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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
March 24, 2023
If Easter church services hold many wonderful memories for you, but right now you’re not connected with a congregation and not sure what you’d like to…
The Apopka Chief
March 24, 2023
The Apopka Fire Department voted Ryan Hobbick as the 2022 Paramedic of the Year, the fire department announced in a Facebook post. Hobbick began his career…
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March 24, 2023
Our eyes help us take in the world around us. Eye exams at every age and life stage can help keep your vision strong. It’s important…
The Apopka Chief
March 24, 2023
The Apopka Area Chamber of Commerce hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony for Micross at the company’s location. The Apopka location is expected to bring 140 high-paying…
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March 24, 2023
The Apopka Area Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting for Heartland Haven Foundation. Heartland Haven Foundation is a nonprofit organization that offers equine-assisted therapy, as…
The Apopka Chief
March 24, 2023
The free event will have vendors, music and bounce houses. Read more on page 3A.
The Apopka Chief
March 24, 2023
What is the outcome of Apopka city attorney Michael Rodriguez complaint filed by Kelley Butcher.  See 1A for more information.
The Apopka Chief
March 24, 2023
Find out if the recent failures of major U.S. banks earlier this month have impacted the city of Apopka’s funds?  See 1A for details.
The Apopka Chief
March 24, 2023
The Apopka City Council votes on adopting an ordinance amending the future land use of a one-acre city-owned vacant land.  Find out more on 1A.
The Apopka Chief
March 24, 2023
The Apopka Police Department had its monthly Cookies and Milk with a Cop at the North Orange Branch Library in Apopka. Children and families enjoyed meeting…
January obituaries 2023The Apopka Chief
January 12, 2023
January 27, 2023 Andrew Halecky Jr., 93, of Apopka, Florida passed away on January 17, 2023.  Mr. Halecky was born on December 5, 1929, in Yonkers,…
Masonic officersThe Apopka Chief
January 6, 2023
On December 27, 2022, the 2023 officers of Orange Lodge No.36 F&AM of Apopka were installed into their positions.
Jim Keck Goin' Fishin'
New vegetation growth will open up areas for fish to spawnThe Apopka Chief
January 6, 2023
Hello Folks, A new year has begun and I sure hope it is better than 2022. We have lots of new water from the hurricanes, and…
Lowell Swanberg, local volunteer, diesThe Apopka Chief
January 6, 2023
Lowell E. Swanberg, known throughout the Apopka community for volunteering in many ways, passed December 20.
Welcoming mural drawn at Dream Lake schoolThe Apopka Chief
January 6, 2023
Dream Lake Elementary School has unveiled its newest mural created over winter break: a mural welcoming students, families, and visitors to Dream Lake Elementary as a…
Reflecting thoughtsThe Apopka Chief
January 6, 2023
A great blue heron shows its reflection in the water as it rests, looking out onto the Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive recently.
One more look at Blue Darters in state championship gameThe Apopka Chief
January 6, 2023
Columbus quarterback Alberto Mendoza has to throw the ball over the outstretched arms of Malik Nicholson (2) and Rashad Watson. See page 7
Hearing is central to our lives in a way no other sense ever could beThe Apopka Chief
January 6, 2023
Helen Keller once noted “Blindness cuts us off from things, but deafness cuts us off from people.” Research makes it clear that untreated hearing loss can…
Apopka’s Jalen Carter playing for another national titleThe Apopka Chief
January 6, 2023
Georgia head coach Kirby Smart and defensive lineman Jalen Carter, an Apopka High School alumnus, have become very good buddies over the past three seasons as…
Wekiva basketball wins 3 of 4 games in Illinois eventThe Apopka Chief
January 6, 2023
The success achieved by the Wekiva Mustangs boys basketball team during the 2022 calendar year had not been experienced over the past five year.