With more than 100 aspiring football players taking part in spring practice, the Apopka Blue Darters have the usual goal of finding players to replace those…
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In one of the most bizarre endings to a high school baseball game, the Apopka Blue Darters faced longtime rival West Orange. See more photos on…
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Monique Morris of Apopka accepts the Pillar Award given annually by the Apopka Christian Ministerial Alliance. Here, Pastor Hezekiah Bradford gives the award to Morris in…
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The annual Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast drew several hundred people Thursday, May 5, to the Apopka Community Center/VFW building at Fifth Street and Central Avenue. The annual…
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Several hundred people attended the Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast Thursday, May 5, at the Apopka Community Center/VFW. In the left picture, William Federer, the keynote speaker, gestures…
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City attorney Michael Rodriguez hatched the idea at the Apopka City Council meeting.
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The requested funding is one of 15 federal projects that U.S. Rep. Val Demings is seeking to get funded in next year’s federal budget.
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Hello Folks, The full moon is on Monday, May 16, and the weather should be good and the fishin’ should be really good in most of…
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Two Wekiva Mustangs fight for supremacy Monday, May 2, during the first day of contact in spring practice. The Mustangs will host the Miami Norland Vik-ings…
Apopka baseball stays unbeatenThe Apopka Chief
The Apopka Blue Darters baseball team improved its record to 6-0 with two victories last week.
Three Apopka High girls claim seventh in state meet as a teamThe Apopka Chief
The 2021-22 season marks the first in which girls wrestling is a sanctioned and official sport of the Florida High School Athletic Association.
Four Blue Darters wrestle in state tourney in KissimmeeThe Apopka Chief
Four Apopka Blue Darters wrestlers earned berths to the Class 3A state championships.
Are you planning to travel soon? Workplace Screening Intelligence offers same day PCR testsThe Apopka Chief
Are you planning a vacation or long weekend get-away? For most people, deciding to travel has always been easy. Normally, you would fly to your destination…
Hope CommUnity Center of Apopka gets honorary proclamation from U.S. agencyThe Apopka Chief
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) presented the Apopka-based Hope CommUnity Center (HCC) a proclamation letter in honor of HCC’s 50th year. Read more on…
Nelson receives endorsementThe Apopka Chief
BusinessForce, a regional organization that represents business interests in Central Florida, has endorsed Apopka Mayor Bryan Nelson in his bid for re-election. Read more on page…
Demings makes rounds to promote sales taxThe Apopka Chief
Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings has relaunched his proposal to get the transportation penny sales tax referendum on the ballot this November. Read more on page…
Apopka native is back in town as K-8 principalThe Apopka Chief
Becoming the first principal of Apopka’s new kindergarten through eighth grade school, currently being built on Jason Dwelley Parkway, is truly a full circle experience for…
Group says Apopka police handcuffed 11-year-old Black boyThe Apopka Chief
A national civil rights group addressed another case in Apopka, this time involving an 11-year-old boy.
Votes are rolling in with Election Day set for March 8The Apopka Chief
Early voting is ongoing, vote-by-mail ballots are still rolling in, and Election Day for the city of Apopka election is just around the corner.