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  • Nick Nesta was elected mayor of Apopka in April 2026, after serving two terms on the Apopka City Commission. He founded Nesta Real Estate Consultants in 2013 and lives in Apopka with his wife and two daughters.

The Apopka Chief
December 4, 2020
The Apopka Pop Warner 12U football team celebrates its Southeast Region championship. Read more on the team and how they have performed on page 1B.
Jim Keck Goin' Fishin'
The Apopka Chief
December 4, 2020
Hello Folks, It’s official that cold weather has arrived in Central Florida this week. The fishin’ was really good in most of the lakes in our…
The Apopka Chief
December 4, 2020
Attorney Patrick Smith, a partner at The Law Offices of Joseph F. Pippen Jr. & Associates, is here to help individuals, families, and corporations plan and…
The Apopka Chief
December 4, 2020
After having one of its players test positive for COVID-19 two days before Thanksgiving, the Apopka Blue Darters boys basketball team will be able to practice…
The Apopka Chief
December 4, 2020
All three touchdowns tallied by Wekiva were by means of catch and runs.  Read more on page 1B.
The Apopka Chief
December 4, 2020
And the result was a what-doesn’t-kill-makes-you-stronger season that was suffered by the Mustangs while progressing through the process of moving away from being an inexperienced team.…
The Apopka Chief
December 4, 2020
The Blue Darters’ two touchdowns came on their first two possessions as Apopka drove 70 yards and 41 yards for the scores. Read the outcome of…
The Apopka Chief
December 4, 2020
It’s just not something that can ever occur, or we’ll soon have no games to attend, pandemic or not. Read more on page 5B.
The Apopka Chief
November 27, 2020
Local author Lisa McClung has always enjoyed Christmas movies. She wanted to write a story that incorporated a Christmas theme that included both romance and Christianity.…
The Apopka Chief
November 27, 2020
Apopka Fire Chief Sean Wylam presented his department’s fiscal outlook at the Apopka City Council’s November 18 meeting at City Hall.  Read the full story on page 1A.
Dr. Morgan’s unique touch to patient care is a reflection from times pastThe Apopka Chief
March 1, 2019
Older adults often can benefit from health care that is tailored to their changing needs by a physician who limits their practice to the care of…
Apopka High Special OlympiansThe Apopka Chief
March 1, 2019
The Apopka High School Special Olympics track team participated in the Special Olympics Orange County Summer Games Saturday, February 23.
Big chains of lakes have been very good for anglersThe Apopka Chief
March 1, 2019
Hello Folks, I hope you had a chance to get on the water over the weekend and do some fishin’ that has been really good in…
State wrestlersThe Apopka Chief
March 1, 2019
The Apopka High School girls wrestling team took eighth place out of 94 schools at the state championship meet and Dr. Phillips High School in Orlando.…
AHS top athletesThe Apopka Chief
March 1, 2019
The Apopka High School Baptiste Orthodontics Athletes of the Month for January were honored recently. Shown are, (l-r), Russell Wambles, AHS athletic director; Harmony Cullen, girls…
Orange County Sheriff’s Office celebrates award ceremonyThe Apopka Chief
March 1, 2019
The Orange County Sheriff’s Office celebrated recipients including deputies and citizens at the department’s quarterly awards ceremony. The ceremony took place Tuesday, February 26 at the…
Apopka Fire Department teaches CPRThe Apopka Chief
March 1, 2019
On Tuesday, February 26 members of the Apopka Fire Department taught Hands Only CPR at Apopka High School. While there they had the opportunity to share…
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe will be presented tonight at AHSThe Apopka Chief
March 1, 2019
The Apopka High School theater department will present The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe dramatized by Joseph Robinette from the story by C.S. Lewis, today,…
Arbitration motion filed in ongoing New Errol proposed developmentThe Apopka Chief
March 1, 2019
To push the stalled New Errol redevelopment project forward, the developer and its partners have filed an arbitration motion. Read details on the purpose of the…