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Apopka Elementary teacher celebrates 50 years in classroomThe Apopka Chief Editorial Staff
By Teresa Sargeant Reporter The passion to help other people has been a lifelong quality of Apopka Elementary kindergarten teacher Betty Washington, but she does not…
Mid-Florida Logistics Park
JLL arranges sale of recently constructed distribution centerThe Apopka Chief Editorial Staff
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…
Central Florida communities to host 2025 Memorial Day eventsThe Apopka Chief Editorial Staff
Staff Reports Memorial Day, which arrives the last Monday in May, has been observed in the United States every year since 1868. A variety of events…
Wekiva Wilderness Trust elects new board officersThe Apopka Chief Editorial Staff
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…
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FDLE arrests Apopka man for possession of child sexual abuse materialThe Apopka Chief Editorial Staff
Staff Reports The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) arrested Gary Edward McFarland, 65, of Apopka, on 10 felony counts of possession of child sexual abuse…
Doughilcious Donuts
Apopka gets Dutch Bros, new donut shop The Apopka Chief Editorial Staff
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…
Hall's on Fifth
Fifth Street Plaza continues to flourish with new businesses  The Apopka Chief Editorial Staff
New owner will give the building a “full facelift,” seek retailers   By Teresa Sargeant  Reporter   Every Friday night, the Fifth Street area is energized with the…
OCPS receives $3,500 recycling grant
OCPS receives $3,500 grant to encourage more in-school recyclingThe Apopka Chief Editorial Staff
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…
Hall's on Fifth
Apopka’s first food hall holds soft opening in historic spaceThe Apopka Chief Editorial Staff
Two years after acquiring the century-old building that once housed Hall's Feed Store, the co-owners of Propagate Social House opened Hall's on Fifth, Apopka's first food…
Nature center for Apopka Birding Park earns design awardThe Apopka Chief Editorial Staff
Staff Reports The Orange Audubon Nature Center, created for the Apopka Birding Park but is unbuilt yet, earned an American Institute of Architecture (AIA) Orlando 2025…