The Apopka Chief Editorial Staff
City nets grant for youth employment program’s app
The U.S. Conference of Mayors, which gathered in Washington D.C. for its 85th Winter Meeting, awarded the city of Apopka with the 2017 Dollarwise...
Apopka police respond to area used to raise roosters for cockfighting
Apopka police found more than 200 roosters on a South Apopka Boulevard property, along with makeshift corrals and fences, and several round rooster...
Various city boards get primer on Sunshine Law
Three city governing bodies held a joint workshop to listen to details about the Sunshine Law, which mandates how city officials conduct public meetings...
Parade honors birthday of MLK Jr.
Eighty-one entrants, from churches to non-profit groups, celebrated Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy and message in the namesake’s eighth annual parade in South...
Apopka girls soccer team will host finals of district tourney vs....
Apopka has claimed the most prime of positions to advance to the FHSAA state tournament with the number one seed.
Music conference
James Morrison II (r) represented Wekiva High School for the 2017 Florida Music Education Association (FMEA)Conference All-State Men’s Choir.
Blue Darters play against Lake Minneola basketball
The Blue Darters combined that drought over the final part of the second period by holding Lake Minneola without a field goal for the...
Stewart, Call engaged to wed
Taylor Nicole Stewart, daughter of Bryan and Teresa Stewart of Apopka, and Anthony Michael Call, son of Steven and Melonie Call of Apopka, are...
Lakeville Elementary School gets award from state Dept. of Education
Lakeville Elementary School Principal Cynthia Swanson holds the school’s Five Star School Award from the state for the 2015-2016 school year.
80 years young
Virginia Mapel, a longtime Apopka High School teacher who is now retired, celebrated her 80th birthday.