The Apopka Varsity Girls Basketball team fell to the Wekiva Mustangs 47-25 on Tuesday, December 5. Wekiva played well on both sides of the ball, but…
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The Apopka Boys Varsity Basketball team will travel to Oviedo this weekend for a matchup against the 4-1 Lions during the Hoops With A Heart tournament.…
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Winter sports are tough. There are teams playing on the same nights, and it’s hard to bounce between them fairly and cover them equally. So, I’ll…
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The momentum has been building at Essential Eyecare & Optical to make quality eye care more accessible than ever before. With the demand for eye care…
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When it comes to holiday travel, airports and flying get a lot of attention. But most people who travel during the holidays pack up the car…
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Charisse George (l) and Tony Warren of Collins Manufacturing in Apopka donate food to Loaves and Fishes at the food pantry’s warehouse on East Eighth Street…
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The city of Apopka and the developer of the Apopka City Center Winn-Dixie are working out a plan so the city could extend the supermarket’s temporary…
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The grand marshal for the 47th annual Apopka Christmas Parade will be Roger Franklin Williams, local on-air radio personality and son of Apopka High School principal…
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The Boy Scouts was one of several organizations during the holidays that has donated food to Loaves and Fishes at the food pantry’s warehouse on East…
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A record-breaking number of over 300 registrants from 18 states and one Canadian province are visiting Lake Apopka North Shore during the eighth annual North Shore…
September 2023 obituaryThe Apopka Chief
SEPTEMBER 29, 2023 FIDEL ANGEL VILLEGAS, 68, of Apopka, Florida passed away on September 20, 2023. Mr. Villegas was born on May 15, 1955 in San…
Wekiva comes back to topple Olympia 24-21The Apopka Chief
The Wekiva Mustangs football team followed a frequently used script for the first contest of a season en route to defeating the Olympia Titans.
Blue Darters use late-game punt block defense to down Ocoee, 2-0The Apopka Chief
“Defense wins championships.” That’s what many famous football coaches and programs have harped on for years. But you also need to score to win.
Mustangs will travel to Ocoee to take on rival KnightsThe Apopka Chief
Every member of a district is required to meet the others. Ocoee and Wekiva Mustangs will face off for the 15th time over the past 17…
Not pretty, but it was still an Apopka winThe Apopka Chief
It’s always good to see the Apopka Blue Darters come through in the clutch to win a game and that’s just what happened last week.
Hurricane Idalia will impact fishin’ on lakes and the St. Johns RiverThe Apopka Chief
Hello Folks, I’m writin’ my article today which is Tuesday, the 29th. I’m waitin’ on the storm and preparin’ for the impact which is goin’ to…
Snowie of Central Florida cuts ribbonThe Apopka Chief
Apopka Area Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting for Snowie of Central Florida LLC, a mobile shaved ice vendor, at 444 S. Central Avenue. Along…
Musician to study at OxfordThe Apopka Chief
An Apopka singer/songwriter, Matti Veldhuis, intends to further her higher education by studying abroad in a two-year post-graduate Oxford University program that will begin this October.…
Wolf Lake Elementary exhibits new muralThe Apopka Chief
Over the summer, Mrs. Palmerini, art teacher of Wolf Lake Elementary and resident artist, created a painted school mural encompassing what it means to be a…