When the 2023-24 season ended, so did an era for Apopka Blue Darters wrestling. For the first time in the history of the men’s and women’s…
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Why do you do what you do? Do you do it to survive? Do you do it to propel yourself to a better place? Some believe…
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The Apopka Blue Darter boys basketball team is 8-3 and ranked 70th in the state according to MaxPreps as of Wednesday, December 18.
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December 27, 2024 Rosa Lee Ondich, 99, a resident of Zellwood, passed away Monday, December 23, 2024. Rosa was born January 18, 1925, in Pee Dee,…
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The Apopka Pop Warner Mighty Mites secured first place at the 2024 Pop Warner Nation Cheer and Dance Championships.
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As 2024 comes to a close, sustainability will continue to be a major point of emphasis when it comes to shaping the future of energy in…
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The Dickens Carolers—who’ve been inspiring Central Florida audiences for the past 30 plus years with their performances of the music of Christmas — will present a…
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Back in the 80s, Richard and Shirley Risser owned Windy Acres Ranch and wanted to have a Christmas barn barbecue for the people that boarded horses…
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The city conducted a public input meeting for the proposed improvements on the northern portion of Ocoee Apopka Road, a project that would improve the safety…
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The city hosted its Apopka Tree Lighting on Friday, December 6, at Kit Land Nelson Park as the community came together to celebrate the holiday season.
Apopka Amphitheater hosts native John AndersonThe Apopka Chief
The Apopka Proud Concert scheduled for the amphitheater at Northwest Recreation Complex, featuring headliner Apopka native John Anderson with the opening act of Dallas Tyler, was…
Hope CommUnity Center holds hurricane relief eventThe Apopka Chief
Hope CommUnity Center was able to provide aid to over 2,000 people affected by Hurricane Milton at last Saturday’s relief event, offering hot meals, clean drinking…
Can Apopka make the playoffs? Or will this season spell the end of the 24-season streak?The Apopka Chief
The Apopka Blue Darters are set to play what would’ve been their eighth game of the regular season against Osceola High School Kowboys tonight Friday, October…
The Blue Darter football team prepares for the KowboysThe Apopka Chief
It has been three weeks since the Apopka Blue Darters donned the blue and white and touched the field under the Friday night lights. It’s a…
Three weeks of practiceThe Apopka Chief
The Apopka Blue Darter football team has not played a game since they fell to the West Orange Warriors on Friday, September 27. That was three…
Apopka Blue Darters prepare for upcoming gamesThe Apopka Chief
With hurricane Milton looming off the coast, the Apopka Darters held practice on Monday to ready themselves for a game against Cocoa High School. More photos…
Graceworx Church offers fellowship, quality music, upbeat sermons and moreThe Apopka Chief
Apopka is blessed with an abundance of options when it comes to churches. The region has an array of congregations—large and small, long-established and fledgling, denominationally…
FASTSIGNS® of Apopka is a sign company that’s proudly serving the communityThe Apopka Chief
FASTSIGNS® of Apopka prides themselves on helping businesses increase their visibility and grow their ROI by providing them with high-quality signage and graphics. They work with…
Harbor House to help in establishing family justice centerThe Apopka Chief
Harbor House of Central Florida announced that it will be partnering with the team from the Family Justice Center Alliance, a program of Alliance for HOPE…
Historic Mead’s Bottom area marked with muralThe Apopka Chief
The Apopka Historical Society dedicated a mural to Mead’s Bottom, the prominent black settlement located south of U.S. Highway 441 and S.R. 436. Mural artist German…