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  • J.C. Derrick is publisher for The Apopka Chief. He spent 18 years covering sports, education, and politics in Texas and Washington, D.C., before joining The Apopka Chief in 2025. J.C. is a member of the Florida Press Association Board of Directors.

Author

  • J.C. Derrick is publisher for The Apopka Chief. He spent 18 years covering sports, education, and politics in Texas and Washington, D.C., before joining The Apopka Chief in 2025. J.C. is a member of the Florida Press Association Board of Directors.
Apopka Chief homepage
July 26, 2025
J.C. Derrick is publisher for The Apopka Chief. He spent 18 years covering sports, education, and politics in Texas and Washington, D.C., before joining The Apopka Chief in 2025. J.C. is a member of the Florida Press Association Board of Directors.
An office building with the number 400 going horizontally down a column. A newspaper vending box stands in front of this column. The words "The Apopka Chief and The Planter" and "Apopka Office Supply" appear on the front window of the office.
July 17, 2025
J.C. Derrick is publisher for The Apopka Chief. He spent 18 years covering sports, education, and politics in Texas and Washington, D.C., before joining The Apopka Chief in 2025. J.C. is a member of the Florida Press Association Board of Directors.
New Apopka Chief Website
July 8, 2025
J.C. Derrick is publisher for The Apopka Chief. He spent 18 years covering sports, education, and politics in Texas and Washington, D.C., before joining The Apopka Chief in 2025. J.C. is a member of the Florida Press Association Board of Directors.
Three weeks of papers delivered around the same time.
June 2, 2025
J.C. Derrick is publisher for The Apopka Chief. He spent 18 years covering sports, education, and politics in Texas and Washington, D.C., before joining The Apopka Chief in 2025. J.C. is a member of the Florida Press Association Board of Directors.
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Chief membership off to quick startThe Apopka Chief
JC Derrick
July 26, 2025
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Big thanks to all of the residents who quickly signed up for our new membership program. We launched on July 17, and within five days, more…
An office building with the number 400 going horizontally down a column. A newspaper vending box stands in front of this column. The words "The Apopka Chief and The Planter" and "Apopka Office Supply" appear on the front window of the office.
Chief launches membership programThe Apopka Chief
JC Derrick
July 17, 2025
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The Apopka Chief’s new free distribution model is designed to promote readership and value for advertisers.We’ve been pleased to hear from members of the community who…
New Apopka Chief Website
Introducing the new Apopka Chief websiteJC Derrick
JC Derrick
July 8, 2025
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The Apopka Chief has had the same website for a number of years. It was a WordPress site that was built for a paywall and PDFs,…
Three weeks of papers delivered around the same time.
Chief staff working to solve delivery challengesThe Apopka Chief
JC Derrick
June 2, 2025
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Two weeks ago, on May 19, my wife picked up three copies of The Apopka Chief in our mailbox—one each for May 2, May 9 and…



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