An Apopka Police Department vehicle blocks the entrance to the Apopka Commons shopping center on U.S. Highway 441 following a shooting in the parking lot of…
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The meetings are part of Byrd’s mission as a school board member to further open up communication avenues between schools and the community. Read more on…
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Orange County Sheriff’s deputies are seeking information about an aggravated battery in South Apopka that led to the shooting death of a man. Read more about the…
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In the picture at the left, Cody Ellis practices for the competition while Chase Ritch practices in the picture at the right. See details on the…
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The Mustangs were 10-14 overall and the fourth seed in four-team District 9A-3, while the Blue Darters came into the contest at 22-3 and the top…
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The Apopka High School Special Olympics basketball team played in the Special Olympic Florida Southeast Region Basketball Tournament in Tavares…
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The state semifinal for each Apopka team was held Thursday, February 14, past press time at Providence Christian School in Riverview.
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The Apopka Blue Darters baseball team has some pretty lofty goals for the upcoming 2019 25-game season
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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…
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All four district teams are ranked among the state’s top-41 and notched at least 18 wins during the regular season.
Dewey Darter and Daisy Darter visit Wheatley ElementaryThe Apopka Chief
Apopka High School Student Government Association along with Dewey Darter and Daisy Darter visited Wheatley Elementary School to spread joy and deliver holiday toys to all…
Apopka Police Officer gives bicycle helmets to several studentsThe Apopka Chief
Apopka Police Officer Robert Campbell, the school resource officer at Apopka Elementary School, wanted to surprise some of the kids at his school with a present…
Red-light cameras will go dark on New Year’s EveThe Apopka Chief
When the clock strikes midnight on Monday, December 31, not only will the ball drop in Times Square in New York City, but the red-light cameras…
VFW gives Christmas cheer to Apopka familyThe Apopka Chief
A few days before Christmas, Apopka resident Heaven Turner called the office of District 2 Orange County Commissioner Christine Moore. Find out how the VFW was…
Bear-resistant trash carts available for residentsThe Apopka Chief
Apopka passed an ordinance requiring residents that live within the bear management area to keep their garbage cans in a location that is inaccessible to bears…
City election dominated first three months of 2018The Apopka Chief
This is the first of a four part series reviewing the news of Apopka in 2018 written in the pages of The Apopka Chief. This week…
Past Orange County commissioners gather for special historical pictureThe Apopka Chief
In the picture at the top, the past six Orange County commissioners from District 2 (Northwest Orange County) posed for a picture on Saturday, December 22.…
Mosquitoes have family ties and, in turn, that can show how they’ll affect humansThe Apopka Chief
Like humans, mosquitoes help shape who their children will grow up to be, and those patterns show how well mosquitoes can later transmit dangerous viruses to…
Trinity Christian School holds annual art contest for studentsThe Apopka Chief
Trinity Christian School held it’s Annual Christmas Art Competition in which Mrs. Rehbaum’s art classes drew and colored Christmas themed artwork of their own design. See…
Fishin’ is hot or not depending on our weatherThe Apopka Chief
Hello Folks, As I write this column, we are only a few days away from Christmas. I want to take this opportunity to wish everyone a very…