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…
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Rock Springs Elementary has science night
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…
Income tax business was front for illegal gambling, police say
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 you
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 lunch
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 Council
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 lakes
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 together
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 years
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 festival
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…
Among Orange County’s bestThe Apopka Chief
The Wolf Lake Middle School boys basketball team played for the Orange County championship on Thursday, March 15, in a game played past press time. The…
Darters play against Lake Brantley, West Orange in district gamesThe Apopka Chief
Apopka catcher Austin Reed tags out West Orange’s Joseph Coffey in a play at the plate during the second inning of the Blue Darters’ 4-2 victory…
Mustangs face Olympia in District 9A-3, Metro Conference gameThe Apopka Chief
The Wekiva Mustangs baseball team hosted the Olympia Titans on March 7. After facing Lake Brantley Thursday, March 15, in another district game played past press…
Bryan Nelson elected mayor in landslide; two City Council races headed to a runoffThe Apopka Chief
During the campaign, Nelson, 59, hammered home his message about the city budget and the city’s reserves, as well as the red-light cameras, which he pledges…
Award-winning author visits Wekiva High SchoolThe Apopka Chief
Pictured, (l-r), are Sarah Bates, Joyce Poole, Jessica Brevil, Jeff Zentner, Nathalie Doralus and Sarah Qronfleh. Zentner visited Wekiva High School to speak with students there.
Boy Scouts mark storm drains to protect Apopka waterwaysThe Apopka Chief
In this photo, Boy Scouts from Troop 211 in Apopka canvassed neighborhoods – specifically in subdivisions around Lake Marshall – with a message to help protect…
Going for a spinThe Apopka Chief
Carnival rides like this one, called the yo-yo, abounded at the 17th annual Apopka Fair that ran from Thursday, March 8, through Sunday, March 11, at…
Dream Lake School chess players place in tournamentThe Apopka Chief
Dream Lake Elementary entered the North Learning Community Chess Tournament and won first and third place! This is the first chess tournament the Dream Lake Chess…
Runoff election set for April 10The Apopka Chief
There will be a runoff for the Apopka City Council Seat 1 and Seat 2 races because no candidate reached the necessary 50 percent plus one…
Apopka police staying on top of school safetyThe Apopka Chief
Apopka police say that they have been active in community schools’ security and safety protocols.