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  • JC Derrick

    J.C. Derrick is publisher for The Apopka Chief. He spent 18 years covering sports, education, and politics in Texas and Washington, D.C., before joining The Apopka Chief in 2025. J.C. is a member of the Florida Press Association Board of Directors.

Wekiva boys basketball leader wins coach-of-year awards
April 7, 2023
Coach Gersino Lubin has overseen the Wekiva program over the last several seasons through the transformation and continuation of reaching the next step.
Apopka Blue Darters and Wekiva Mustangs play softball
April 7, 2023
During a softball game on Monday, April 3, between the host Apopka Blue Darters and Wekiva Mustangs, Apopka’s Shylah Pino slides in safely at third base…
April obituaries 2023
April 6, 2023
April 28, 2023 DENNIS LEE MARTIN, Sr., born September 7, 1949, son of James Martin (deceased) and Sarah Martin (deceased), passed peacefully into eternity on April…
Master Muffler & Brake Center knows that car maintenance is crucial to avoid breakdowns
March 31, 2023
You’ve invested thousands of dollars in your vehicle, so you want to be sure to maintain your vehicle properly. This is not the only reason to…
Student Government Association
March 31, 2023
Members of Apopka High School’s (AHS) Student Government Association and National Honor Society teamed up to work in the community to improve Votaw and Thompson roads.
Miller’s Ale House development plan submitted to city
March 31, 2023
The proposed Miller’s Ale House, to be built at 505 and 555 E. Main Street as part of the Apopka City Center.
Loomis family honored at Boy Scouts Golden Eagle dinner
March 31, 2023
The Golden Eagle Dinner is an annual fundraising dinner held each year by the Central Florida Council of The Boy Scouts of America. Bringing together Central…
Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive is closed until further notice
March 31, 2023
The St. Johns River Water Management District is currently conducting maintenance at several locations within the Lake Apopka North Shore property.
Town hall is 3rd South Apopka annexation meeting
March 31, 2023
The city of Apopka conducted its third community meeting in four months, this time in a town hall format, to discuss the mass annexation of unincorporated…
Scenes from various Apopka High spring sports action
March 31, 2023
Shylah Pino reaches to tag out a Bishop Moore runner at second base on Tuesday, March 28, during the Hornets’ 9-6 victory over the Apopka Blue…
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.