Heading into the Class 9A state tournament, a record of 27-1 pushed the Apopka Blue Darters softball team to status of heavy state championship contender.. Lining…
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Hello Folks, I do believe that summer has arrived even if it doesn’t officially start until June 21. We do need some rain, so let’s hope…
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The community and pageant sponsors are invited to a sendoff for reigning Miss Apopka Madison Zavitz before she competes for the Miss Florida crown later this…
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The Gina McReynolds Foundation, also known as Team Gina, was founded to help families struggling through financial situations when faced with breast cancer. Read more on…
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Members of the Apopka/Altamonte Springs VFW Post 10147, Lou Boria and Ken Yeager, accept donations from customers at the Apopka Winn-Dixie. Read more on the VFW’s…
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Wolf Lake Elementary School recognized some amazing students for their outstanding achievements in reading. Find out what each student pictured has achieved. Read more on 1B.
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The Summer Reading Program will kick off at the North Orange Branch when the library hosts Free Daps, a local group of talented freestyle rappers and…
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A man salutes during the Memorial Day service held Monday, May 27, in Apopka at Edgewood/Greenwood Cemetery. The annual event was sponsored by the Apopka Veteran…
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A K-12 private school is planning to move its campus from Orlando to Apopka in time for the 2020-2021 school year. Central Florida Preparatory School officials…
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Two ministries are on a mission to help the homeless population get a clean slate by assisting them with their laundry. Helping the homeless have clean…
A dreamy sunsetThe Apopka Chief
Danny J. Goff submitted this picture of a recent sunset over Dream Lake along Park Avenue in Apopka. With afternoon storms prevalent, many picturesque sunsets are…
Visioning process heads into community this weekThe Apopka Chief
As residents continue to participate in the Visioning Apopka process, the city heads into a month packed with forums and meetings, designed to collect public feedback.
Statues of Mayor John Land proposed as part of City projectsThe Apopka Chief
Mayor Joe Kilsheimer brought up the issue of a pair of statues proposed to honor the late former Mayor John H. Land. Read more on the…
Two area churches merge to one congregationThe Apopka Chief
Park Avenue Worship Center, which was hit by a Lynx bus earlier this year, will be the home of the combined congregations following the decision of…
Apopka teacher retires after more than 30 years in classroomThe Apopka Chief
Judy Ustler Babb, a lifelong Apopka resident, spent 28 years of her education career at Apopka Memorial Middle School. The most significant accomplishment, Babb said of…
Mother charged with child abuseThe Apopka Chief
An Apopka mother was arrested and charged with child abuse after she left her seven-year-old son by himself. Find out where police found her intoxicated and…
Girl Scouts will honor Apopka’s first responders with mealThe Apopka Chief
Two members of Girl Scout Troop 822 will prepare dinner for Apopka Police and Fire departments, and assemble care packages for the police, in honor of…
Orange clerk of courts opens self-help centerThe Apopka Chief
County Clerk Tiffany Moore Russell (second from right) helps cut the ribbon for the self-help center. The Self Help Center was created to help underserved customers…
Artist to exhibit work, an audio of 150 migratory birdsThe Apopka Chief
An Apopka artist is exhibiting his audio installation piece, a sound recording of roughly 150 birds that migrate throughout Florida, in a downtown Orlando art festival.
Birthday milestoneThe Apopka Chief
Dorothy Posey (pictured) will celebrate her 95th birthday on Sept. 11. She has lived in Florida since 1969, with the majority of that time in Apopka.