Hurricane season is here. Is your property prepared? Severe storms and hurricanes often bring high winds that can topple trees and damage irrigation systems, while heavy…
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Most people associate summer with fun at the beach and family vacations. But your tires can experience summer differently. As the summer temperatures rise, the friction…
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Hicks Seafood House of Apopka held its ribbon cutting on Wednesday, July 10. Its location is 60 E. Main St., Apopka, in the former building of…
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The city is considering setting aside funds in the fiscal year 2025 budget for a downtown revitalization program, while the city is searching for a new…
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The Orange County Mayor’s Veterans Advisory Council’s Veteran of the Year Committee recently selected Sgt. Fred Robinson, USMC, Retired, as the recipient of the Orange County Veteran of…
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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services presented 20 Orlando-area residents to the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida for naturalization during a special…
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Hello Folks, I hope you enjoyed your weekend and hopefully you got to go fishin’. It’s really been hot and that has kept a lot of…
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Former Wekiva High School player Logan Gilbert was selected to the American League All-Star team for the first time in his career. Gilbert plays for the…
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This weekend, former Apopka High School football player, and current Philadelphia Eagles defensive tackle, Jalen Carter will be holding his annual free youth football camp.
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Second, since then Leonce has successfully reached her fundraising goal for her trip to Paris and will be officially heading to the 2024 Olympics as an…
Food pantry finishes annual fundraiserThe Apopka Chief
Loaves and Fishes, on 206 E. Eighth St., Apopka, has ended its annual long March Match Madness fundraiser, which ran March 1-31.
April 24th was Denim DayThe Apopka Chief
The city of Apopka participated in Denim Day this week joining millions worldwide, standing in solidarity with sexual assault survivors and one another.
Nonprofit honoring veterans shares wreaths informationThe Apopka Chief
Wreaths Across America recently visited the community with its mobile education exhibit (MEE) as part of its national tour.
City launches special needs registry during Autism Acceptance MonthThe Apopka Chief
April is Autism Acceptance Month. During the Apopka City Council meeting a proclamation was read honoring and recognizing Autism Acceptance Month.
Pancake PaloozaThe Apopka Chief
On Saturday, April 20, the People of Wekiwa Springs hosted the free community event Pancake Palooza at Wekiwa Springs Baptist Church, 584 N. Wekiwa Springs Road,…
Apopka Middle School Track Stars!The Apopka Chief
The Apopka Memorial Middle School (AMMS) track team competed at the OCPS Middle School Cluster Track Championship and had a handfull of great performances.
Bass fishing is good on the St. Johns, in PalatakaThe Apopka Chief
Hello Folks, It sure was nice this week to have some cooler weather come to town. I’m not quite ready for summer yet, so, hopefully, you…
Posluszny, Roberts, McCoy, McKinley all sign to play college ballThe Apopka Chief
Over the next few weeks I’m going to highlight some of our Blue Darter athletes that have excelled so much on the field, and in the…
13 Apopka High School athletes signed to play college ballThe Apopka Chief
Apopka High School held a signing day last Wednesday, April 17 for 13 Blue Darter athletes who will be further pursuing their athletic and academic goals.
Wekiva basketball’s Middleton wins coach of the yearThe Apopka Chief
During this recently concluded season, the Wekiva Mustangs accomplished the never-supposed-to-happen of advancing to the state’s final-four. In the process, Wekiva rose to the position of…