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…
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Tickets are now available for Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast
Community trust fundraiser
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…
Street lights installed
Workers from a Duke Energy contractor have installed 54, 150-watt LED roadway lights in the Apopka area along Apopka Boulevard from East 10th Street to Armando…
Apopka Planning Commission gives OK to three changes
In a meeting lasting just 20 minutes, the Apopka Planning Commission green-lighted 4-0 three items on their Tuesday, April 9, agenda . Find out what these…
Former Blue Darters baseball coach Pete Dunn honored
But what isn’t known as well is that Dunn, now 70, got his first paying gig as a baseball coach at Apopka High School. Dunn was…
Wekiva state champions honored by county commission
The Wekiva High School girls basketball team that won the Class 9A state championship in March was honored by Orange County Commissioner Christine Moore and the…
Specks are bitin’ again all across area’s lakes, rivers
Hello Folks, As I write my article for this week, it’s finally rainin’. We haven’t had much rain lately so it was nice to finally get…
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Wekiva volleyball senior night
The Wekiva High School boys volleyball team honored their seniors at their game against Windermere on Thursday, April 4. The Mustangs lost to the Wolverines 3-0.
Mustangs play W. Orange, continues to improve
The Wekiva Mustangs baseball team’s most recent contest saw the best play since the beginning of the season. Find out if the result was good news…
Apopka baseball has high goals for seasonThe Apopka Chief
The Apopka Blue Darters baseball team has some pretty lofty goals for the upcoming 2019 25-game season
Specks are pretty hot right now in many area lakesThe Apopka Chief
Hello Folks, By the time you read this report, half of February will be over. I don’t know about you but as I get older, it seems to me that the time…
Wekiva girls fall in district title contestThe Apopka Chief
All four district teams are ranked among the state’s top-41 and notched at least 18 wins during the regular season.
Second season with coach should see improvement for WekivaThe Apopka Chief
Last season was the first with Will King at the helm of the Wekiva Mustangs baseball team.
Badcock Home & Furniture holds ribbon cuttingThe Apopka Chief
Badcock Home Furniture & More held a ribbon cutting Friday, February 8, for its new store at 771 S. Orange Blossom Trail, Apopka.
Math teacher receives grantThe Apopka Chief
Hai-Anh Nguyen, mathematics teacher at Wekiva High School, recently received a $2,000 grant for her aquaponics program.
Apopkan, G. Mike McGraw is the 2019 secretary of Florida RealtorsThe Apopka Chief
G. Mike McGraw, an Apopka resident and a broker-associate with Re/Max Central Realty in Lake Mary, has been installed as 2019 secretary of Florida Realtors, the…
Guitarist, songwriter will present mini concertThe Apopka Chief
Ken Chrispens, a self-taught guitarist, singer and prolific songwriter, will present a mini concert at GraceWorx Community Church this Saturday, February 16.
Apopka Fire Station No. 6 has a strong relationship with AdventHealthThe Apopka Chief
Even before the city of Apopka constructed temporary Fire Station No. 6 on a piece of land AdventHealth Apopka had donated for that purpose, both parties…
Apopka High School jazz bands play at EpcotThe Apopka Chief
The Apopka High school freshmen jazz ensemble band and the Apopka High School jazz ensemble bands 1 & 2 performed at the Epcot International Festival of…