Most high school football programs would brag about an 8-4 season that ended in the second round of the playoffs, especially when their offense averaged 343…
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Darters not overly excited about 8-4
Pop Warner cheerleaders land berths in national event
The Apopka Pop Warner Junior Pee Wee cheerleaders took first place last weekend during the regional competition held at Silver Spurs Arena in Kissimmee
Last-second shot bounces off rim as Blue Darters fall in season opener
It was the season opener for the two teams that are both defending district champions and are expected to make a deep run into this year’s…
WHS student recognized
Wekiva High School senior Zaquan Kemp was recognized Tuesday, November 27, for his many hours of volunteer work in the community by Sonny’s BBQ, which awarded…
David Phelps will have Christmas concert
Multi-Dove and Grammy Award-winning recording artist, David Phelps will be featured in a concert today, Friday, November 30, at Journey Church in Apopka. The church is located…
Tree-lighting ceremony will open Festival of Trees
This year’s Festival of Trees will open with a tree-lighting ceremony that will include Santa Claus, refreshments, carolers, Christmas plant sale, a silent auction, and live…
Apopka OCPS staff members are among finalists for Stellar Award
Three employees from Apopka schools are among the 16 finalists Orange County Public Schools has selected for its inaugural Stellar Awards. Roxana Hernandez of Lakeville Elementary…
Chamber welcomes Realtors for open house
Realtors from around Central Florida visited key locations in the city so they could better understand how to sell Apopka, Orange County’s second-largest city, as a…
Byrd, Jacobs sworn in to Orange County School Board
In addition to Byrd, other elected board members – including former Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs as chair – were sworn in at a Monday, November…
APD provides a safe exchange zone
Since many people shop online or through meet-up apps during the holiday season, Apopka police want to remind citizens there is an area at the police…
Wekiva Mustangs thump DPThe Apopka Chief
The era of the Dr. Phillips Panthers football team dominating the Wekiva Mustangs on an annual basis is long gone. In fact, Wekiva is now doing…
Madison Zavitz is crowned Miss Apopka 2019The Apopka Chief
Zavitz, 23, of Orlando, succeeds Lindsay Bettis of St. Augustine. The Miss Apopka Scholarship Pageant is open to residents living within a 90-mile radius of Apopka.
Poem about grandmother’s battle with cancer wins first placeThe Apopka Chief
Triniti Thomas, now 13, was an 11-year-old student at Altamonte Christian School when she penned “How Did She Do It?”, about her grandmother Corliss Elmore’s coping…
AMMS Medical SkillsThe Apopka Chief
Apopka Memorial Middle School (AMMS) offers a Medical Skills and Services course for 8th grade students who are interested in a career in the health care…
Marching Mustangs are champsThe Apopka Chief
On Saturday, October 6 the Wekiva High School Marching Mustangs Band earned Best in Class for General Effect, Visual, Percussion, and Color Guard at the Central…
AHS homecoming queenThe Apopka Chief
Desiree Birriel reacts after she is announced as the Apopka High School homecoming queen Friday, October 5, during halftime of the Apopka High football game at…
A big gulp for a great blue heronThe Apopka Chief
A great blue heron prepares to gulp down an armored catfish for dinner on Monday, October 8, along the Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive. The drive was…
New Miss Apopka is crownedThe Apopka Chief
Madison Zavitz is crowned Miss Apopka 2019 by Taylor Tyson, Miss Apopka, on Saturday, October 6, during the Miss Apopka Pageant held at Apopka High School.…
More residential development likely ahead for city of ApopkaThe Apopka Chief
A pair of housing developments are in the works at Apopka City Hall with one of them being a proposed 289-unit apartment complex near Florida Hospital…
Apopkans helping outThe Apopka Chief
Apopka Fire Department paramedics Matt Roney (l) and Jason Watson left Apopka Tuesday, October 9, to help rescue and recovery efforts in the Florida Panhandle following…