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…
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Tour Pet Care Center’s beautiful resort that features a doggy swimming pool and parklands
Schwarze coaches at national event
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…
Cooper Center Holds Basketball Tournament
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 Gilbert
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 4
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 Hall
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 service
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 musical
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 group
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 completed
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…
Male athlete the yearThe Apopka Chief
Williams Barnes, (c), who played offensive line and was on the weightlifting team, was named the Apopka High School Male Athlete of the Year. Shown with…
Darters get ready for spring gameThe Apopka Chief
To mix things up a little bit and put a little spice and variety into spring football practice, Apopka Blue Darters football coach Rick Darlington takes…
Statewide awardThe Apopka Chief
Russell Wambles, Apopka High School athletic director, was given the State Award of Merit from the National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association on May 6 during the…
Mustangs prepare for May 23 gameThe Apopka Chief
As is the custom, the Wekiva Mustangs will conclude spring practice 2018 with a live contest next Wednesday, May 23.
Flag football season ends at final-four for WekivaThe Apopka Chief
For as good as the Wekiva Mustangs flag football team had been, the Tampa Alonso Ravens were even better when the state final-4 (or semifinal round)…
Fish are bitin’ like crazy in our Central Florida lakesThe Apopka Chief
Hello Folks, Folks, I want you to know that we are livin’ in the greatest fishin’ state that I know. I’ve always heard it said that we live…
Apopka boys basketball team holds banquet to honor its playersThe Apopka Chief
At the team’s banquet held May 8, Apopka High School boys basketball coach Scott Williams (r) presented just one individual award, the Uncommon Award to senior…
Habitat for Humanity celebrates Mother’s Day by building new housesThe Apopka Chief
Habitat for Humanity of Greater Orlando volunteers commemorated Mother’s Day in a special way on Friday, May 11, and Saturday, May 12, by constructing four new…
Super Scholars are honoredThe Apopka Chief
On Tuesday, May 15, Orange County School Board recognized Orange County Public Schools’ (OCPS) Super Scholars, graduating seniors who were accepted into the nation’s top 20…
Bernice Walker Scholarship is awarded to Jeanine CarrylThe Apopka Chief
The Episcopal Church of the Holy Spirit of Apopka presented the annual Bernice Walker Scholarship to Jeanine Carryl. The award goes to a graduating senior who…