On Thursday, February 21, Apopka High School’s Applied Robotics program took three teams to compete in the prestigious Lockheed Martin E-Weeks Robotics competition held at its…
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After being an Advanced Placement Reader for Human Geography for the past six years, Kara Charboneau, AP Human Geography teacher at Wekiva High School, has been…
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On, Tuesday, February 26, the Apopka High School FFA Nursery & Landscape Team competed in a hands-on Nursery & Landscape competition at the Central Florida Fair…
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The Apopka High School theater department will present The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe dramatized by Joseph Robinette from the story by C.S. Lewis, today,…
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The Foliage Garden Club of Apopka held a fun-filled and sold-out event, Spring Fling Fun-raiser and Fashion Show on Saturday, February 23, at the First United…
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To push the stalled New Errol redevelopment project forward, the developer and its partners have filed an arbitration motion. Read details on the purpose of the…
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Discussion about the proposed development centered around traffic issues that city staff said already plagues the intersection that city staff said was the worst in Apopka.…
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It was a very happy birthday for Lake Apopka Natural Gas District general manager Samuel Davis Jr., and it had nothing to do with the singing…
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A controlled burn took place Tuesday, February 26, near the entrance to the Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive. The burn was designed to help clear brush from…
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The Apopka Area Chamber of Commerce has set its legislative agenda for the upcoming 60-day session of the Florida Legislature. Fin out what the Chamber detailed…
City staff has questions about Zaxby’s drive-throughThe Apopka Chief
Discussion at the city of Apopka’s Development Review Committee (DRC) meeting over the forthcoming Zaxby’s chicken restaurant centered around the ability of the restaurant site to…
Demolition of old hospital beginsThe Apopka Chief
Work has begun on demolition of the old Florida Hospital Apopka site on Park Avenue. Some of the buildings will remain for about another year before…
My, what big teeth you haveThe Apopka Chief
A large alligator keeps an eye on his surroundings while showing off some of his teeth recently near the pumphouse on the Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive.…
Metro vs. Florida basketball set for four days in Jan.The Apopka Chief
The Apopka Blue Darters boys basketball team will host the ninth annual Metro vs. Florida Challenge Thursday, January 17, through Saturday, January 19, and Monday, January…
Hopefully, fishin’ in 2019 will be as good as it was in 2018The Apopka Chief
Hello Folks, I hope you and your family had a Happy New Year and you are lookin’ forward to a great 2019. I hope the fishin’ will be as good…
AHS alumniThe Apopka Chief
Apopka High School graduates Martez Ivey (l) and Austin Hittel got together for a picture on Saturday, December 29, following the Florida Gators’ 41-15 Peach Bowl.
Wekiva girls finish second in holiday tournamentThe Apopka Chief
“Playing the level of competition allows for more than measurement against ourselves. Teams faced are capable of defeating us."
Freshman boys basketball coach is there because she’s a talented coachThe Apopka Chief
With former boys basketball freshman coach Desi Rotenberg changing careers and heading to medical school, Williams was looking for a new coach to lead the freshman…
Apopka High boys basketball team improving at 8-2The Apopka Chief
Sporting an 8-2 record heading into the new year, Apopka Blue Darters boys basketball coach Scott Williams says his team has improved since the season began…
North Shore Birding Festival will include birding trips, tours and dinnerThe Apopka Chief
The annual North Shore Birding Festival will be held Friday, January 18, through Monday, January 21, on the North Shore of Lake Apopka. The Orange Audubon…