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…
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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…
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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,…
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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…
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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…
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The upcoming Political Hob Nob and Straw Poll will give the community the opportunity to meet candidates running for political office this election season.
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With the Apopka City Council getting its first look at the proposed city budget at a workshop on Thursday, July 5, there are at least a…
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The lead singer for the Tommy Z band points as he speaks to the crowd at the city’s Independence Day event.
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Fourteen members of the Apopka Fire Department, including Chief Chuck Carnesale, traveled to New York City last weekend to participate in the 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb…
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This summer, your kids can still register and dance every day to weekly themed activity pods, team game pods, field trips, and arts and crafts! KidzDance…
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.