Robert S. Rosen is this year’s Christmas Parade grand marshal. Read more about his merits and awards as well as plans for the Apopka Christmas Parade.
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Hello Folks, I hope everyone had a great Thanksgivin’ weekend and you got a chance to do some fishin’. A lot of the folks who got…
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Hello Folks, On Monday mornin’, I went out to get the paper and did we ever get a weather change. It sure was nice to see…
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Hello Folks, Well, we got some cooler weather this week and then it warmed right back up. Ugh! Hopefully, we can get some cooler weather by…
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When Florida Hospital Apopka moves to its new location on Harmon and Ocoee-Apopka roads in 2017, the current hospital site will be dedicated to a new…
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Two Apopka schools, Apopka and Lovell elementary schools, were among five Orange County Public Schools (OCPS) facilities that held dedication programs to commemorate the upgrade, reconstruction…
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A new Miss Apopka 2016 was crowned. Arianna Beyer, 20, of Mount Dora was declared the winner, succeeding Miss Apopka 2015 Sarah Davis.
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Although patrons had the chance to purchase a personalized brick fundraising was not the main focus of the social. Rather, the event was to introduce to…
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Among those speaking at the event were Orange County Commissioner Bryan Nelson, who shares a smile with Artie Vecchio.
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Sean Van Davis was shot and killed. Apopka police is a full time member of the Joint Homicide Investigations Team (JHIT), whose detectives are still actively…
OCSO: Beware of phone calls wanting cash bondsThe Apopka Chief
There has been an uptick in a phone scam said Orange County Sheriff’s Office. Specifics can be found on page 1A.
Youngest VFW life member deployed in Middle EastThe Apopka Chief
The youngest life member of VFW Post 10147 is currently deployed and is expected to return to the States in early 2016 - Captain Tanya Capper.…
Apopka High School girls and boys cross country teams place at a meetThe Apopka Chief
Last month, the Apopka High School girls’ cross country team placed at a meet out of 26 schools, while the boy’s team also placed out of…
Country music headlining Old Florida Outdoor FestivalThe Apopka Chief
Country music stars, the band Parmalee (pictured above) and musician Chris Young, will headline the big weekend of the 2016 Old Florida Outdoor Festival. Read more on…
Day of Caring is the largest in five yearsThe Apopka Chief
Volunteers completed a total of 58 community projects to support Heart of Florida United Way’s 21 funded partner agencies and Together for Tomorrow schools.
Miss Florida to emcee Miss Apopka PageantThe Apopka Chief
After completing her trip to Atlantic City where she competed in the Miss America Pageant, MaryKatherine Fechtel, 2015 Miss Florida, will emcee the Miss Apopka Scholarship Pageant.
Apopkan marries in Birmingham, ALThe Apopka Chief
Miss Amy Ellis Hood and Captain Timothy Beale Presley, United States Army, were joined together in marriage. Read more on the Hood Presley wedding on page…
Retirement community marks 50thThe Apopka Chief
On September 12, 1965, when Apopka was a small Florida town of 4,000 residents, Florida Living Retirement Community opened its doors to a community within a…
Teacher, support person of the YearThe Apopka Chief
Apopka High School recently announced its Teacher of the Year, March Anchel, and Support Person of the Year, Luis Figueroa.
Rachel Lemay named player of the weekThe Apopka Chief
Covenant College freshman Rachel Lemay, a goalkeeper from Apopka, was named USA South Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Week.