SSGT Joel Glen Dawson, pictured, a member of Freedom Ministries of Apopka, will be honorably discharged after over 15 years of service in the U.S. Marine…
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Local veteran, up for honorable discharge, will be recognized
Firefighters give of their own time to help with 9-11 memorial
Off-duty Apopka firefighters Antonio Batista, Jarel Oliver, Dylan Spencer and Donald Klouse stopped by City Hall on Wednesday, August 24, to build a brick walkway connecting…
Girls volleyball teams start regular season matches
See photos of Apopka and Wekiva playing volleyball on page 8C in this week's Apopka Chief.
Mustangs face Oviedo in preseason contest
The Wekiva Mustangs football faithful had to wait about an hour and 15 minutes for the Rich Bedesem era to begin. But the wait was long…
Darters swim with Ocoee in season opener
The Apopka Blue Darters swim boys and girls teams started their season on the shore of Lake Apopka in Winter Garden’s Farnsworth Pool.
Apopka High bowling team honored
The Apopka Blue Darters bowling team and its coaches were honored during the Orange County School Board meeting in Orlando.
Blue Darters play Columbia in preseason game
Last year, in the preseason football game, the Apopka Blue Darters controlled the scoreboard against the Lake City Columbia Lions. This year...
‘Amped’ up on the radio
Eight members of the Apopka High School student government participated in the High School Takeover on air at WQMP, 101.9 AMP Radio.
Apopka High athletic director leaving in December
Apopka High athletic director Fred Priest will leave the school in December to become the first athletic director of the West Orange High relief school being…
Signs galore
Political signs dot the landscape around the Apopka Community Center/VFW at 519 S. Central Avenue, as early voting for the primary election will end Sunday, August…
WarcraftThe Apopka Chief
JUNE 10, 2016 PG-13 , 2 hr 3 min Action/Adventure Sci-Fi/Fantasy Humans and orcs clash in this feature-film adaptation of the popular fantasy video-game series. After…
Me Before YouThe Apopka Chief
JUNE 3, 2016 PG-13 , 1 hr 50 min Drama After losing her job as a waitress, a young woman named Lou (Emilia Clarke) is hired…
PopstarThe Apopka Chief
JUNE 3, 2016 R , 1 hr 26 min Comedy Music/Performing Arts This mockumentary satire of the music business and modern celebrity centers on self-absorbed pop…
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2The Apopka Chief
JUNE 3, 2016 PG-13 , 1 hr 52 min Action/Adventure The Turtles must team up with April O'Neil, news reporter Vern Fenwick, and vigilante Casey Jones…
AHS principal moving to open new schoolThe Apopka Chief
Apopka High School will be getting a new principal soon. Doug Guthrie, who has been at the school for six years, will move to head up…
Former Winnie the Pooh leads $400-million unit at Univ. of Fla.The Apopka Chief
One might think that playing a character in the park at Walt Disney World might not be anything more than a job, but one former Apopkan,…
Husband accidentally shoots wifeThe Apopka Chief
Darrell Reid, a Zellwood pastor, accidentally shot his wife while... Authorities classified the incident as... More information of this accident available in this week's Apopka Chief.
Work to begin soon on U.S. Highway 441The Apopka Chief
The resurfacing of U.S. Highway 441 south of downtown Apopka is expected to begin over the next few weeks and is expected to last about... Find…
Send-off reception slated for Miss ApopkaThe Apopka Chief
Sponsored by the Miss Apopka Pageant committee in conjunction with the city of Apopka, an event will honor Arianna Beyer, the 36th Miss Apopka title-holder, before…
Couple celebrates their wedding anniversaryThe Apopka Chief
Years after they tied the knot, Francis and Della (née Fyock) Duncan still view their marriage as any other marriage – encountering ups and downs, but…