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…
Young Floridian of the YearThe Apopka Chief
Apopka High School graduate James Chan has been named “Young Floridian of the Year” by the University of Florida’s Bob Graham Center for Public Service. Chan,…
National Day of Prayer will be observed at a free, May 2 event in front of City HallThe Apopka Chief
The observance of the National Day of Prayer will be held in Apopka at the front steps of City Hall, 120 E. Main Street. This free…
Massaro awarded for cancer researchThe Apopka Chief
Chelsea Massaro of Apopka, who is pursuing her PhD in chemical biology and medicinal chemistry at the University of Texas at Austin, has been awarded by…
49 hikers take memorial hikeThe Apopka Chief
Forty-nine members of the Wekiva High School AFJROTC completed the “Bataan Death March Memorial Hike” on Saturday, April 6. To learn the route they walked and who…
Former Apopka commissioner has new book, A Journey to YesThe Apopka Chief
As president of her Orlando consulting firm, Kathy Till and Associates, Kathy Till, a former Apopka city commissioner, helps clients resolve the most common issue they bring to her: understanding that advocacy is…
Red-shouldered hawks on wildlife driveThe Apopka Chief
A red-shouldered hawk flies away from another red-shouldered hawk along the Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive. Read details on the Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive on page 1A.
Glassworking artist set for Apopka festThe Apopka Chief
In January 2006, Dee Sutphin pursued her passion in glassworking by taking her first stained glass class with Rick Keppler at Atlantis Art Glass Studio in…
Property appraiser puts $1 billion back on tax rollThe Apopka Chief
The Orange County Property Appraiser’s Office this week announced it reached a milestone by putting $1 billion back into the Orange County tax roll through audits and investigations of exemption compliance. Find out how this…
Tickets are now available for Mayor’s Prayer BreakfastThe Apopka Chief
Tickets are now available for the Apopka Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast slated for Thursday, May 2, at the Apopka Community Center/VFW Post, 519 S. Central Avenue. Gian…
Community trust fundraiserThe Apopka Chief
The first batch of commemorative bricks sold as a fundraiser for the John Land Apopka Community Trust are in and will be installed soon. Here, Linda…