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…
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The Apopka baseball team had a great showing this week at the 2024 FHSAA 7A District 4 Tournament. Apopka defeated Evans and then West Orange to…
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The Apopka Memorial Middle School Seahawks continue to have a noticeable presence at the Orange County Middle School Championship meet.
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Spring is officially here, and with it, one of the busiest times of the year for outdoor projects. Consequently, it’s also the time of year when…
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Loaves and Fishes, on 206 E. Eighth St., Apopka, has ended its annual long March Match Madness fundraiser, which ran March 1-31.
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The city of Apopka participated in Denim Day this week joining millions worldwide, standing in solidarity with sexual assault survivors and one another.
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Wreaths Across America recently visited the community with its mobile education exhibit (MEE) as part of its national tour.
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April is Autism Acceptance Month. During the Apopka City Council meeting a proclamation was read honoring and recognizing Autism Acceptance Month.
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On Saturday, April 20, the People of Wekiwa Springs hosted the free community event Pancake Palooza at Wekiwa Springs Baptist Church, 584 N. Wekiwa Springs Road,…
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The Apopka Memorial Middle School (AMMS) track team competed at the OCPS Middle School Cluster Track Championship and had a handfull of great performances.
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…