Alice Nolan has won election to the Apopka City Council, defeating incumbent City Commissioner Diane Velazquez in a runoff election held Tuesday for Seat 2. Nolan…
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Press Release: The 2018 Apopka Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast
[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text] Tickets for the May 3 Apopka Mayor's Prayer Breakfast are on sale. John Stemberger, president and general counsel of the Florida Family Policy Council…
Darters vs. West Orange in boys lacrosse
Apopka’s Daniel Goree takes to flight lunging for a loose ball durng April 2 loss to West Orange.
Wekiva baseball plays game against Wisconsin squad
Several changes recently made to the Wekiva Mustangs’ line-up remained in place when facing the Denmark (Wisc.) Vikings on Tuesday, April 3.
Apopka softball heads toward home stretch
As the last quarter of the season has arrived, the Apopka Blue Darters have shown no signs of relinquishing the-force-to-be-reckoned-with-on-the-state-level status.
Darter and Mustang girls battle in lacrosse
During Monday’s meeting between Wekiva and Apopka several players from both teams vie for control of a loose ball.
Bataan Death March remembered
On Saturday, March 31, about 50 local Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (JROTC) cadets, including those shown here, participated in the Bataan Death March memorial hike.…
Fifth graders finish coding course, work with robots
Dream Lake Elementary currently has 24 fifth-grade students who are part of an afterschool coding club. Recently, 13 of them successfully completed Course 1 on www.code.org…
Insurance agent gives check
When Debbie Turner Cancer Care and Resource Center launched in 2009, Shren Yeager State Farm Insurance of Apopka was its first sponsor and has supported the…
WHS student goes on second brass band trip
Wekiva High School (WHS) senior Justin Eubanks is preparing for his second trip to Fort Wayne, Ind., for the annual North American Brass Band Association championship…
Darters face two opponentsThe Apopka Chief
Coach Scott Williams’ team notched faced Edgewater and Lake Brantley. Find out which team notched double digits with an early lead and never looked back.
Mustangs Boys Basketball Honor SeniorsThe Apopka Chief
Prior to the Wekiva Mustangs’ game against the Haines City Hornets, the team honored seniors, (l-r), kneeling, Kevaun Smith, Shayeon Davis, Tyrone Perry, Sam Bostick, Jeremy…
Soccer, volleyball signeesThe Apopka Chief
Taylor Smith (seated, left) and Mimi Jaimes (seated, right) signed college scholarship papers Wednesday, February 7, during a ceremony in the Apopka High School gym. Find…
Apopka High School Special Olympics teams participate in state eventThe Apopka Chief
The Apopka High School Special Olympics basketball program played in the 2018 Special Olympics Florida State Basketball tournament in Tavares. Find out how the Apopka High…
A capella singing group to perform at Graceworx Community ChurchThe Apopka Chief
Pictured above is Johannes Myers, a founding member of the a capella group. The group, which calls itself Ad Vocem, will perform a cappella renditions of…
Fourth graders shoot for the stars with rocket launchesThe Apopka Chief
Whitney Merks’ fourth grade class show off the rockets they built and launched in the field of Dream Lake Elementary School on Monday, February 5. With…
A civil rights leader fights for equality in ApopkaThe Apopka Chief
By Francina Boykin, Special to the Chief Faithy “Dunie” Dowdell was a trailblazer in the fight for equal rights of black citizens living in Apopka. He…
Five-day Builders Blitz will give five families own homesThe Apopka Chief
Daysha Coleman and her daughter Desiree smile as they stand on the site where their new home will be built in South Apopka’s Arbor Bend as…
Community honors businessman as Humanitarian of YearThe Apopka Chief
Roderick “Rod” Love, (l), accept his award as the 2018 Humanitarian of the Year at the 18th annual Marvin C. Zanders Community Love Recognition Banquet. Next…
Proposal for downtown Apopka-only police officer hits a snagThe Apopka Chief
A proposal to fund a police officer who would serve solely in the downtown Apopka area in a special taxing district was put on hold Wednesday,…