Our Sales Department is Open New Year's Day 11:00AM - 4:00PM
Service & Parts Will be Closed January 1st
It's Debate Day! Stream the 2026 Apopka Mayoral Debate. Visit WESH.com to watch the live stream starting at 5:30PMIt's Debate Day! Stream the 2026 Apopka Mayoral Debate. Visit WESH.com to watch the live stream starting at 5:30PM

X

Get Our Weekly Newsletter

Local news delivered right to your inbox

Subscription Form

Become a Member!

The Apopka Chief does not have a paywall, but journalism is not free. Join your neighbors who make this work possible.

The Apopka Chief
November 5, 2021
Seth Thompson, Irvin Rivera-Vega, and Malakai Williams were each honored at a special Eagle Court of Honor. Read more on page 9A.
The Apopka Chief
November 5, 2021
If it’s the first week of November, it must mean that the Apopka Blue Darters boys bowling team is in the state tournament.
The Apopka Chief
November 5, 2021
The city of Apopka will no longer be an intermediary in the land swap deal between homeowners association and the Golf Group. Read more in this…
Jim Keck Goin' Fishin'
The Apopka Chief
November 5, 2021
Hello Folks, Wow, ain’t this weather great. I don’t know about you but I’m enjoyin’ this great weather we are havin’ right now. In the morning,…
The Apopka Chief
November 5, 2021
Apopka Blue Darters swim team captains, (l-r), Kaylee Rheinschmidt, Olivia Gillis, Maddie Walsh, and Troy Thomas bid farewell to the 2021 Apopka High School swim season.
The Apopka Chief
November 5, 2021
It was a risky play to try to pick up the football at full speed, but it worked wonderfully. Read more in this week’s Apopka Chief.
The Apopka Chief
November 5, 2021
The Blue Darters jumped out to a lead and then scored early in the third period on a defensive touchdown. Read more in this week’s Apopka…
The Apopka Chief
November 5, 2021
The Apopka Blue Darters have remained consistent as a force vying for the boys bowling state championship since the streak of five consecutive wins was broken…
The Apopka Chief
October 29, 2021
Apopka is blessed with an abundance of options when it comes to churches. There is an array of congregations large and small, long-established and fledgling, denominationally…
The Apopka Chief
October 29, 2021
Apopka High School teacher Garrett Fairchild was chosen this week’s Darter Flight award winner. Here, he is shown in the middle as he was visited by…
Amphibious assault shipThe Apopka Chief
August 27, 2021
Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) 2nd Class Wynn, from Apopka, Fla., assigned to the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America.  See page 7B.
Blue Darters battle DeLand with time-devouring, long drivesThe Apopka Chief
August 27, 2021
Apopka took advantage of DeLand miscues. Read the outcome of this game on page 1B.
Restaurants, dental office to be developedThe Apopka Chief
August 27, 2021
A parcel of land is being eyed by a developer as a construction site. See details on page 1A.
Hunt Club Chick-fil-A owner passed awayThe Apopka Chief
August 27, 2021
Charles “Britt” Alexander Ratledge, owner of the Chick-fil-A restaurant in the Hunt Club area of Apopka has passed away. Read more on page 1A.
APK introduces new officersThe Apopka Chief
August 27, 2021
The new Apopka High School Student Government officers are hard at work preparing for this year’s homecoming season. See the Apopka High School SGA officers on…
RSES gets new landscapingThe Apopka Chief
August 27, 2021
Students and adults from Gospel Centered Church in Apopka helped landscape Rock Springs Elementary School. Read more on page 3A.
Learn to grow herbs indoors, beekeeping, homebuying and moreThe Apopka Chief
August 27, 2021
Many levels of Beekeeping classes will be offered by the Orange County Extension Service via Zoom. Get all the details on page 6A.
Gators, gators and more gatorsThe Apopka Chief
August 27, 2021
The Lake Apopka Wildlife drive if full of gators of all sizes. They can be seen on the banks and in the lakes. Read more on…
High winds and rain can wreak havoc on weak trees, causing property damageThe Apopka Chief
August 27, 2021
A pitfall to living in the subtropics is the ever-present threat of strong storms and hurricanes. Having a completely hurricane-proof yard is next to impossible, but…
Jim Keck Goin' Fishin'
We dodged the tropical storms here in Central FloridaThe Apopka Chief
August 20, 2021
Hello Folks, Well, we dodged ’em. We got some rain, but we didn’t get those storms. So that let everyone get a chance to do some fishin’…