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Letter carriers to collect donated food for Stamp Out Hunger Food DriveThe Apopka Chief Editorial Staff
May 9, 2025
Staff Reports   On Saturday, letter carriers will collect food donations for the annual national Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive, the nation’s biggest one-day food drive.…
South Apopka
City Council weighs annexation vote for South ApopkaThe Apopka Chief Editorial Staff
May 9, 2025
The Apopka City Council is taking steps toward an annexation referendum for South Apopka, more than four decades after a similar vote failed. At its May…
City Council OKs changes meant to boost public commentThe Apopka Chief Editorial Staff
May 8, 2025
The Apopka City Council passed 4-1 an amended resolution updating the city's public participation procedures so citizens could be given more opportunities to express their concerns…
Event celebrates Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive’s 10th anniversaryThe Apopka Chief Editorial Staff
May 7, 2025
Staff Reports St. Johns River Water Management District (SJRWMD) and Orange Audubon Society celebrated Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive’s 10th anniversary of its opening with a May…
Parade Varen
14 Apopka homes on display in Parade of Homes Orlando 2025The Apopka Chief Editorial Staff
May 6, 2025
Free, self-guided tours of over 70 homes across Central Florida By Teresa Sargeant Reporter Fourteen Apopka homes will be among more than 70 highlighted in the…
$472M in medical debt paid off for Orange County residentsThe Apopka Chief Editorial Staff
May 6, 2025
Staff Reports Some $472 million in medical debt has been wiped out for at least 310,000 Orange County residents thanks to Orange County’s partnership with Undue…
Apopka deputy police chief
Apopka police Chief McKinley swears in new deputy police chiefThe Apopka Chief Editorial Staff
May 5, 2025
Quinn-Henry is first Black woman to serve in role Lovetta Quinn-Henry was sworn in as the new deputy police chief on Monday at Apopka City Hall,…
Commissioner Christine Moore
OP-ED: Transportation study aims to evaluate NW county needsThe Apopka Chief Editorial Staff
May 5, 2025
By Christine Moore, Orange County District 2 commissioner I’m excited about the public involvement portion of the upcoming county comprehensive transportation study of northwest Orange County.…
AdventHealth Central Florida hospitals receive ‘A’ grade for patient safetyThe Apopka Chief Editorial Staff
May 2, 2025
Staff Reports The Leapfrog Group granted every one of AdventHealth’s Central Florida hospitals – including AdventHealth Apopka – an “A” Hospital Safety Grade, AdventHealth announced on Thursday,…
Renner, Ricketson highlight Apopka Mayor’s Prayer BreakfastThe Apopka Chief Editorial Staff
May 1, 2025
Obedience and faith in God to use a person to yield positive lasting changes was the message that Paul Renner, former speaker of the Florida House…