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63rd annual Apopka Art & Foliage Festival
63rd annual Apopka Art and Foliage Festival announces winnersThe Apopka Chief Editorial Staff
April 30, 2025
The amount of effort that the Apopka Woman’s Club and the city of Apopka poured into organizing last weekend’s Apopka Art and Foliage Festival did not…
Foliage Sertoma Club
Foliage Sertoma Club honors Mike MacWithey with Service to Mankind AwardThe Apopka Chief Editorial Staff
April 30, 2025
Before a crowd of nearly 100 attendees, the Foliage Sertoma Club of Apopka honored Mike MacWithey with the 2025 Service to Mankind Award at the club’s…
Lake Apopka Natural Gas District
Gas district upgrading pipelines in Apopka The Apopka Chief Editorial Staff
April 30, 2025
Projects to address natural gas distribution pipelines in several Apopka neighborhoods are at various stages of completion and progressing well, according to Brent Haywood, Lake Apopka…
Orange County Library System unveils summer events scheduleThe Apopka Chief Editorial Staff
April 28, 2025
Staff reports Orange County Library System (OCLS) has packed its May schedule with a variety of events such as the Orlando Book Festival, celebrations of cultural…
City of Apopka issues mandatory restrictions on water use  The Apopka Chief Editorial Staff
April 26, 2025
Beginning April 28, the city of Apopka Public Services Department will order community-wide mandatory restrictions on water usage to ensure there are enough potable and reclaim…
Unveiling the new Apopka Chief logoThe Apopka Chief Editorial Staff
April 25, 2025
By J.C. Derrick Publisher The last two months have flown by as The Apopka Chief team has implemented a variety of changes to better serve the…
Bank of America
Zellwood senior warns locals of downtown robberyThe Apopka Chief Editorial Staff
April 25, 2025
An elderly woman who was the victim of a robbery last summer is warning locals that there may be an international robbery ring whose members may…
City of Apopka recognizes growth of special needs registryThe Apopka Chief Editorial Staff
April 24, 2025
At least 50 people are now registered in the Apopka Police Department’s special needs registry program since Officer Emmanuel Sosa launched it in April 2024, the…
Apopka Art and Foliage Festival features juried arts and craftThe Apopka Chief Editorial Staff
April 24, 2025
Art, foliage, and fun await visitors at the 63rd annual Apopka Art and Foliage Festival next weekend. Organized by the Apopka Woman's Club and the city…
Cliff Shepard
CRA Board adopts reallocated $1.9 million budgetThe Apopka Chief Editorial Staff
April 24, 2025
The Apopka Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) Board adopted its reallocated budget of an estimated $1.9 million, prioritizing projects that must start by Oct. 1 in case…