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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.

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April 10, 2025
By Marshall Tempest  Reporter  The Apopka baseball team split their first two games this week against University High School and Horizon. Last week the Blue Darters…
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April 10, 2025
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April 7, 2025
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April 7, 2025
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April 4, 2025
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April 4, 2025
Hello Folks, I hope you had a great weekend and, hopefully, you got to do some fishin’. There was lots of activity on The Harris Chain…
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April 3, 2025
By Marshall Tempest  Reporter  The Wekiva softball team is trying to turn its season around after going 2-2 over the last four games. This week the…
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April 3, 2025
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March 31, 2025
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December 27, 2024
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December 27, 2024
Last week the Apopka Blue Darters boys basketball team defeated Ocoee (57-56), Wekiva (58-39), and South Lake (62-58) in a great showing before the Christmas break.
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December 27, 2024
Last week closed another undefeated string of games for the Apopka Blue Darter boys basketball team as their win streak hit a season-high of six games.
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December 27, 2024
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We want to hear from youThe Apopka Chief
December 20, 2024
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December 20, 2024
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December 20, 2024
Lights are all glowing at the house of Zellwood resident Tony Picone. With decorations and silver lanes aglow, it’s beginning to look at lot like Christmas.
Chamber Awards honor best in business, community serviceThe Apopka Chief
December 20, 2024
Businesses, community leaders, and nonprofit representatives celebrated the winners of the annual Apopka Area Chamber of Commerce Business Awards. The ceremony took place on Thursday, December…
Sertoma Club, Elks Lodge organize toy drive for familiesThe Apopka Chief
December 20, 2024
Continuing a decades-long tradition, the Foliage Sertoma Club of Apopka joined forces to financially support the Elks Lodge 2422 annual Holiday Meals and Toys program they…