The 9-11 memorial is being constructed on the front lawn of City Hall. Christian Lamphere has raised several hundred dollars in the community to help pay for the…
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Homeowners across Orange County were presented with the opportunity to save on their energy bill due to Orange County’s new solar co-op program that county officials…
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A village of future healthcare leaders and their teachers from Univeristy of Florida and University of Central Florida cared for the region’s neediest families July 26…
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Orange County personnel celebrated the newly upgraded Orange County Fire Station 28 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony after spending three years planning the station’s construction and another…
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The arrival of the second week of fall practice marks the first taste of contact for high school football teams. For the Wekiva Mustangs, it’s another…
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Preliminary work began a couple of weeks ago on the resurfacing of U.S. Highway 441 in Apopka. Read more on this traffic pattern change.
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Kristin Peery, daughter of John and Grace Peery of Apopka, and Austin Martin, son of Tim and Dina Martin of Apopka, are engaged.
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New marketing and communications director Betsy Rogers Owens has joined Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Florida, which serves the children of Apopka at its branch.
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A $10-million residential community for low-income tenants 55 years old and older is currently going up on 13th Street in Apopka.
ALICE THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS 2D/3DThe Apopka Chief
MAY 27, 2016 PG , 1 hr 53 min Action/Adventure Family Alice (Mia Wasikowska) returns to Wonderland after finding success in the real world as a…
City suspends Anderson from lobbyist postThe Apopka Chief
City lobbyist and special-projects manager Richard Anderson has been suspended by the city for not..." Find out what caused his termination in this week's Apopka Chief.…
Former Fire Chief seeks what he’s entitled toThe Apopka Chief
Fire Chief Lee Bronson was terminated from his position. Find out if the city has agreed to fulfill a contract he had signed with former Mayor…
Facebook video post leads to police investigationThe Apopka Chief
The man did not call the Apopka Police Department, but the social-media post was seen by an Apopka police officer and an investigation was begun. “We…
Mayor attends his first meet of gas district boardThe Apopka Chief
The Apopka City Council voted 3-2 to approve Apopka Mayor Joe Kilsheimer's board appointments of himself and Commissioner Diane Velazquez. Later at the meeting, the board…
Area student spends time in KenyaThe Apopka Chief
Emily Yutzy, a 16-year-old junior at Hampden Dubose Academy (HDA), traveled to Nairobi, Kenya, with her art teacher, as well as other staff from HDA to…
Student gives report of Wekiva High School’s FFA chapterThe Apopka Chief
The Wekiva FFA chapter has had many achievements throughout the 2015-2016 school year. It started this summer at the 2016 high school forestry camp, where... Read…
Trips taken to Zellwood historical museumThe Apopka Chief
Zellwood Elementary School’s approximately 130 fourth graders, teachers and chaperones walked half a mile south on Washington Avenue to learn about Zellwood’s history. Find out how…
Apopka High senior earns a scholarshipThe Apopka Chief
Abigail Slagel, an Apopka High School senior who plans to be a health sciences major in college, was awarded a scholarship by Marty Harrison, NORWF scholarship…
Church gives high school senior a scholarshipThe Apopka Chief
The Church of the Holy Spirit of Apopka awarded a scholarship, (which is presented annually to a graduating senior who has...) to Lake Brantley High School's…