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A section of the festival featured art by students from several schools in the Apopka area. Best of Show winner was Justina Trang of Apopka High…
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Expanding service offerings and rapid population growth have contributed to the need for additional capacity at the campus. Read more on page 13A.
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President Jon DeClue of the Apopka Rotary Club donates a $500 check to Jennifer Korkes of Apopka High School for its Darter Pantry, which helps feed…
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In a Thursday, April 25, post on the Apopka Fire Department’s (AFD) Facebook page, the AFD expressed gratitude to JP Hodgkins of Boy Scout Troop 10…
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Newly elected Nadia L. Anderson and re-elected incumbent Nick Nesta were sworn in as city commissioners in the Tuesday, April 30, Oath of Office Ceremony in…
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The 62nd Apopka Art and Foliage Festival showcased the work of juried artisans and crafters, and top foliage growers. The event was held at Kit Land…
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As the Hilton Garden Inn and the Highland Manor await new owners, Steve Gunter, whose company Events by Dubsdread runs the Manor, is reassuring clients that…
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Hello Folks, I hope everyone is havin’ a great week. The weather has been good, but we need some rain. The lakes are gettin’ a little…
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Former Blue Darter and Apopka Tennis Star, Alyssa Novoa, was one of the multitude of student-athletes who signed to play sports and continue their education at…
Festival to coincide with historic trail openingThe Apopka Chief
The East Lake Historical Society’s 10th annual Heritage Festival will be held at Rock Springs Run State Reserve this year to coincide with the official launch…
AHS Senior Night!The Apopka Chief
The Apopka High School boys’ basketball team’s seniors and their families celebrate their time as part of the team before their final home game of the…
FWC gets no funding to spray hydrilla in 2024The Apopka Chief
Hello Folks, It’s great to be back in the saddle again, so the sayin’ goes. A few days after my back surgery, I wasn’t sure I…
AHS boys’ basketball defeat Dr. Phillips and Winter ParkThe Apopka Chief
The Apopka Blue Darters boys’ basketball squad was 11-11 going into their final contests of the regular season this week after going 2-1 in their matchups…
WHS Boys’ Basketball Senior NightThe Apopka Chief
Wekiva High School’s boys basketball team’s seniors (Tyler Dankyi, Apton Bennett, Anthony Rosier, and Carter Hankerson) sit at the front of a collection of their family…
February 2024 obituariesThe Apopka Chief
February 9, 2024 Robert J. Allegroe (Bob), 95, peacefully left this world on Saturday, January 27, 2024. Born in October 1928, Bob was the son of…
Ground breaks on 215-acre development at S.R. 429 BeltwayThe Apopka Chief
The groundbreaking of the 215-acre mixed use development in the northwestern corner of Orange County will boost economic development, relieve the regional affordable housing crisis, and…
Live oak is plantedThe Apopka Chief
Apopka Foliage Garden Club members, the Apopka Department of Parks and Recreation, Mayor Bryan Nelson and city officials commemorate the planting of a live oak —a…
No fishin’ or swimmin’ on Lake Monroe, due to sewageThe Apopka Chief
Hello Folks, I hope y’all had a great week. We have been havin’ some up-and-down weather lately, and that has kinda put a damper on the fishin’.
AHS boys’ basketball beat Ocoee, Eustis; fall to OlympiaThe Apopka Chief
We’re coming up on the final laps of the 2023 boys’ basketball season. The Apopka Blue Darters were 9-10 going into their matchups at the beginning…