For the third year in a row, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is inviting local governments to apply for BearWise funding to help…
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Cline Walters (c), a long-time Apopka resident, took first place in the Tastemasters BBQ SummerFest steak cookoff in Eustis. As a result, he is now entered…
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Orange County Public Schools (OCPS) intends to select the new principal of Apopka High School on Tuesday, June 12 while Matt Arnold, the current principal, gets…
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Summer’s high temperatures can take a toll on everyone and everything, including your vehicles. The extreme Florida heat can push a car past its limits, and…
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A fairly strong presence during this year’s District 23 Tournament of Champions/Top Teams Tournament was continued by Apopka Little League.
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During this recently concluded season, the Wekiva Mustangs accomplished the never-supposed-to-happen of advancing to the state’s final-four.
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Wekiva High athletic director Chris Lavoie is leaving to take the same position at a private school in Tampa.
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Hello Folks, I’m in my office writing my column on Memorial Day. This is a day we remember our fallen heroes throughout the years. I want to personally say…
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The outcomes of spring jamborees or games are rarely remembered, but the Apopka Blue Darters may remember the 2018 spring jamboree as the one where the…
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Wheatley Panther Academy hosted a Thursday, May 24, community fair, where guests learned about resources and activities to continue learning throughout the summer. The event took place…
First place finishers at track meetThe Apopka Chief
The Apopka Blue Darters girls 4x400-meter relay team won its Pepsi Relay in Gainesville earlier in April. The team ran the distance in 3 minutes, 45.95…
Houvouras wins 200th as Apopka High’s only flag football coachThe Apopka Chief
Matt Houvouras recorded his 200th victory as Apopka flag football coach.
Stretching out to make a play for her teamThe Apopka Chief
Apopka Blue Darters softball shortstop Kenzie Tracy dives and stretches out to catch a line drive Monday, April 9, during the team’s game against the Hagerty…
Apopka High student athletic trainersThe Apopka Chief
The athletic training student aides at Apopka High School placed in the top five of 19 Orange County Public Schools recently. Shown are, (l-r), front row,…
College signeeThe Apopka Chief
Orangewood Christian School basketball player Christian St. Germain of Apopka (c) is shown with his parents, Melinda and Patrick St. Germain on Wednesday, April 11, after…
College basketball playerThe Apopka Chief
Tyrone Perry (l) signed scholarship papers Wednesday, April 11, to play basketball at Lafayette College in Easton, Penn. Here, Perry sits with Wekiva Mustangs boys basketball…
Thirteen Blue Darters sign college scholarship papers this weekThe Apopka Chief
Thirteen Apopka High School student-athletes signed college scholarships on Wednesday, April 11, in a ceremony held in the school auditorium. Many family and friends joined the…
Two Blue Darters sign college scholarships for bowlingThe Apopka Chief
State championship rings were presented Wednesday, April 11, to the five-time state champ Apopka Blue Darters boys bowling team. Shown are, (l-r), coach Doug Campbell, coach…
Shooting victim’s family opens restaurant in his honorThe Apopka Chief
Wednesday, April 11, was a bittersweet day for the Honorato family. As the most recent members of the Apopka Area Chamber of Commerce, the Honoratos hosted…
Volunteers will provide birding
information at Lake Apopka driveThe Apopka Chief
Volunteers from the Orange Audubon Society will be on the Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive with spotting scopes and bird identification information on Sunday, April 29, from…