The Apopka Blue Darters boys soccer team fell to Lake Brantley, 4-0, in a match played on Monday, January 7. A numerical roster for Apopka was…
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A Wekiva High School junior spearheaded a drive to bring joy to fire survivors in Jamaica this past holiday season. Shanelle White, 16, a WHS junior,…
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For nearly 15 years, award-winning author Mary Flynn traveled the country and the world as a Disney Institute teacher and keynote speaker on Leadership and Service…
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On Wednesday, January 9, ESE paraprofessional Ishmael Grandison (l) was awarded the Melody Burton Scholarship for Future Teachers, established in 1995 by the OCPS Foundation. The…
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Holly Gondera was voted Women’s Council of Realtors Orlando Regional 2018 Member of the Year. Gondera is the CEO/Managing Broker at HAUS Real Estate.
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At the UF/IFAS Diagnostic Plant Clinic in Apopka, Liz Felter gazes at the tomato plant and considers it quietly for a few seconds. Stroking the discolored…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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.…
Apopka Blue Darters win first preseason game, 65-60The Apopka Chief
Apopka got 21 points from senior Nate Louis and a double-double from junior Zach Anderson as the Blue Darters boys basketball team outlasted Lake Brantley, 65-60.
Tournament set to raise funds for swim safety scholarshipsThe Apopka Chief
Apopka police officer Josean Velez and his wife Chrislie Lopez launched the Live for Brie Foundation last September in memory of their daughter Briseias “Brie” Velez,…
IFAS names 2018 Extension Advocate winnerThe Apopka Chief
Recently, UF/IFAS in Apopka awarded the 2018 Extension Advocate Award at its annual Dinner of Distinction. The award is given to a person or family that…
M (mustache) = MovemberThe Apopka Chief
Members of the Apopka Police Department are participating in No Shave November. Deputy Chief Randy Fernandez, (l), Police Chief Michael McKinley, (c), Captain Jerome Miller and…
WHS choir videos will air Christmas morningThe Apopka Chief
On Monday, November 12, the Wekiva High School Varsity Choir recorded several holiday songs at the Channel 6 WKMG studio. These videos will air on Christmas morning. The…
Fall Owl FestThe Apopka Chief
On Saturday, November 10, the 13th annual Fall Owl Fest was held by the Avian Reconditiong Center, 323 Lester Rd., Apopka. One of the events was…
Scouts collect pounds of foodThe Apopka Chief
Scouts of the Apopka community collected 5,887 pounds of food for Loaves & Fishes, a faith-based social service organization in Apopka. Here, Scouts deliver the food…
Global ambassadorThe Apopka Chief
Zola Szerencses, Apopka resident and realtor at Keller Williams Winter Park, has been appointed to serve as a global ambassador for the National Association of Realtors…
Fall Family Festival Ferris wheelThe Apopka Chief
This low-shutter speed photo shows how the Ferris wheel lit up the night during the Fall Family Festival held November 7-11 in Apopka. Sponsored by the…
City administrator surprised at Amendment 1 not passingThe Apopka Chief
Amendment 1 fell short of the necessary 60 percent voter approval as it collected 58 percent of the vote, a majority, but two percentage points shy…