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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 10, 2023
Wekiva High’s cheerleaders were at RP Funding Center in Lakeland to support the basketball team in the Class 6A state semifinals. The Apopka Blue Darters softball…
The Apopka Chief
March 10, 2023
It was successful as the Darters placed at the state championship meet and realized the goal of moving into the top five in Florida.
The Apopka Chief
March 10, 2023
Wekiva’s Austin Rolle drives to the bucket to attempt a shot in the state semifinal game.
The Apopka Chief
March 10, 2023
The Wekiva Mustangs baseball team moved to 7-0 on the season after downing Windermere Prep 4-3 on Tuesday, March 7. In the picture at the left,…
The Apopka Chief
March 10, 2023
It’s been an up-and-down year for the Apopka Blue Darters baseball team.
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March 3, 2023
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March 3, 2023
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March 3, 2023
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The Apopka Chief
March 3, 2023
The Apopka Area chamber of Commerce had a ribbon cutting for Rinat Halon Photography, a boutique photography studio at Highland Manor at the Apopka City Center.
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March 3, 2023
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Helping 50 familiesThe Apopka Chief
December 23, 2022
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Iwo JimaThe Apopka Chief
December 23, 2022
Local artist Melissa Velazquez Felix donated an original pencil drawing of the famous image depicting the flag raising by six U.S. Marines on Iwo Jima for…
Merry ChristmasThe Apopka Chief
December 23, 2022
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382 veterans laid in cemetery honoredThe Apopka Chief
December 23, 2022
The Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 10147 and the city of Apopka hosted the community’s Wreaths Across America ceremony.
Blue Darters march onto fieldThe Apopka Chief
December 23, 2022
With their Apopka Blue Darters teammates close behind them, Apopka’s Jordan Wright and D’Andre Middlebrooks bring in the Apopka High flag and United States flag, respectively,…
Shop with a CopThe Apopka Chief
December 23, 2022
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December 23, 2022
Hello Folks, I hope you are ready for Christmas this comin’ weekend. It might be a little cold to go fishin’, but I’m sure you are…
College football bowl season still going strong for a whileThe Apopka Chief
December 23, 2022
College football bowl games continue with lots of games between Christmas and New Year’s Day. Read more on page 2B.
Darters go overtime in state finalThe Apopka Chief
December 23, 2022
I know that this 2022 Apopka Blue Darters football team will forever be known as the team that never gave up.
Strong second half for Mustangs versus Blue DartersThe Apopka Chief
December 23, 2022
The Wekiva Mustangs entered the basketball contest against the Apopka Blue Darters with a 9-1 record and holding the second position in the Maxpreps.