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Mayor Bryan Nelson
OP-ED: City of Apopka working to replace trees, sidewalks in Piedmont Lakes  The Apopka Chief Editorial Staff
July 10, 2025
Back in the late 1980s, the Piedmont Lakes Neighborhood was coming to life. The original plans called for laurel oaks to be planted between the road…
Orange County Clerk of Courts invites residents to claim checksThe Apopka Chief Editorial Staff
July 9, 2025
The Orange County Clerk of Courts is inviting individuals, businesses and organizations to view its unclaimed checks list to see if their names appear.
Official portrait of Daniel Webster
Rep. Webster returns over $2.5 million to constituentsThe Apopka Chief Editorial Staff
July 9, 2025
Florida Congressman Daniel Webster (R-Clermont) announced that over $2.5 million was returned to constituents who contact his office for help with issues before the IRS, VA,…
State gives Orange County Public Schools an ‘A’ grade for 2024-25The Apopka Chief Editorial Staff
July 8, 2025
Of the over one dozen schools in the Apopka area, two Orange County Public Schools (OCPS) schools received “A” grades for the 2024-2025 school year: Kelly…
Apopka Museum partners with association to boost sustainable redevelopmentThe Apopka Chief Editorial Staff
July 8, 2025
The Apopka Historical Society welcomed the Florida Brownfield Association to the Apopka Museum on June 23, initiating a collaboration to advance sustainable redevelopment within the community…
Melissa Byrd
OP-ED: Legislature deals schools short handThe Apopka Chief Editorial Staff
July 5, 2025
With the legislative session finally coming to a close, the most important work of the Legislature was completed: the budget. School districts across the state were…
Mayor Bryan Nelson
OP-ED: Pumps begin drawing down lakesThe Apopka Chief Editorial Staff
July 4, 2025
I would like to thank our streets and stormwater team for their execution in staging the pumps at Border, Jackson, McDade, Piedmont, Blue and Page lakes…
Commissioner Christine Moore
OP-ED: What makes a healthy city?The Apopka Chief Editorial Staff
July 3, 2025
Author Chris Arnade walks all over the world writing about the health of cities. He has a Ph.D. in physics from Johns Hopkins University and worked…
Jake Vest
OP-ED: First rule of the road: If you’re not driving, good luck survivingThe Apopka Chief Editorial Staff
June 28, 2025
By Jake Vest It is doubtful that anybody who has ever seen a track meet might call what I do “running.” Or even “jogging.” Maybe “slogging”…