Becoming the second consecutive team from Florida to claim the Little League Intermediate age division (12-13 years old) national Southeast Region championship and advance to the…
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Alex Nicholson returns to UFC ring
It took two attempts but Apopka native, Alex Nicholson notched his first victory as a part of the Ultimate Fighting Championship roster. Taking on Devin Clark…
Athletes training hard
See more photos of Apopka and Wekiva High training for their football season on pages 4 and 5 in this week's Apopka Chief. Never miss upcoming…
Softball team’s season ends
There was no doubt the Apopka Little League 11-12 softball all-star team played as hard as it could in an effort to claim the Section 5…
Roads face closures for Wekiva Parkway work
As part of building the Wekiva Parkway, road crews will close one local road for a month while intermittently closing another road. Find out when this…
City Council gives tentative OK to higher property tax rate
After more than six hours of wrangling over the city budget during a workshop session, the Apopka City Council voted unanimously to raise the proposed property…
Black Lives Matter movement march held
About 200 participants marched through Apopka’s streets in a Black Lives Matter demo. A candlelight vigil took place to observe those who died from violence between…
Apopka man, charged
Keith F. de Somer was arrested earlier this week by Apopka police on two counts of... He is facing six felony charges after Apopka police charged…
Apopka concert scheduled
Award-winning country music star Travis Tritt is scheduled to perform for one night in Apopka. Find out when this event will take place on page 4A.…
Resident running for school board
Matt Fitzpatrick, former Apopka High School assistant principal, is one of four people running for the Orange County School Board District 7 seat. Fitzpatrick is among…
Mustangs prepare for spring football gameThe Apopka Chief
The next few days are a breather as all that is left on the agenda is fine-tuning and getting the rest needed for playing the first…
Blue and White game breaks up monotony of spring practiceThe Apopka Chief
For the spring game, Apopka football coach Rick Darlington would divide the team so that the first-team defense would face the first-team offense and so forth.…
Apopka High School grad reaps college honorsThe Apopka Chief
For those who follow the sport of softball, Cassady Brewer was a name even before she began her high school career. Now, Brewer is making a…
College scholarship signing heldThe Apopka Chief
Apopka Blue Darters boys basketball player Tavion McCaskill signed to play college basketball. Find out what school he signed with in this week's Apopka Chief. Stay…
It’s good to be back after being away a few weeksThe Apopka Chief
Hello Folks, Yes, it is me, your favorite fishin’ prognosticator. I have been out of town for a few weeks due to a death in the…
Despite wind, our weather has been greatThe Apopka Chief
Hello Folks, I hope everyone is enjoyin’ this great weather we have been havin’. Yes, it’s a little windy at times but the fishin’ has been good in…
For the most part, good weather has led to good fishin’The Apopka Chief
Hello Folks, I hope everyone is enjoyin’ this beautiful weather we are havin’. As they say, it’s been Chamber of Commerce weather for our area. It’s…
This weekend’s weather should be goodThe Apopka Chief
Hello Folks, I hope everyone had a great week and you are looking forward to a great weekend. Rick and I were goin’ fishin’ on Saturday…
Full moon has fish bitin’ in area lakesThe Apopka Chief
Hello Folks, The full moon was on Monday and that got the fish to bitin’. Folks are catchin’ plenty of specks in most of the lakes…
Long City Council meeting ends with some emotional exchangesThe Apopka Chief
Find out what happenend during this more than 3-1/2 hours long meeting in this week's Apopka Chief.