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The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) is an agency within the United States Department of Defense whose mission is to recover missing personnel who are listed…
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Alligators become more active during warm weather months, and it’s not uncommon to see them throughout the state. Most interactions consist of seeing alligators at a…
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Featuring two teams playing from the perspective of Apopka Little League, all-star competition transitions from district to sectional championship tournaments this weekend.
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Several Apopka Blue Darters softball players have reaped postseason honors after the team fashioned a 20-6 record and finished fourth in Florida in a Class 9A…
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Earl Nurse and fellow members of the Caribbean Committee of the Church of the Holy Spirit in Apopka show off a proclamation from Mayor Bryan Nelson…
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GAINESVILLE – People trying to get in beach body shape for the summer often head for the salad bar at restaurants. But many of those salads…
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Tanynia Richard (l) and Kyiermani Smith, Wekiva High School captains for guard, attended the Music N Motion Camp the weekend of June 22. The ladies represented…
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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…
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The Hallelujah Clown Mission Team will be selling hot dogs to help raise funds for a trip this summer to Montana to conduct Vacation Bible School…
District tournament semifinal game postponed as lights go out during Blue Darters-Patriots contestThe Apopka Chief
Normally, rain plays havoc with baseball games, but Wednesday, May 2, it wasn’t Mother Nature that caused issues in a District 9A-3 tournament semifinal contest between…
Staying hydratedThe Apopka Chief
Players take a break to get water Monday, April 30, during spring practice for the Apopka Blue Darters football team. The Blue Darters hold spring practice…
Senior night is perfect for Apopka baseballThe Apopka Chief
For the eight seniors on the Apopka Blue Darters baseball team, their final home game of the regular season couldn’t have had a better outcome.
Grandmother’s story of pain and triumph inspires authorThe Apopka Chief
Dr. LaToya Hicks, an Apopka High School graduate currently residing in Atlanta, Ga., will host a signing event for her book “Life Ain’t Been No Crystal…
WHS agriscience magnet students tour Kennedy Space CenterThe Apopka Chief
On Wednesday April 25, Wekiva High School went on a field trip to the Kennedy Space Center on Merritt Island.
Denim day for awarenessThe Apopka Chief
Apopka City Hall participates in the Victim Service Center’s “Denim Day” on Wednesday, April 25, to raise awareness about sexual assault and to show support for…
APD secretary retiresThe Apopka Chief
After 27 years working for the Apopka Police Department (APD), Shari Major, 57, celebrated with a retirement party on Friday, April 27 at the APD building,…
WHS student to attend educational program in Costa RicaThe Apopka Chief
A Wekiva High School sophomore has been accepted and will be spending part of her summer on a Service, Hike, and Homestay Outward Bound educational program…
Camp Thunderbird summer camp spots availableThe Apopka Chief
Representatives of Camp Thunderbird, located at 909 E. Welch Rd., Apopka, announced this week that there are still open spots at several of its 2018 camp…
Cookies ‘n’ Milk with a CopThe Apopka Chief
Children enjoy being read to at Cookies ‘n’ Milk with a Cop which was held Saturday, April 21 at the North Orange Library Branch in Apopka.…