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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
January 24, 2020
City of Apopka staff looked at two residential housing areas and one commercial development Wednesday, January 22, during a meeting of the city’s Development Review Committee,…
The Apopka Chief
January 24, 2020
The city of Apopka is seeking bids for improvements to the municipal parking lot that is located on the north side of Fifth Street between Park…
The Apopka Chief
January 23, 2020
Hello Folks, I wish I could tell you that the fishin’ is great and the weather is great, but I can’t. A cold front came to…
The Apopka Chief
January 17, 2020
For at least Wednesday, January 15, the world was a little bit younger and somewhat more innocent for the Wekiva Mustangs boys basketball team. Read on…
The Apopka Chief
January 17, 2020
According to what was on paper when the 2019-20 season started, the Apopka Blue Darters wrestling team was rebuilding as youth and inexperience at the varsity…
The Apopka Chief
January 17, 2020
A signing day for various athletes at Apopka High School was held in November.  Read more 6C.
The Apopka Chief
January 17, 2020
Hello Folks, We are well into the new year and the fishin’ has started to pick up in most of the lakes in our area. The…
The Apopka Chief
January 17, 2020
Myanna Garrett (3) seeks to control the opening tip for the Wekiva Mustangs girls basketball team at the start of its game over the Evans Trojans.…
The Apopka Chief
January 17, 2020
Apopka Blue Darters girls basketball player Mary McMillan tries to get past a Windermere defender...See more on 4C.
The Apopka Chief
January 17, 2020
Just 24 hours after being upset by a single point at Olympia on Tuesday, January 14, the Apopka Blue Darters boys basketball team bounced back with…
Apopka softball heads toward home stretchThe Apopka Chief
April 6, 2018
As the last quarter of the season has arrived, the Apopka Blue Darters have shown no signs of relinquishing the-force-to-be-reckoned-with-on-the-state-level status.
Bataan Death March rememberedThe Apopka Chief
April 6, 2018
On Saturday, March 31, about 50 local Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (JROTC) cadets, including those shown here, participated in the Bataan Death March memorial hike.…
Apopka High School Top 10The Apopka Chief
April 6, 2018
Apopka High School (AHS) announced its top 10 students of the 2018 graduating class. Sitting in the front row are, (l to r), Angelica Fernando, Cassidy…
Voters will decide final City Council seat in April 10 runoff electionThe Apopka Chief
April 6, 2018
A runoff election to determine the winner of the Seat 2 race for the Apopka City Council will be held Tuesday, April 10. Polls in the…
Former Apopka finance director will be city administratorThe Apopka Chief
April 6, 2018
A former Apopka finance director will be returning to the city as its top administrator. Edward Bass, who worked for the city of Apopka for 12…
City Council will have final meeting on New Errol proposalThe Apopka Chief
April 6, 2018
The New Errol redevelopment project, which intends to save the golf course at Errol Estate from permanent closure, will go before the Apopka City Council for…
Stretch of Wekiva Parkway opensThe Apopka Chief
April 6, 2018
City of Apopka officials joined others Saturday, March 31, for the ribbon-cutting ceremony to officially open a five-mile stretch of the Wekiva Parkway. Shown are, (l-r),…
Offense comes alive for Blue DartersThe Apopka Chief
April 5, 2018
The Apopka Blue Darters baseball team broke out of its offensive doldrums in a big way Wednesday, April 4, with a seven-run second inning. They faced…
There’s a reason Optical Eyeland has been voted #1 Optical and Eyewear Business in ApopkaThe Apopka Chief
April 4, 2018
Always caring and always informing…Optical Eyeland’s focus is to preserve the health and care of your eyesight. The summer sun can take its toll on eyes,…
Better weather means better fishin’ in our lakes, riversThe Apopka Chief
March 30, 2018
Hello Folks, After the rain at the beginnin’ of the week, we finally got some good weather. Rick and I got out on the Harris Chain…