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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 31, 2025
By Marshall Tempest   Reporter    The Apopka Blue Darters dominated crosstown rival Wekiva, 16-1, on Friday, March 28, to improve to 2-0 in the friendly confines of…
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The Apopka Chief
March 28, 2025
Hello Folks, We need some rain, so hopefully, we will get some this week. The water at the ramps is gettin’ kinda low, and some rain…
The Apopka Chief
March 28, 2025
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March 28, 2025
By Marshall Tempest Reporter The Apopka High School flag football team improved to 8-1 on the season after defeating the Wekiva Mustangs 19-0 on senior night.…
The Apopka Chief
March 27, 2025
By Marshall Tempest   Reporter     This week, the Apopka girls and boys water polo teams bounced back from losing streaks, posting huge wins over Colonial on their…
The Apopka Chief
March 27, 2025
By Marshall Tempest   Reporter   The Apopka softball team had a tough outing in the first two games since returning from spring break, falling to the Lake…
The Apopka Chief
March 25, 2025
By Marshall Tempest Reporter The Apopka baseball team returned from spring break in a big way Tuesday night, rolling to a 14-0 win over the East…
The Apopka Chief
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The Apopka Chief
March 24, 2025
By Marshall Tempest   Reporter   The Wekiva water polo teams are having great seasons and have a few players ranked nationally. The season is in the home…
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The Apopka Chief
March 21, 2025
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A view of the bridgeThe Apopka Chief
December 20, 2024
Earlier this month, Orange County Parks and Recreation began renovating the West Orange Trail pedestrian bridge that stretches over Main Street/U.S. Highway 441 in Apopka.
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December 20, 2024
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December 20, 2024
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December 20, 2024
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APK boys wrestling take home first placeThe Apopka Chief
December 20, 2024
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December 20, 2024
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December 20, 2024
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December 20, 2024
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APK boys basketball break top 100, Williams’ 550th winThe Apopka Chief
December 20, 2024
The Apopka Blue Darter boys basketball team is 8-3 and ranked 70th in the state according to MaxPreps as of Wednesday, December 18.