A volunteer president of the Debbie Turner Cancer Care and Resource Center of Apopka is one of 10 local realtors to receive a community service award…
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The Apopka Fire Department held a training fire on Friday, September 14, along South Central Avenue. The blaze was used to help keep firefighters’ knowledge up…
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After a 10-week stay at the FBI National Academy in Quantico, Va., Apopka Police Captain Jerome Miller has returned home with knowledge of how law-enforcement agencies…
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A quarter-mill property tax increase that will help fund the 2018-2019 budget for the city of Apopka was given final approval Wednesday, September 19, by the…
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A great blue heron has been spotted wading along the Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive. The drive is located on the North Shore of Lake Apopka and…
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Although there are scores of species of birds along the Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive, this area had been taken over by a number of white egrets.
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Wekiva looked like anything but the number one-ranked team in the Central Florida area’s premier and state polls while Winter Park’s limit-the-mistakes play was more in…
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The Darters will host the Panthers today, Friday, September 14, at 7 p.m. in a Metro Conference game at Roger Williams Field.
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The Apopka Blue Darters girls swim team downed the Colonial Grenadiers 143-70 on Wednesday, May 12, at Orlando’s Englewood Pool.
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Early special-teams miscues by Apopka led to Lakeland having scored 13 points with just one offensive play run and the visiting Dreadnaughts turned that into a…
100th birthday airplane rideThe Apopka Chief
Virginia Bankson boarded a 454W airplane with her grandson, Doug Bankson, pilot, as part of her 100th birthday celebration on Tuesday, July 24.
Doctorate of DivinityThe Apopka Chief
On Sunday, July 22, Virginia Bankson (center) received an Honorary Doctorate of Divinity degree. Bankson was celebrated at Victory Church World Outreach Center in Apopka for…
Centra Care coming to ApopkaThe Apopka Chief
With developers pushing to move as quickly as possible, approval for a Centra Care medical facility will go before the Apopka Planning Commission in August and…
Apopka group swaps trips with N. Ireland visitorsThe Apopka Chief
Scott Boyd, director of the Eastern Belfast Area Youth Project (EBAYP) in Belfast, Northern Ireland, had a dream. He wanted to bring youth from Northern Ireland…
Wekiva High alumnus participates in leadership summit held in D.C.The Apopka Chief
Pablo Rivera, 23, went to the leadership summit June 26-30, when college and university student presidents and vice presidents from across the nation visited the White House, interacted with White House staff…
Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall will visit ApopkaThe Apopka Chief
The Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall will be in Apopka November 7 through 12 and will be open 24 hours a day to the public. The wall…
Your purchase at Firehouse Subs® helps save livesThe Apopka Chief
At Firehouse Subs®, subs are only part of their story. A portion of your purchase in 2018 at all U.S. Firehouse Subs® locations goes to the…
Rains still comin’ and they help cool things down a bitThe Apopka Chief
Hello Folks, We are still gettin’ lots of rain in our area just about every afternoon. Afternoon rains are good because it kinda cools things down…
Tour Pet Care Center’s beautiful resort that features a doggy swimming pool and parklandsThe Apopka Chief
Pet Care Center of Apopka features Central Florida Vet’s premier pet resort, providing dog and cat boarding, in addition to their full veterinary hospital facility. While…
Schwarze coaches at national eventThe Apopka Chief
For Steve Schwarze, the years of heading up the Special Olympics program at Apopka High School reached a zenith earlier this month when he spent a…