Park Avenue Animal Hospital’s knowledgeable doctors and caring staff have been proudly serving the Apopka community since August 2008. Dr. John Turgai, Dr. Rick Rubinstein, and…
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Apopka Memorial Middle School soccer teams
The Apopka Memorial Middle School girls and boys soccer teams recently finished their respective seasons.
Mustangs host Blue Darters in huge district game
For the first nine times that hometown rivals Apopka and Wekiva faced each other in football, it was an easy victory for the Blue Darters. In…
Apopka golfer wins playoff to gain spot at state tournament
The Class 3A state championship meet will be contested in Howey-in-the-Hills and at Mission Inn.
Apopka football greats
Two of Apopka High School’s best football players ever posed for a picture Saturday, October 13, following the Auburn-Ole Miss football game in Oxford, Miss., when…
Wekiva easily wins homecoming game
When taking to the field against the University Cougars, the Wekiva Mustangs sloppiness was present for a majority of the contest.
AHS bowlers begin trek toward their 6th state title in a row
The calendar flipping from October to November has become synonymous with the Apopka Blue Darters claiming state championships in the sport of bowling.
Metro Conference champion
Apopka Blue Darters cross country runner Ariana Jimenez won the Metro Conference West Division individual championship on Monday, October 22.
Dialect coach trains AHS drama students for upcoming play
In preparation for November performances, students in the Apopka High School Theater Department learned from a dialect coach on Friday, October 19. Ginny Kopf came to…
City Hall was lit for Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Community members gathered in front of Apopka City Hall this week and commemorated all cancer survivors by lighting up the building in pink for cancer awareness.
A quilt with a storyThe Apopka Chief
Lake Apopka Farm Workers Memorial Quilt along with a powerful exhibit and stories from local farm workers will be featured at the Museum of the Apopkans…
Apopka High School Teacher of The Year and Support Person of the YearThe Apopka Chief
Apopka High School has selected Mrs. Lisa Munyon, (left), as Teacher of the Year for the 2018-2019 school year and Mrs.’ Sue Cevallos as Support Person…
Orange County Library will have a grand prize contest for new library card sign-upsThe Apopka Chief
The Orange County Library System will participate in National Library Card Sign-up Month by encouraging those who currently hold library cards to bring another person to…
City of Apopka receives Health AwardThe Apopka Chief
The Florida Department of Health presented the 2018 Health Community Champion award to the City of Apopka for having areas for outdoor activities such as walking,…
Recovery at the Hope Conference will include topics on addictionThe Apopka Chief
Reverend Larry Hopkins, associate minister and Sunday school teacher at Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church in Eatonville, will be the guest speaker. Come hear information and testimonies…
City Council gives first OK for 6.6% tax increaseThe Apopka Chief
City Administrator Edward Bass speaks to the City Council at the Wednesday, September 5, budget meeting. Read details of the meeting on page 1A.
Fireworks finally go boomThe Apopka Chief
The fireworks display that was supposed to happen on July 4 finally lit up the skies over Apopka on Sunday, September 2, as part of the…
City agrees to move UCF Business IncubatorThe Apopka Chief
The moving of the UCF Business Incubator office was one of the items that got plenty of attention at the meeting and eventually received unanimous approval…
Voting begins for Best of Apopka awardsThe Apopka Chief
Voting is under way for the annual Best of Apopka Readers’ Choice Awards. The ballots were opened August 20, and the deadline for submitting ballots is…
Military honored at Zellwood Community ReunionThe Apopka Chief
Under the direction of SMSgt. Gary Ward, the Mount Dora ROTC Air Force Cadets perform the “Table of Honor.” This is a ceremony they will also…