Apopka’s City Council will take a hard look at raising property taxes as the city leaders look to balance the 2018-2019 budget that they must approve…
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Higher property taxes in play by city as way to balance budget
‘Sculpture on the Lawn’ exhibit seeks local artists’ participation
Artists are invited to submit work for the fourth annual Sculpture on the Lawn exhibition, an outdoor display featured at the entrance to the Orange County…
New principal Pinder has many plans to improve the performances of her students.
As she enters her first full school year as principal at Apopka’s Phillis Wheatley Elementary School, Latricia Pinder knows that improving academics is job No. 1…
Nunez spends a week at EA Tiburon
Ruby Nunez, a rising AHS junior, spent this week at Electronic Arts (EA) Tiburon in Maitland as one of 10 female high school students who are…
Here’s looking at you
With a blue ring around its eye, this anhinga shows its breeding plumage while drying its wings off on the Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive.
Chamber’s Political Hob Nob attracts 300
About 300 guests got up close with 30 election campaigns and learned more about federal, state, and local candidates as well as participated in a straw poll, at the 2018 Political Hob Nob and Straw Poll.
Mother urges caution after losing son to opioid drugs
Lillene Jackson, urges parents to keep an eye on what their children, no matter their age, are prescribed by the doctor or otherwise are ingesting.
New wastewater plant expected to be online in early September
At a cost of more than $60 million, the city of Apopka’s new wastewater treatment plant should be up and running shortly after Labor Day.
Looking for an honest and a trusted auto repair shop? Look no further than Sheeler Auto Repair
Are you tired of going into auto repair shops that are filled with service managers that are paid based on sales of service? Or how about…
Be sure to hydrate before heading out to fish in our area’s many rivers, lakes
Hello Folks, I hope you had a great weekend and a great Independence Day. It’s gettin’ hot but like I said last week, if there is…
Still practicing strongThe Apopka Chief
The Wekiva Mustangs are going through spring football practice with their eye on the spring game set for Wednesday, May 23. The Mustangs will face the…
Track at AHS undergoing improvementsThe Apopka Chief
The old asphalt track at Apopka High School is undergoing a metamorphosis that will turn it into a rubberized track so that the school’s track teams…
ChampionThe Apopka Chief
Emory Jordan, a sophomore from Apopka, helped the Circle Christian School’s varsity boys tennis team win both district and region championships. Both the boys and girls…
Mustangs head to state semifinals in flag footballThe Apopka Chief
In flag football, the team among the Central Florida area is the Dr. Phillips Panthers. However, when all was said and done Monday, May 7, the…
Weekend was fun for anglers, not so much for the fish- Jim KeckThe Apopka Chief
Rich Niles shows off a 9.2-lbs. bass he caught over the weekend.
From homeless to employed, single mother finds purposeThe Apopka Chief
With Mother’s Day approaching Sunday, May 13, single mother-of-two Stormee Fowler, 26, has triumphed on her journey from being homeless at an Orlando shelter to employment…
Bags of Love provides care packages with a personal touch for disenfranchised youthThe Apopka Chief
Seven years ago, Carol Janssen a resident of Florida Living Retirement Community (FLRC) gathered some of her neighbor friends to join her in a project called…
Club installs new officersThe Apopka Chief
The installation of the Foliage Garden Club of Apopka’s 2018-2019 officers was held on Thursday, May 3, at the Tavern at Rock Springs Ridge. Pictured, (l…
Art students win awardsThe Apopka Chief
Wekiva High School ninth grade student Melanie Gallegos was awarded Best of Show among the school artworks for this mixed media creation at the 57th annual…
Rock Springs Elementary has science nightThe Apopka Chief
All 820 students of Rock Springs Elementary School displayed their science projects, including some about the Everglades, at the school’s Thursday, May 3, science night. The…