Visitors can see many wildlife at the Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive such as this limpkin. The drive is free and open to the public each Friday…
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Hello Folks, I hope everyone made it through the storm OK, and that you and your family are safe and sound. We had a lot of wind…
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The Apopka Blue Darters held their first home game of the season on Friday, September 1. The Darters hosted longtime rival West Orange.
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For the third consecutive season, the Wekiva Mustangs outgained the Ocoee Knights by a decisive margin, this time by 158-56 yards or close to a 3-1…
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In another low-scoring game, the Apopka Blue Darters moved to 2-0 Friday, September 1, with a victory over longtime rival West Orange (1-1).
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Lynda Touchton, an attendance/record clerk, is celebrated by Apopka High School for her 36 years of service to the school as she is now retiring. Pictured…
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When it comes to your health, there’s no place like home and family to take care of you. That’s the kind of care you can come…
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The agreement would allow for a 51-acre Kelly Park Road parcel, which the HOA owns, to be exchanged for the 319-acre golf course tract owned by…
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Apopka police are investigating the vandalism of headstones at the city cemetery that happened over the Labor Day weekend.
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This female belted kingfisher perches up high on a wire over Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive, located on the North Shore of Lake Apopka. The drive is…
Bill Cowles CorrectionThe Apopka Chief
CORRECTION: Our story in today's Friday, May 12 page 6A edition of The Apopka Chief was in error. It should have read Orange County Supervisor of…
Graceworx Community Church Offers Six Suggestions for High-School GraduatesThe Apopka Chief
High-school seniors across the nation will soon be bombarded with advice from parents, teachers and/or commencement speakers. Here’s what we at Graceworx would like to say…
We could use some rain for low lakesThe Apopka Chief
Hello Folks, We could use some rain. It seems here lately that we are either gettin’ flooded or we are dry. The lakes are pretty low…
Practicing self-careThe Apopka Chief
This great blue heron is one of several inhabitants of the Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive, a one-way, 11-mile drive meandering through the eastern portion of the…
More pictures from Wekiva High spring football practiceThe Apopka Chief
The Wekiva offense and defense line up to run a play during practice on May 8, the first day that high school football teams around the…
Apopka High School baseball, spring football practiceThe Apopka Chief
Apopka offensive line coach Max Olson (wide-brim hat) looks at defensive line coach Matt Anderson’s signals as the linemen face each other during spring practice. See…
Apopka High softball lands spot in regional playoff; baseball is doneThe Apopka Chief
Thanks to playing a very tough schedule, the Apopka Blue Darters softball team landed a spot in the Region 7A-1 tournament.
Apopka baseball season comes to endThe Apopka Chief
Apopka’s Anthony DeVita fires the ball toward home plate, as he starts the District 7A-4 championship game held at Lake Brantley High School. Apopka’s season ended…
As the summer season sets in, Essential Eyecare & Optical encourages proper eye care and protectionThe Apopka Chief
Summer brings with it fun outdoor activities like lounging on the beach or by the pool, taking vacations, and a host of outdoor sports. But as…
Chamber hosts economic impact forum at City CenterThe Apopka Chief
Community leaders, professionals, and entrepreneurs (pictured, Samuel Vilchez Santiago, State of Florida Director for the American Business Immigration Coalition) participated in a conversation about the key…