The Apopka Chief
Community will send off Miss Apopka to state competition
The Miss Apopka Scholarship Competition Committee invites the community to wish Reilly Cardella, Miss Apopka 2024, the best of luck as she competes in...
OCPS, partners sign school justice partnership agreement
Orange County Public Schools has officially signed the School Justice Partnership Agreement, in partnership with 12 local law enforcement agencies and the judicial system,...
Grandma gets her own McDonald’s Mcflurry
Last week, Rita Foss was celebrated like any beloved grandma should be. She was given a surprise that included her family and friends. Read...
Remains of homicide victim are identified 30 years after discovery
Thirty years after human remains were discovered near Apopka, detectives were able to confirm that they belonged to 48-year-old Richard Wick, Orange County Sheriff’s...
County is ‘building better together,’ says Demings
Residents and community leaders gathered at the Linda Chapin Theatre inside the Orange County Convention Center to hear Orange County Mayor Jerry L. Demings’...
Fire department starts youth camp
Monday kicked off the Apopka Youth Fire Experience at the Billie Dean Community Center Summer Camp.
Butler chain has the best fishing
Hello Folks,
I’m in my office at home listenin’ to the rain hittin’ my house. It sounds so good. It looks like we are finally...
A new age of high school sports: A look inside FHSAA...
Well, I’m sure you have heard about it by now, but the Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) unanimously passed the Name Image and...
Apopka Pop Warner is the foundation of Blue Darter football
This week I got to spend some time with the Apopka Pop Warner football program for their annual off-season conditioning. I saw the grassroots...
June 2024 Obituaries
JUNE 21, 2024
Joan K. Alsup, 86, of Apopka, passed away on June 13, 2024. Joan was born in 1937 in Detroit, Michigan, to Charles...