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    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
August 25, 2023
Iglesia Getsemani held its second annual back to school event, when the church provided backpacks and lunch for the community.
The Apopka Chief
August 25, 2023
Ret. Colonel Sanford L. Graves, USAF, of Apopka will be 100 years old. He joined the Army Air Corps during the early years of World War…
The Apopka Chief
August 25, 2023
Congressman Daniel Webster of the 11th Congressional District visited Apopka during his August recess. He spoke with the Apopka Rotary lunch club about his goals in…
The Apopka Chief
August 25, 2023
During his three-day trip, Nathaniel Plummer called on members of Congress to renew the Special Diabetes Program, a federal program to support research to prevent, cure…
Jim Keck Goin' Fishin'
The Apopka Chief
August 25, 2023
Hello Folks, I hope you are havin’ a great week and you got a chance to do some fishin’ this past weekend. Hopefully, after the Labor…
The Apopka Chief
August 25, 2023
One minute, nine seconds left on the fourth-quarter clock. The Osceola Kowboys were in perfect position for a field goal to pull ahead of the Apopka…
The Apopka Chief
August 25, 2023
Style and character of how the touchdowns were scored was the same for both teams (Wekiva Mustangs and Gainesville Buchholz Bobcats). The contest unfolded as a…
The Apopka Chief
August 25, 2023
The Darters survived an Osceola march deep into Apopka territory late in the fourth quarter, but a 30-yard field goal try went wide left with about…
The Apopka Chief
August 25, 2023
Brian Darikio Beathea, a 65-year-old Black man, was last seen in the area of AdventHealth Apopka.
The Apopka Chief
August 18, 2023
Throughout our nation, August is the month when students either return to school for the fall term or get ready to be welcomed back shortly after…
Wekiva baseball taking steps to continued improvementThe Apopka Chief
June 2, 2023
The Wekiva Mustangs baseball team has risen from an afterthought to a 19-win team under coach Mike Scudero’s guidance.
Long time Apopkan Kay Huth passed away on May 27thThe Apopka Chief
June 1, 2023
Mrs. Huth worked in the financial  department of Hermann Engelmann Greenhouses for 34 years. She was a longtime member of The Apopka Women’s Club and was passionate…
June obituaries 2023The Apopka Chief
June 1, 2023
June 30, 2023 BETTY JOYCE (MORA) BLUME, 91, of Apopka, Florida passed away on June 23. Mrs. Blume was born on May 16, 1932 in Defuniak…
May obituaries 2023The Apopka Chief
June 1, 2023
May 26, 2023 LOUIS MITCHELL MITROVICH, 56, of Apopka, Florida passed away on May 16, 2023. Mr. Mitrovich was born on August 07, 1966 in Detroit,…
Sertoma Club gives awardThe Apopka Chief
May 26, 2023
The Foliage Sertoma Club awarded Diane Haubner the Service to Mankind Award at the club’s nominee reception and awards dinner at the VFW Building on South…
Food drive collects 12,491 lbs of foodThe Apopka Chief
May 26, 2023
A total of 12,491 pounds -- a fraction of that being shown here -- was locally collected for the U.S. Postal Service Stamp Out Hunger Food…
City has been challenged by affordable housing developmentThe Apopka Chief
May 26, 2023
The question of hiring a new city attorney came up at the Apopka City Council meeting in light of revisiting a resolution to a 195-unit affordable…
Apopka High School Class of 2023 graduatesThe Apopka Chief
May 26, 2023
The Apopka High School Class of 2023, which included 751 seniors, graduated on Tuesday, May 22. The commencement ceremony was held at the Amway Center in…
Thanks to sponsors, money up for grabs at the 2023 Florida Python Challenge®The Apopka Chief
May 26, 2023
The event, which is hosted by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) and the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD), features an Ultimate Grand…
Jim Keck Goin' Fishin'
Harris Chain among those areas hot for catchin’ bassThe Apopka Chief
May 26, 2023
Hello Folks, I hope you had a great weekend and hopefully you got a chance to do some fishin’. The fishin’ on the Harris Chain has…