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Foliage Sertoma Club installs new officers, inducts new membersThe Apopka Chief Editorial Staff
June 18, 2025
Each year, the Foliage Sertoma Club’s last meeting in June is a celebration of its successful programs for the past 12 months, and a time to install new officers and induct new members. On Tuesday, June 17, at the Back Room Steakhouse in Apopka, Mayor Bryan Nelson congratulated the 39 club members for all the…
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Two-day brownfields event to highlight environmental issuesThe Apopka Chief Editorial Staff
June 17, 2025
A walkthrough of Lake Apopka’s history, a documentary screening and a workshop will fill two consecutive days during the Florida Brownfields Association Community Day next week. The association is working with the East Central Florida Regional Planning Council to organize the event, which will take place June 24-25 at Highland Manor, 604 E. Main St.,…
A memorial consisting of a large tire with the name "DURAN" painted on it behind a stack of bricks. IN front of the stack of bricks are caps, flowers, and video game cases. A wooden placard says "Duran 2650" is placed in the bottom center, in front of the brick stack.
Fifteen Days of Hope events commemorate fallen Apopka firefighterThe Apopka Chief Editorial Staff
June 17, 2025
The 2650 Foundation is hosting its second annual Fifteen Days of Hope in memory of fallen Apopka firefighter Austin Duran. From June 30 through July 15, Fifteen Days of Hope will feature several community events and service projects, including a vigil at Duran’s memorial, workouts, a Chipotle fundraiser, and a firehouse reading by Re-Imagine Communities.…
West Orange Trail Bridge, Apopka.
Refurbished West Orange Trail Bridge to reopen with ceremonyThe Apopka Chief Editorial Staff
May 23, 2025
$2M upgrade includes structural repairs, aesthetic improvements By Teresa Sargeant Reporter The city and county will celebrate the grand reopening of Apopka's nearly 20-year-old West Orange Trail (WOT) Bridge, which Orange County refurbished to make it safer and more enjoyable for travelers to use. The celebration will begin at 9:30 a.m. on May 31 at…
Several individuals wearing white chef uniforms stand in front of a red food truck, while one individual also wearing a white chef uniform stands at the window from inside the food truck.
Wekiva Culinary students win ‘Seize the Spotlight’ competition in ChicagoThe Apopka Chief Editorial Staff
May 22, 2025
Staff Reports Four students from the Wekiva High School Magnet Academy of Culinary Arts (Wekiva Culinary) won EcoLab’s “Seize the Spotlight” competition in Chicago on Sunday, May 18, according to a statement from Wekiva Culinary Program Director Christopher Bates. The Ecolab “Seize the Spotlight” competition is a partnership between Ecolab  ̶  the global leader in…
Fire breaks out at Seventh-day Adventist Church thrift storeThe Apopka Chief Editorial Staff
May 21, 2025
Store provides services for low-income families, homeless By Teresa Sargeant Reporter Officials are investigating the cause of a fire that broke out at a nonprofit thrift store that provides services to low-income families and people experiencing homeless in Apopka. The fire happened on the morning of Wednesday, May 21, at the Good Neighbor Place thrift…
Mid-Florida Logistics Park
JLL arranges sale of recently constructed distribution centerThe Apopka Chief Editorial Staff
May 20, 2025
Staff Reports JLL Capital Markets announced the sale of Building 5 at Mid-Florida Logistics Park, a 246,460-square-foot, Class A cross-dock distribution facility in Apopka. JLL represented the seller, Dogwood Industrial Properties, in the sale. High Street Logistics Properties acquired the building. Completed in 2021, the facility is fully leased to Kramer America, a manufacturer and distributor…
Wekiva Wilderness Trust elects new board officersThe Apopka Chief Editorial Staff
May 19, 2025
Volunteers’ efforts have raised over $1 million for state parks  Staff Reports At the Wekiva Wilderness Trust’s yearly meeting on May 14, the volunteer nonprofit organization elected new board officers to two-year terms.  Don Philpott was elected president, Brigitte Dickens as vice president, Kelly Green as treasurer and Teresa Donahue as secretary.   Valerie Nieves was…
Doughilcious Donuts
Apopka gets Dutch Bros, new donut shop The Apopka Chief Editorial Staff
May 16, 2025
Doughlicious Donuts and nationwide coffee chain bake joy for Apopkans  By Sarah Merly  Correspondent  To dip or not to dip?   This weekend, Apopka residents will have to choose an answer as they drive to Doughlicious Donuts for a sweet treat to dip in their Dutch Bros coffee.  Founded by native Apopkans Rusty and Esther Ebersole,…
OCPS receives $3,500 recycling grant
OCPS receives $3,500 grant to encourage more in-school recyclingThe Apopka Chief Editorial Staff
May 15, 2025
Grant will cover ‘bottles only’ recycling bins in cafeteria, educational material  Staff Reports The Florida Beverage Association and the American Beverage Foundation awarded Orange County Public Schools (OCPS) a $3,500 grant to encourage better recycling habits in the district’s 22 high schools and their 61,000 students. The money will pour into the installation of “bottles…