Chuck Carnesale, who has been with the Apopka Fire Department in one way or another for 33 years, was named the new fire chief. Read more…
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Matt Arnold, Apopka High School’s new principal, says his time as an assistant principal at a high school and the past six years as a middle…
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Among the 49 victims who lost their lives as a result of the massacre that occurred at the Orlando gay nightclub Pulse in downtown Orlando were…
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After a short, high-speed car chase and then a chase on foot, Apopka police apprehended and arrested Jeremiah Johnson... Find out what he did and charged…
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Nearly 300 area business and community leaders joined the Apopka Area Chamber of Commerce to help recognize the honorees at the Chamber’s Black Tie Gala and…
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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…
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...a tradition began with Apopka High School’s first ‘80s Mass Class Reunion for graduates and those who attended, taught or worked at Apopka High School from…
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Copart, a national company new to the area, gave a check to Boy Scout Christian Lamphere to aid in constructing a monument to honor the first…
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The Hallelujah Clowns Mission Team is hosting a fundraiser to raise money for their mission trip to Wolfpoint, Mont. Details on how to attend this fundraiser…
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New businesses, Mighty Realty and Pet Xpert Animal clinic are open. Find out where they're located in this week's Apopka Chief. Subscribe to The Apopka Chief…
Special Olympics basketball play in tourneyThe Apopka Chief
Find out how the Apopka High School Special Olympics basketball program did during the tournament in this week's Apopka Chief.
Fifth graders explore Lake Apopka before BirdapaloozaThe Apopka Chief
Maxey Elementary School, located in Winter Garden, was this year’s chosen school to go on a nature walk, check out water quality and sampling and go…
Hope CommUnity Center hosts program about proposed immigration billsThe Apopka Chief
A program was held at the Hope CommUnity Center, which has services for immigrants. The program was designed to let the center’s clients know about proposed…
Apopkans gather to hear City Council candidatesThe Apopka Chief
Issues posed before the candidates include the proposed downtown center next to U.S. Highway 441 and what to do with Highland Manor that is now located…
A frosty morningThe Apopka Chief
The frost only looked like a light dusting of snow on the golf course at Apopka Golf & Tennis at Errol Estate. Temperatures that morning were…
Apopka softball looking to overcome loss of graduatesThe Apopka Chief
For the Apopka Blue Darters softball team this season, perhaps the challenge presented which has the most uncertainty has to do with what goes on behind…
Apopka High baseball now in tougher districtThe Apopka Chief
Not only are the Blue Darters in a dramatically different district, but it is packed with Central Florida powerhouses that have been nationally ranked at various…
It’s a battle of the birds in Darters vs. Eagles basketballThe Apopka Chief
Holding on for dear life, one of these teams had smiles after winning this game. Read more on this sports story in this week's Apopka Chief.
Wekiva girls vs. Lady Darters in first district-tournament gameThe Apopka Chief
Avoiding being in a position in which they would have had to rely on depth was the design of their game plan. Find out which team…
Mustangs and Darters play against each other in district gameThe Apopka Chief
In seasons like 2016, the weight of each outcome is expanded far beyond Northwest Orange County. Find out what the winning team of this game gets…