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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…
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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.…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
First Apopka Dog Mayor elected, raises money for pet rescueThe Apopka Chief
Raising for Second Chance Animal Rescue and Sanctuary, Asher, a 10-year-old border collie, was elected the first Honorary Apopka Dog Mayor.
Blue Darters, Mustangs practicing toward preseason gamesThe Apopka Chief
Area schools prepare for upcoming football season.
Very hot weather means best time to fish is very early in dayThe Apopka Chief
Hello Folks, If it gets any hotter, I won’t be able to run my A/C any longer. My power bill is higher now than any time…
Gathering, broadcast will take a look at AHS football historyThe Apopka Chief
Roger Franklin Williams, who broadcasts not only each Apopka High School football game but also has weekly Blue Darter Sports Central programs on the radio, will…
Rolson will take part in Crying Towel eventThe Apopka Chief
The 2023 Dave Powers Crying Towel dinner and radio program will be held at Christner’s Prime Steak & Lobster. The program will feature after-dinner presentations by…
Wekiva preseason game setThe Apopka Chief
Today marks one week before the 2023 season begins with the preseason game. As is also the custom, the Wekiva Mustangs’ purpose for practicing shifts from…
Sammie Smith’s book about life lessonsThe Apopka Chief
Former Apopka Blue Darters football great Sammie Smith has written a book that will be released later this month.
August 2023 obituariesThe Apopka Chief
August 25, 2023 Thomas A. Hurst, 62, of Apopka, Florida passed away on August 03, 2023. Mr. Hurst was born on October 18, 1960 in Orlando,…
City Council vote 3-1 to censure Mayor NelsonThe Apopka Chief
The Apopka City Council voted 3-1 on a resolution to censure the mayor “for misleading the City Council, and by the same actions, the people of…
Apopka Barrel Racers Compete at World ChampionshipThe Apopka Chief
From 6 qualifying in 2021 to 16 riders in 2023 Apopka’s very own Racewood Equine once again traveled to Perry, Georgia for The National Barrel Horse…