Members of the Apopka Little League junior softball team show their Section 5 championship banner after defeating South Orange Little League in a best-of-three series. The…
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Little League softball team headed to state tournament
Darlington will speak at local football camp
Among those at the camp will be former Apopka Blue Darter football players Aaron Jones (l) and Lo Wood. Apopka Blue Darters football coach Rick Darlington…
Two Wekiva Mustangs attend elite national Nike football camp
Wekiva defensive back Renardo Green and linebacker Rian Davis participated in The Opening, a camp for the top high school football players in the nation as…
New Apopka Sports Hall of Fame inducts 45 people into first class
About 300 people attended the inaugural induction luncheon of the newly formed Apopka Sports Hall of Fame held Saturday, June 30, at the Apopka Community Center/VFW.…
T-shirt for a tagged fish
Frank Terpilowski of Apopka shows off the T-shirt he received for catching and releasing a redfish that had been tagged by the Florida Fish and Wildlife…
Good LAWD!
This tri-colored heron can be seen walking along the marshy areas at the Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive. The drive is located on the north shore of…
Arrowsmith Realty has ribbon cutting
Pictured above, (l-r), is Bill Arrowsmith, Chamber President, Robert Agrusa, City Commissioner Pastor Doug Bankson, City Commissioner Alexander Smith, Mayor Bryan Nelson with the scissors, owner…
Fourth of July celebrated with many traditions
Independence Day has been celebrated by our nation since 1777 when we declared our independence in the year 1776. That year, our founding fathers used bonfires,…
Girl Scouts take action
Foliage Girl Scout Troops 1642 and 4628 recently completed their Outdoor Take Action Project at The Scotty Foundation in Apopka. The Scotty Foundation is a non-profit organization that is dedicated…
Virginia Bankson plans to celebrate 100th birthday on July 24
Not one to slow down, Bankson is enjoying her days as her 100th birthday approaches on July 24. Her days are filled with activities such as participating in Apopka’s Victory…
Income tax business was front for illegal gambling, police sayThe Apopka Chief
Law enforcement officers from the Apopka Police Department and Metropolitan Bureau of Investigation (MBI) served a warrant and arrested one man at an Apopka business as…
Even too much seafood isn’t good for youThe Apopka Chief
By Brad Buck, UF Journalist. To assess health risks versus benefits of consuming certain seafood products, scientists analyze seafood for nutritional value such as omega fatty…
Hanging on to lunchThe Apopka Chief
Hanging on to a fish he stole from an osprey, an American bald eagle leaves a telephone pole along the Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive recently.
Student Government Association for Apopka High welcomes City CouncilThe Apopka Chief
Members of the Student Government Association (SGA) at Apopka High School welcomed the new City Council at its May 2 meeting as SGA President Gracie Darlington…
Weather has been great, but more rain is needed for lakesThe Apopka Chief
Hello Folks, Well, another month is in the books and we are into May. I can’t believe we are in the fifth month of this year. I guess the…
New City Council has uneventful first meeting togetherThe Apopka Chief
The Apopka City Council, with three new members, spent just 47 minutes giving unanimous approval to a handful of items, the most important of which was…
Chamber of Commerce holds first Business Expo in several yearsThe Apopka Chief
Much success was seen at the Apopka Area Chamber of Commerce’s Business Expo – the first expo the organization has had in many years – with…
Apopka club presents another great art, foliage festivalThe Apopka Chief
The 57th annual Apopka Art and Foliage Festival awarded fine artists and crafters in a juried competition, recognized a GFWC Apopka Woman’s Club member and non-member…
Media specialist to retire after 41 yearsThe Apopka Chief
Anne Nelson, a lifelong resident of the Apopka community, has been working for the same school since she returned to the city 41 years ago following…
Wekiva’s baseball season ends after game against to PatriotsThe Apopka Chief
Yet, that six-run margin of the District 9A-3 championship tournament first round contest marked perhaps the best effort of a season which saw only three victories.