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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
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…
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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…
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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.
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January 5, 2023
A Great Blue Heron perches on the corner of a guard rail patiently searching the water along the Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive for a meal. The…
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December 30, 2022
Your smile is one of the first things, if not the first thing that someone notices about you. Whether you’re meeting up with friends for a…
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December 30, 2022
On Thursday, December 15, officers and senators of the Apopka High School Student Government Association delivered presents to all the pre-K and kindergarten students at Phillis…
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December 30, 2022
A ribbon cutting was held recently for Scott Capital Finances in Hunt Club business Center. Pictured are Commissioner Alexander Smith, Apopka Mayor Bryan Nelson, owners Angela…
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December 30, 2022
With temperatures in the high 20s, ice formed on these blueberry bushes located at H&A Farms on Jones Avenue in Zellwood after the sprinklers were run…
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December 30, 2022
The city will hold a public meeting to discuss the Clear Water Lake flooding issues at Apopka City Hall.
Apopka City Hall
The Apopka Chief
December 30, 2022
The Apopka City Council approved allocation of coronavirus relief funds for four city improvement projects.
Culinary students cater a meal for supportersThe Apopka Chief
October 21, 2022
A selection of students from the Magnet Academy of Culinary Arts at Wekiva High School took their skills on the road. Read more on page 7A.
Miss Apopka crownedThe Apopka Chief
October 21, 2022
Sarah Sarver won the crown at the Miss Apopka Scholarship Competition on Saturday, October 15, at the Apopka High School auditorium. Mayor Bryan Nelson (l) is…
‘Meet the Candidates’ Chamber eventThe Apopka Chief
October 21, 2022
     LEFT PHOTO: On Tuesday, October 11, the community got to speak with this November’s election candidates at the “Meet the Candidates” event, hosted by…
Jim Keck Goin' Fishin'
High water in lakes, rivers still keeping many from fishin’The Apopka Chief
October 21, 2022
Hello Folks, I hope everyone is doin’ well. Unfortunately, we are still dealin’ with high water. There are lots of folks who are in areas that still have a lot of…
Blue Darters travel to Lake Mary for tough District 4M-2 contestThe Apopka Chief
October 21, 2022
“They’re a little more pedestrian than they’ve been,” Apopka head coach, Jeff Rolson, said.
Wekiva has another top foe on scheduleThe Apopka Chief
October 21, 2022
The litany of who’s who in high school football taken on by the Wekiva Mustangs football team returns to the stage, the Jones Tigers.
Mustangs versus Horizon HawksThe Apopka Chief
October 21, 2022
The Wekiva Mustangs continued an up-and-down 2022 season playing the Horizon Hawks. See more photos on page 7B.
Darters have another night of strong defense, enough offenseThe Apopka Chief
October 21, 2022
“It takes time to get up to speed. To see it run the way they run it, you can’t simulate it in practice, Apopka coach Jeff…
Visit King Buffet Chinese Restaurant when you want a fast and delicious lunch or dinnerThe Apopka Chief
October 14, 2022
Fall is officially here, and the school year is in full swing. If you find yourself shuffling between family, a full-time job and extracurricular activities, and…
Seasonal maintenance can keep you safe on the road and avoid unnecessary breakdownsThe Apopka Chief
October 14, 2022
Many cultures around the world hold feasts and celebrate festivals and holidays to mark the Fall season. Are you ready to trade your summer attire in…