The Apopka Baseball team started their season this week with the Big Blue Classic at Lake Brantley where they faced Lake Brantley on Tuesday, February 19,…
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The Apopka girls wrestling team finished third out of 52 schools at Regional Wrestling Championship on Friday, February 16. The girls who finished among the top…
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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…
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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.
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
Graceworx Community Church to Highlight Music in November & DecemberThe Apopka Chief
Someone, somewhere, astutely noted: “Early to bed and early to rise is useless if you don’t advertise.” “Useless” may be an overly strong word. But the fact…
Police officers answer 911 call, deliver babyThe Apopka Chief
Officer Adsudalah Brooks and Recruit Officer Laura Crespo responded to a 911 call in reference to a woman (Eligia) in labor inside her Apopka home and…
Halloween in the Park brings family-friendly scaresThe Apopka Chief
Kit Land Nelson Park in Apopka was filled with scary fun as the annual Halloween in the Park packed costume wearers and trick-or-treaters to the area.…
Business networking event talks local developmentThe Apopka Chief
Real estate stakeholders and professionals learned more at an event about how they could better leverage the single-family rental and build-to-rent sectors to better accommodate the…
Xtreme Bass Series Championship on Harris ChainThe Apopka Chief
Hello Folks, I hope you are enjoyin’ this great weather we are havin’ and hopefully you are getting’ in some time on the water. I just…
Exciting victory was best performance for Blue DartersThe Apopka Chief
Apopka had one of their best games all season against the Trojans. Apopka’s defense started iffy but ended the game looking like the defensive-minded machine the…
Apopka one step closer to playoffs, victory over EvansThe Apopka Chief
The Apopka Blue Darters brought home the win, after traveling to Orlando for a District matchup with the Evans Trojans. The Blue Darters scored the most…
APK bowling fall to Lyman in state championshipThe Apopka Chief
A last game improvement turned in by the Lyman Greyhounds, injury and the return of inconsistency brought the Apopka Blue Darters’ 2023 postseason bowling run to…
Apopka will host Wekiva for Mayor’s Cup, last game of the regular seasonThe Apopka Chief
The Mayor’s Cup, or Tater Bowl as some Apopkans call it, is the annual matchup for Apopka’s hometown rivals, the Wekiva Mustangs. The game will be…
November 2023 obituariesThe Apopka Chief
November 24, 2023 KENNETH ALAN NELSON, 79, of Zellwood, passed away on November 13, 2023. Mr. Nelson was born on June 14, 1944, in Queens, New…