This week I got to talk to, and get to know, the Apopka Basketball team’s incoming seniors about their transition from players to leaders on the…
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APK basketball senior spotlight: Jude Angervil & Larson Taylor
APK basketball senior spotlight: Jermichael Johnson & Jahi Bowden
This will be a continuation of my senior spotlight series on the Apopka Basketball team focusing on Jermichael Johnson, and Jahi Bowden. This year Johnson and…
Lake Apopka Natural Gas District Fueling Progress: The Rich History of Natural Gas
For thousands of years, the power of natural gas has captured the imagination of civilizations around the world. From the ancient Greeks who built large temples…
Miss Apopka is wished well
The Miss Apopka Scholarship Competition Committee and the community wished Miss Apopka Reilly Cardella the best of luck as she competes in the upcoming Miss Florida…
Loaves & Fishes celebrates 40 years of service to area
Over the last 40 years, Loaves and Fishes in Apopka has provided much-needed support to the west Orange County community and beyond.
FWC spraying hydrilla on south end of West Lake Toho
Hello Folks, We finally got some rain and it looks like we are gonna get some more this week. I hope everyone had a great weekend…
A look at the 2024-25 Wekiva High School basketball team
The Wekiva Mustangs remain a work in progress. However, the team taking to court during the offseason camps is much closer to a finished product than…
Apopka Basketball falls to Lake Howell in summer league
Just because it’s summer doesn’t mean Apopka athletes aren’t putting in time to work on their game.
Workplace Screening Intelligence is a local full-service laboratory for drug, alcohol, Healthcare worker, titer screening, and more
The Future of Workplace Screening Intelligence: Local and Nationwide Service Workplace Screening Intelligence Services offered. We offer drug and alcohol screening, physicals, general lab tests, and…
Community will send off Miss Apopka to state competition
The Miss Apopka Scholarship Competition Committee invites the community to wish Reilly Cardella, Miss Apopka 2024, the best of luck as she competes in the upcoming…
Historic trail opens, ties into a lost town and Kelly ParkThe Apopka Chief
The Historic Ethel Trail was officially launched with a ribbon cutting on Saturday, March 9, coinciding with the East Lake Historical Society’s 10th annual Heritage Festival…
Commissioner Becker, gas district honored at dinnerThe Apopka Chief
The Central Florida Council of the Boy Scouts of America honored Apopka Vice Mayor/Commissioner Kyle Becker and the Lake Apopka Natural Gas District at the Golden…
WHS Basketball’s post season run cut short by St. ThomasThe Apopka Chief
The Wekiva Mustangs held the St. Thomas Aquinas Raiders to a field goal percentage of 34.4 percent. Yet, by a score of 62-35, the 2023-24 season…
WHS girls Basketball falls to St. Thomas in FHSAA State SemifinalThe Apopka Chief
“It was a great experience for our young team – being able to put Wekiva High School back in good standings within the state of Florida.…
APK Baseball defeats Dr. Phillips 6-5 in overtimeThe Apopka Chief
The Apopka Baseball team is now 5-4 on the season after splitting their games against Dr. Phillips and Boone this week. Apopka currently sits first in…
APK Baseball retire jerseyThe Apopka Chief
On Monday, March 11, the Apopka Baseball team retired another jersey on the wall of J. Barnes field. Former Apopka High School student-athlete, Michael Taylor, had…
Miss Apopka launches new toy drive for children fighting cancerThe Apopka Chief
Miss Apopka Reilly Cardella is announcing the start of a new toy drive to further the work of her non-profit organization Love for Ladybug. Read more…
Early voting began March 4The Apopka Chief
Early voting for Apopka City Council Seats 3 and 4 began on Monday, March 4, and will end on March 17, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Precincts are…
Discover rides, car show, family fun at Apopka FairThe Apopka Chief
For 23 years, when spring comes the feeling of “that time of the year” pervades the Apopka area as the Apopka Fair draws near.
School donates to food pantryThe Apopka Chief
The second-grade students at Trinity Christian School had a contest between girls and boys to see who could bring in the most items to Loaves &…