A white ibis hangs on to a small snake on Friday, June 12, the first day that the Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive.
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A 21-member advisory committee has been formed by Mayor Bryan Nelson to figure out what it would take to rebuild the floundering Errol Estate recreational area…
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Hello Folks, Well, folks if you haven’t noticed yet, summer is here. Summer is scheduled to start on Saturday, June 20, but I believe it started…
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Cars began lining up more than 2-1/2 hours ahead of time on Wednesday, June 10, to get one of the 200 boxes at a food distribution event…
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Third-generation Apopkan Joe Lampp has turned an unusual passion into a business he plans to open next week. Read 3B.
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The new LED lights at Roger Williams Field at Apopka High School were turned on this week as the sun was setting. The lights replaced the…
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Dr. Tamara Baker-Drayton (l) has been named the new principal of Wekiva High School. Read more on 1A.
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With two interchanges along State Road 429 in Apopka, plans are well under way for growth off those exits of the limited access toll road, and…
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Ava Boornazian, senior at Wekiva High School, received the top award, Prepare For Greatness Senior Mustang Award, Read more on 8A.
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Michael Franklin, (second from right), president of Apopka Rotary Club, presented scholarships to three local students. Shown are, Michael Flores, winner of the Legacy Scholarship; Nicholas…
It’s a date!The Apopka Chief
At halftime of the powderpuff football game at Apopka High School on Tuesday, October 2, senior coach Jake Caughell asked Harmony Cullen to the homecoming dance.…
Apopka High School celebrates homecoming with dress-up days and powderpuff footballThe Apopka Chief
Senior quarterback Erin Chou stretches for yardage in the powderpuff game that her team won, 12-0, over the juniors.
Apopkan promoted in Realtor organizationThe Apopka Chief
Rocky Alli of Apopka has been promoted to membership manager for the Orlando Regional Realtor Association (ORRA). He is one of three ORRA employees who have…
Learn how your community benefits from natural gas during Public Natural Gas WeekThe Apopka Chief
As the community-owned public natural gas utility for Winter Garden, Apopka and Clermont, Lake Apopka Natural Gas District is celebrating Public Natural Gas Week from October…
At StarChild Academy, I learned all I needed to know before I went to kindergartenThe Apopka Chief
Article Submitted by Cindy Zimmermann, StarChild Academy Owner Years ago, educators believed that, because young children could not verbally respond when spoken to, they did not understand, thus…
Wekiva’s Davises are national all-starsThe Apopka Chief
The countdown to the Under Armor All-America Game officially begins with the selection tour presented by American Family Insurance.
Orlando Magic volunteers help build Apopka Habitat homeThe Apopka Chief
This momentous change in the Syracuse, N.Y. native’s life was made possible thanks to Habitat for Humanity and contributions from the Orlando Magic and Jewett Orthopaedic.…
Area corn maze opens on October 6The Apopka Chief
Guests at Long & Scott Farms will explore pathways cut through living cornstalks in the life-size Scott’s Maze Adventures, a seven-acre cornfield maze featuring the large…
WHS team visits studentsThe Apopka Chief
Four teams of four went into the Apopka neighborhoods to encourage dropouts to return to school to achieve their high school diplomas or further education. The…
After violent incidents involving students, Apopka police seeking more cooperation from schools, othersThe Apopka Chief
Following violent incidents where a very small number of Apopka High School students were involved both on campus and off campus, Apopka police are expressing frustration…