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Wekiva High School Culinary Arts performs well in hospitality competitionsThe Apopka Chief Editorial Staff
ProStart competitions took place March 8 and 9 in Orlando  Staff Reports Wekiva High School Magnet Academy of Culinary Arts placed highly in statewide high school…
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County commissioners vote to cooperate with ICEThe Apopka Chief Editorial Staff
Immigration rights organizations decry 5-2 vote  By Teresa Sargeant Reporter The Orange County Board of County Commissioners voted 5-2, on Tuesday, March 25, to ratify a…
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Raptors center of attention at Renaissance festivalThe Apopka Chief Editorial Staff
Nonprofit rehabs dozens of birds at West Lester Road site  By Teresa Sargeant Reporter The Avian Reconditioning Center (ARC) highlighted its efforts in rehabilitating injured birds…
City Council approves revised athletic summer campThe Apopka Chief Editorial Staff
Some residents question camp’s affordability By Teresa Sargeant  Reporter The Apopka City Council voted 5-0 at its Wednesday, March 19, meeting to approve the newly revised…
Habitat Seminole-Apopka receives HUD certificationThe Apopka Chief Editorial Staff
Nonprofit continues to help families with financial wellness Staff Reports The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) had certified Habitat for Humanity Seminole-Apopka, which…
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Nelson explains decision to fire city administratorThe Apopka Chief Editorial Staff
Communication breakdown led to termination By Teresa Sargeant Reporter Apopka Mayor Bryan Nelson told the Apopka Chief that he fired the city administrator because of a…
City Council appoints new public works directorThe Apopka Chief Editorial Staff
Public works director has over 30 years’ engineering experience The Apopka City Council approved the appointment of Momtaz Barq as city public works director at the…
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Form of government again focus of charter amendment talksThe Apopka Chief Editorial Staff
Scheduled city elections, term limits also on workshop agenda By Teresa Sargeant Reporter The Wednesday, March 19, charter amendment workshop ended with an agreement to aim…
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Cops N’ Cones brings community, cops together over ice creamThe Apopka Chief Editorial Staff
Photos courtesy of Apopka Police Department/Facebook The community’s first ever Cops N’ Cones event kicked off on Tuesday, March 18, at the Apopka Dairy Queen on…
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Council appoints new deputy police chiefThe Apopka Chief Editorial Staff
Lovetta Quinn-Henry to become chief upon McKinley retirement By Teresa Sargeant Reporter The Apopka City Council voted unanimously to appoint Lovetta Quinn-Henry as the city’s new…