has weekly Blue Darter Sports Central programs on the radio, will…
Rolson will take part in Crying Towel eventThe Apopka Chief
August 11, 2023
The 2023 Dave Powers Crying Towel dinner and radio program will be held at Christner’s Prime Steak & Lobster. The program will feature after-dinner presentations by…
Wekiva preseason game setThe Apopka Chief
August 11, 2023
Today marks one week before the 2023 season begins with the preseason game. As is also the custom, the Wekiva Mustangs’ purpose for practicing shifts from…
Sammie Smith’s book about life lessonsThe Apopka Chief
August 11, 2023
Former Apopka Blue Darters football great Sammie Smith has written a book that will be released later this month.
August 2023 obituariesThe Apopka Chief
August 7, 2023
August 25, 2023 Thomas A. Hurst, 62, of Apopka, Florida passed away on August 03, 2023. Mr. Hurst was born on October 18, 1960 in Orlando,…
City Council vote 3-1 to censure Mayor NelsonThe Apopka Chief
August 4, 2023
The Apopka City Council voted 3-1 on a resolution to censure the mayor “for misleading the City Council, and by the same actions, the people of…
Apopka Barrel Racers Compete at World ChampionshipThe Apopka Chief
August 4, 2023
From 6 qualifying in 2021 to 16 riders in 2023 Apopka’s very own Racewood Equine once again traveled to Perry, Georgia for The National Barrel Horse…
Osprey on the lookoutThe Apopka Chief
August 4, 2023
An osprey perches up high over Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive, located on the North Shore of Lake Apopka. The drive is free and open to the…
After preseason camp, Darters begin practice for seasonThe Apopka Chief
August 4, 2023
One of the activities at the school was an obstacle course made up from various football practice items such as a large outdoor rubber trash can…
Jim Keck Goin' Fishin'
August has two full moons and that will benefit fishin’The Apopka Chief
August 4, 2023
Hello Folks, It’s goin’ to be a good month to go fishin’. We have two full moons this month. There was one on Tuesday, August 1,…