The city celebrated Emancipation Day two days early with an event at Alonzo Williams Park on Saturday, May 18.
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Hello Folks, We are finally gettin’ some rain and we desperately need it. We can always use some more since the lakes are bein’ a little low…
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The conclusion of spring practice 2024 was anything but an opportunity to ease into a season for the Wekiva Mustangs.
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The Apopka Blue Darter Football team officially took the field again this week in their annual spring game after press time on Thursday.
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The Apopka Blue Darter football team is of course a historic program, but a lot of that legacy has to do with our defense.
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Summer temperatures have arrived. The air is thick, the sun is bright, and the temperatures are soaring. Unfortunately, the so called “dog days of summer” bring…
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Flo Nelson, who is turning 95 this year, is one of the many volunteers for Loaves & Fishes who serves on Mondays.
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Operation Best Foot Forward conducted its latest quarterly safety enforcement from April 30 to May 10, with 18 law enforcement agencies across six counties, issuing 488…
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On Saturday, May 11, the National Association of Letter Carriers NALC conducted its annual national Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive, the nation’s largest one-day food drive.
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The city of Apopka is hosting its free family-friendly July Fourth Celebration with music from David J and opening act Emily Henline, and fireworks following the…
Park Avenue Animal Hospital offers helpful hints to protect pets from fleas and ticksThe Apopka Chief
Since 2008, Park Avenue Animal Hospital has been providing a wide variety of services to keep your furry, four-legged friends in the best of health. With…
VFW presents community service awardsThe Apopka Chief
Awards for outstanding community service were made to first-place candidates in firefighting, law enforcement, emergency management, and high school teaching. Read more on page 10A.
Apopka High School celebrates Top 10The Apopka Chief
Apopka High School announced and celebrated its Top 10 graduating seniors for the Class of 2024 on Monday, February 12, at the school. The Top 10…
Behavioral hospital breaks ground on Orange Blossom TrailThe Apopka Chief
City officials and hospital representatives had a groundbreaking for Acadia Orlando Health Apopka, on Thursday, February 15. Representatives for the hospital estimated that the facility may…
Firefighter’s family to raise money for Lung AssociationThe Apopka Chief
Austin Duran’s family, friends and fellow firefighters will climb 25 stories of City National Bank Tower as a tribute to his legacy. They will be participating…
Happy Valentine’s DayThe Apopka Chief
In celebration of Valentine’s Day, the Apopka Progressive Senior Citizens Club held its Valentine’s Day party on Tuesday, February 13 at the John H. Bridges Community…
Incoming defender!The Apopka Chief
Wekiva’s Tierra Coleman takes a shot with an incoming defender attempting to guard her during the Mustangs’ loss to the Horizon Hawks in the FHSAA Class…
Tyler Sheppard catches biggest bass of tournament, 9 pounds 14 oz.The Apopka Chief
Hello Folks, I hope you are havin’ a great week, and if you were on the Harris Chain over the weekend, you didn’t get run over…
APK girls’ and boys’ basketball fall in District TournamentThe Apopka Chief
Apopka basketball, on both the girls’ and boys’ sides, suffered some tough losses last week in their matchups of their District Tournaments both losing to the…
Apopka Softball Club have successful media day and kick off BBQThe Apopka Chief
This past weekend I spent a Saturday with the Apopka Softball Club (ASC) for their media day and kick off lunch. First, I’ll say that I…