The road to the fifth district championship captured by the Wekiva Mustangs under coach Tommie Butts ended with a victory. Read more about the game on…
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Trailing by 15 points late in the first period, the Apopka Blue Darters girls basketball team never gave up, chipping away at the lead of rival…
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The Northwest Orange Republican Women Federated (NORWF) will present guest speaker Erika Garcia, chairwoman for the Republican National Hispanic Assembly of the Orange County Chapter, on…
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Social Security offers retirement, disability, and survivors benefits. Medicare provides health insurance. Because these services are often related, you may not know which agency to contact…
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Apopka Elementary Fine Arts Department presented “Annie Jr.” on February 10, 11 and 12 in the school’s cafeteria. The performance began at 6:30 p. m. every…
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The 59th annual Apopka Art and Foliage Festival is co-organized by the Apopka Woman’s Club (AWC) and the city of Apopka. The festival committee has two…
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On Saturday, February 8, the LYMUS Boys visited the Orlando Apopka Airport, where they learned about airplanes and got the chance to fly over Apopka in…
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The GFWC Apopka Woman’s Club held its GFWC Florida Art and Craft competition recently and the winners from that event will compete Saturday, February 15, in…
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Moving the receptionist’s kiosk back to its original location of facing the building’s west entrance to provide better customer service, city staff is implementing the kiosk…
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Robbie Roberson (l) is presented his hall of fame plaque by Nikki Fried, state agriculture commissioner. Read more on page 1A.
Statewide awardThe Apopka Chief
Russell Wambles, Apopka High School athletic director, was given the State Award of Merit from the National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association on May 6 during the…
Fish are bitin’ like crazy in our Central Florida lakesThe Apopka Chief
Hello Folks, Folks, I want you to know that we are livin’ in the greatest fishin’ state that I know. I’ve always heard it said that we live…
Apopka boys basketball team holds banquet to honor its playersThe Apopka Chief
At the team’s banquet held May 8, Apopka High School boys basketball coach Scott Williams (r) presented just one individual award, the Uncommon Award to senior…
Habitat for Humanity celebrates Mother’s Day by building new housesThe Apopka Chief
Habitat for Humanity of Greater Orlando volunteers commemorated Mother’s Day in a special way on Friday, May 11, and Saturday, May 12, by constructing four new…
Bernice Walker Scholarship is awarded to Jeanine CarrylThe Apopka Chief
The Episcopal Church of the Holy Spirit of Apopka presented the annual Bernice Walker Scholarship to Jeanine Carryl. The award goes to a graduating senior who…
Nonprofit collects 20,400 lbs. of food from May 12 driveThe Apopka Chief
It was a record year for the annual Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive on Saturday, May 12, when post office workers in Apopka and Zellwood collected…
Girl receives award for ‘Cops Rock’ projectThe Apopka Chief
Ten-year-old Makayla Kepler, (c), holds a certificate of appreciation that Apopka Police Chief Michael McKinley, (second from right, front row), presented her at the Wednesday, May…
Zellwood Elementary students attend educational field tripThe Apopka Chief
Fourth graders from Zellwood Elementary, their teachers and chaperones, were treated to an educational field trip on Tuesday and Friday, May 15 and 18. Zellwood Historical…
Award was ‘wonderful surprise’ for BanksonThe Apopka Chief
As the 2018 recipient of the Apopka Christian Ministerial Alliance (ACMA) Pillar Award, City Commissioner and Pastor Doug Bankson admitted the honor was “a wonderful surprise.”
Scenes from Firefighter Combat Challenge held in ApopkaThe Apopka Chief
Several Apopka firefighters were among those participating in the Firefighter Combat Challenge May 11-12 at Sam’s Club in Apopka. A story about the event begins on…