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…
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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…
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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…
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A national civil rights group addressed another case in Apopka, this time involving an 11-year-old boy.
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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.
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Hello Folks, Woke up on Wednesday mornin’ and it was a little cooler and it felt great. We didn’t have much of a winter this year,…
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However, players and coaches at the top level of their sport don’t acquiesce the top trophy very easily. Read more on page 2B.
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The Apopka Memorial Middle School’s girls basketball team advanced to the Orange County championship game that was played Thursday, March 3, past press time. On Monday,…
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While the way the season ended for the Apopka Blue Darters boys basketball team wasn’t how the players and coaches wanted, the overall season was much…
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With its pitching staff allowing just one infield single, the Apopka Blue Darters baseball team scored four runs in the third inning.
Rock Springs Ridge residents show support of potential land swap dealThe Apopka Chief
More than 500 Rock Springs Ridge homeowners attended a community meeting where they discussed a proposed land swap that would stop potential development on the subdivision’s…
Apopka police vote on union representationThe Apopka Chief
Apopka police officers have overwhelmingly rejected a forming a union with officers voting 38-14, or 73 percent, against union representation. Meanwhile, members of the Apopka Fire…
Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast is set for May 6The Apopka Chief
Dr. Kevin Baird, director of Pastoral Ministries from the Florida Family Policy Council, will be the guest speaker for the prayer breakfast. More information on the…
Student attendance zones set for K-8 school that will open in 2022The Apopka Chief
The school board conducted its regularly scheduled board meeting at the Ronald Blocker Educational Leadership Center on Tuesday, April 27. See details on the zone boundaries approved…
Wekiva spring football practiceThe Apopka Chief
Wekiva players go through drills on the first day of non-contact spring football practice. The Mustangs are under first-year coach Jeremiah Rodriguez-Schwartz.
After pandemic hiatus, Apopka festival grows againThe Apopka Chief
After losing a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Apopka Art and Foliage Festival returned to a successful finish. Read all about the 59th Annual Apopka Art…
Wekiva High School Super ScholarsThe Apopka Chief
Wekiva High School Principal Dr. Tamara Baker-Drayton (l) and Mercedes Gittens, Wekiva college and career specialist, (r) are shown with Wekiva Super Scholars for the 2020-2021…
After full moon, bluegills are on the beds in local lakesThe Apopka Chief
Hello Folks, The full moon has come and gone but the good news is last weekend’s full moon put the bluegills on the beds. I’m gettin’…
April showers have certainly raised the level of lakes and riversThe Apopka Chief
Hello Folks, Well, as the sayin’ goes, April showers bring May flowers. We have been gettin’ our fair share of rain and I know that some…
Top girls tennis player for Darters is a freshman, nearly won districtThe Apopka Chief
Even as a freshman on the Apopka Blue Darters girls tennis team, Alyssa Novoa was the top player on the team. Read more on page 1B.