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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Mustangs use comeback to topple Winter Park Wildcats in 25-22 victory
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…
Darters have tough rebound game ahead
The Darters will host the Panthers today, Friday, September 14, at 7 p.m. in a Metro Conference game at Roger Williams Field.
Apopka High swimmers down Colonial
The Apopka Blue Darters girls swim team downed the Colonial Grenadiers 143-70 on Wednesday, May 12, at Orlando’s Englewood Pool.
Lakeland uses Apopka issues on special teams to win, 37-20
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…
Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
On Wednesday, September 12, the city of Apopka issued a proclamation proclaiming September in Apopka as Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.
Ron Clark, revolutionary educator, spoke at an Apopka High keynote
With his offbeat way of dressing, animated gestures and vivid stories about his professional experience and philosophy, educator Ron Clark is unlike any personnel in his field. The co-founder of the Ron Clark Academy,…
September 11 Ceremony at City Hall
The program commemorating the 17th anniversary of the tragedy that happened on September 11, 2001, took place on the steps in front of Apopka’s City Hall,…
City of Apopka remembers 9/11
On Tuesday, September 11, the city of Apopka hosted a brief memorial service remembering the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, on the front lawn of…
Miss Florida will emcee Miss Apopka pageant
Young women are invited to apply as contestants for this fall’s Miss Apopka Scholarship Pageant. The application deadline is Saturday, September 15. The new Miss Florida, Taylor Tyson, will…
Cooper Center Holds Basketball TournamentThe Apopka Chief
Cooper Sportsplex in Apopka is hosting the Summer Hoops Festival Live basketball competition from July 18-21. Travel teams from across the United States and internationally participate…
Baseball pays off for Wekiva grad Logan GilbertThe Apopka Chief
The pitching, however, won out and Logan Gilbert parlayed that talent on the mound into becoming a first-round draft pick of the Seattle Mariners following a…
Church of the Holy Spirit will host Classic Car Show August 4The Apopka Chief
A Classic Car Show has been scheduled for Saturday, August 4, on the campus of the Church of the Holy Spirit on the corner of Sixth…
Boy Scouts tour City HallThe Apopka Chief
City Commissioner Kyle Becker held a tour of the Apopka City Hall prior to the Wednesday, July 18 City Hall meeting. At least a dozen boy…
Apopkan receives Citizen of the Year award for community serviceThe Apopka Chief
Monique Morris, an employee with Orange County Public Schools, was recognized at the 2018 Orange County Community Conference in the Renaissance Senior Center in Orlando on Saturday, July 14.
Apopkans to perform in puppet musicalThe Apopka Chief
Apopka residents Rebecca Pennell as Kate Monster and Alec Lacher as Rod will perform in the musical, “Avenue Q,” high-school version at Dr. Phillips High School…
Elicier selected to lead orientation groupThe Apopka Chief
Jonathan Elicier of Apopka has been selected to serve as an Alpha Leader for the 2018 Wolf Pack Welcome summer orientations and Howl Effect at Newberry…
EA Summer Camp completedThe Apopka Chief
Ruby Nunez completed a week at Electronic Arts (EA) Tiburon, Maitland’s STEAM video gaming summer camp. She was one of 10 female high school students that…
Apopka police seek higher merit-pay raises from cityThe Apopka Chief
Apopka police officers packed the council chambers Wednesday, July 18, to speak against a proposed limit of three percent for merit raises for city employees.
Apopka City Council gives tentative OK to higher property taxesThe Apopka Chief
The revenue that the proposed tax rate would raise would balance the upcoming 2018-2019 budget and would also give the city the money needed to fund…