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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.

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September 1, 2023
Apopka Area Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting for Snowie of Central Florida LLC, a mobile shaved ice vendor, at 444 S. Central Avenue. Along…
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September 1, 2023
An Apopka singer/songwriter, Matti Veldhuis, intends to further her higher education by studying abroad in a two-year post-graduate Oxford University program that will begin this October.…
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September 1, 2023
Over the summer, Mrs. Palmerini, art teacher of Wolf Lake Elementary and resident artist, created a painted school mural encompassing what it means to be a…
On August 29, 2023, the city of Apopka and its partners cut the ribbon for the $4.1 million Harmon Road extension, which was constructed to give vehicles better access and where the permanent Fire Station 6 would be located.
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September 1, 2023
The city of Apopka and its partners cut the ribbon to open the new Harmon Road extension that will give better access to vehicles and the…
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September 1, 2023
Orange County announced it had fully activated its Emergency Operations Center to monitor Hurricane Idalia and relay vital safety information to residents. Orange County was also…
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September 1, 2023
Leaders and community members attended the Apopka Area Chamber of Commerce’s monthly Gather and Grow event. Chamber President/CEO Cate Manley (l) asks guest speaker, Andrew Bain,…
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September 1, 2023
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September 1, 2023
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August 25, 2023
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August 25, 2023
Orlando City Soccer Club in partnership with Mullinax Ford of Apopka donated school supplies to the students of Lovell Elementary School. Pre-K, Kindergarten and first grade…
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June 2, 2023
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Foliage Garden Club installs officersThe Apopka Chief
June 2, 2023
The Foliage Garden Club of Apopka installed officers for 2023-2024 at the May luncheon meeting. Gwen Carter FFGC District VII Director (far left) officiated at the…
Daycare cuts ribbonThe Apopka Chief
June 2, 2023
The Apopka Area Chamber of Commerce celebrated the grand opening of Blue Jay Academy 4 Kidz at the school’s location, 229 E. Fifth St., Apopka. The…
Rotary Club presents checkThe Apopka Chief
June 2, 2023
Rotary Club of Apopka supports AHS Speech and Debate Club for an event being held in June. John DeClue (l) a member of Rotary, is presenting…
Memorial Day remembers the fallenThe Apopka Chief
June 2, 2023
The city of Apopka and the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 10147 held a Memorial Day service at the Edgewood/Greenwood Cemetery. See more photos on…
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Police recover missing womanThe Apopka Chief
June 2, 2023
An elderly Apopka woman, Jay Ruth Sheppard, with disabilities who had been missing for nearly three weeks was recovered.
Apopka police, fire raise funds to benefit local groupThe Apopka Chief
June 2, 2023
The first responders of the city of Apopka faced off in a basketball game at Apopka High School to raise funds for the James Bess Foundation.…
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Memorial Day great for honoring the ultimate sacrificeThe Apopka Chief
June 2, 2023
Hello Folks, I hope everyone had a great Memorial Day weekend. It was great to see all the events around the country honoring our service men…
Special teams, defense lead Darters to spring-game winThe Apopka Chief
June 2, 2023
Even though it was just a spring football game that counts for nothing, the Apopka Blue Darters won the game in the same manner as they…