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  • Teresa Sargeant has been with The Apopka Chief for over 10 years.

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  • Teresa Sargeant has been with The Apopka Chief for over 10 years.
Sister Monica Gail Grimes, co-founder of Hope CommUnity Center
Teresa Sargeant
July 6, 2026
Teresa Sargeant has been with The Apopka Chief for over 10 years.
The City Commission will conduct a workshop Wednesday to review the preliminary fiscal year 2027 city budget.
Teresa Sargeant
July 6, 2026
Teresa Sargeant has been with The Apopka Chief for over 10 years.
A historical panel at the Apopka City Center depicts Sarah Mead, who settled in the area around 1870 after emancipation and helped establish the Mead's Bottom community by assisting Black settlers with housing, supplies and farmland. The artwork complements the nearby Mead's Bottom mural by artist German Lemus.
Teresa Sargeant
July 3, 2026
Teresa Sargeant has been with The Apopka Chief for over 10 years.
The remains of a Timucuan dugout canoe, dating from approximately A.D. 1200 to 1500, was recovered from the muck farms of Lake Apopka in the 1990s. The remains are on display at the Apopka Museum.  
Teresa Sargeant
July 3, 2026
Teresa Sargeant has been with The Apopka Chief for over 10 years.
Hector Raul Cartagena (left); Bryan Nelson (right)
Teresa Sargeant
July 2, 2026
Teresa Sargeant has been with The Apopka Chief for over 10 years.
Members of the Apopka City Commission applaud during the city's America 250 celebration Wednesday at City Hall. Later in the afternoon, the commission voted to table The Ridge Phase Three major development plan until Aug. 5 to allow additional review of environmental and transportation information.
Teresa Sargeant
July 2, 2026
Teresa Sargeant has been with The Apopka Chief for over 10 years.
Mayor Nick Nesta speaks during a May 20 Apopka City Commission meeting as Commissioner Sam Ruth listens.
Teresa Sargeant
July 2, 2026
Teresa Sargeant has been with The Apopka Chief for over 10 years.
The entrance to Bronson Peak at The Ridge, a Toll Brothers community off Boy Scout Road in Apopka. On Wednesday, the Development Review Committee reviewed a construction site plan for The Ridge Planned Development Parcel 9, a proposed 41-home subdivision, and requested additional engineering clarifications before staff could recommend approval.  
Teresa Sargeant
July 2, 2026
Teresa Sargeant has been with The Apopka Chief for over 10 years.
Maribel Brinkle, president of the Apopka Historical Society, addresses attendees during the "America 250th Celebration: The Beginning" on Wednesday at Apopka City Hall.  
Teresa Sargeant
July 1, 2026
Teresa Sargeant has been with The Apopka Chief for over 10 years.
A conceptual rendering depicts the planned Floridian Town Center mixed-use development near State Road 429 in Apopka. The Apopka Development Review Committee is scheduled to review a plat application for a portion of the project during its July 1 meeting. 
Teresa Sargeant
June 29, 2026
Teresa Sargeant has been with The Apopka Chief for over 10 years.
A historical panel at the Apopka City Center depicts Sarah Mead, who settled in the area around 1870 after emancipation and helped establish the Mead's Bottom community by assisting Black settlers with housing, supplies and farmland. The artwork complements the nearby Mead's Bottom mural by artist German Lemus.
America 250: Black community’s roots run deep in South Apopka Teresa Sargeant
Teresa Sargeant
July 3, 2026
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Historian traces Black history to Mead's Bottom.
The remains of a Timucuan dugout canoe, dating from approximately A.D. 1200 to 1500, was recovered from the muck farms of Lake Apopka in the 1990s. The remains are on display at the Apopka Museum.  
America 250: When America was born, Apopka was still wilderness Teresa Sargeant
Teresa Sargeant
July 3, 2026
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Land that would become city of Apopka was home to indigenous peoples, vast forests and Lake Apopka.
Hector Raul Cartagena (left); Bryan Nelson (right)
Competency case against man accused of threatening Nelson continued to July 30 Teresa Sargeant
Teresa Sargeant
July 2, 2026
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Cartagena was arrested in February on many felony charges.
Members of the Apopka City Commission applaud during the city's America 250 celebration Wednesday at City Hall. Later in the afternoon, the commission voted to table The Ridge Phase Three major development plan until Aug. 5 to allow additional review of environmental and transportation information.
Commission delays proposed 363-unit Ridge Phase 3 vote Teresa Sargeant
Teresa Sargeant
July 2, 2026
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Traffic, environmental questions prompt request for more information.
Mayor Nick Nesta speaks during a May 20 Apopka City Commission meeting as Commissioner Sam Ruth listens.
Commission examines code enforcement settlement process Teresa Sargeant
Teresa Sargeant
July 2, 2026
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Discussion prompts calls for greater transparency, standardized procedures.
The entrance to Bronson Peak at The Ridge, a Toll Brothers community off Boy Scout Road in Apopka. On Wednesday, the Development Review Committee reviewed a construction site plan for The Ridge Planned Development Parcel 9, a proposed 41-home subdivision, and requested additional engineering clarifications before staff could recommend approval.  
The Ridge proposal draws most discussion at DRC meeting Teresa Sargeant
Teresa Sargeant
July 2, 2026
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July 1 agenda also includes Floridian Town Center, Crescent Ridge amendment, two concert permits.
Maribel Brinkle, president of the Apopka Historical Society, addresses attendees during the "America 250th Celebration: The Beginning" on Wednesday at Apopka City Hall.  
Apopka kicks off America 250 observance with patriotic presentation Teresa Sargeant
Teresa Sargeant
July 1, 2026
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Volunteers present history of 13 colonies, founding fathers and influential figures.
A conceptual rendering depicts the planned Floridian Town Center mixed-use development near State Road 429 in Apopka. The Apopka Development Review Committee is scheduled to review a plat application for a portion of the project during its July 1 meeting. 
DRC to review Floridian Town Center plat, Ridge subdivision Teresa Sargeant
Teresa Sargeant
June 29, 2026
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July 1 agenda also includes Crescent Ridge amendment and two amphitheater concert permit requests.
Members of Boy Scout Troop 211 raise the American flag during the dedication of the Apopka Museum's new flagpole May 30. The Eagle Scout project was completed ahead of the City of Apopka and Apopka Historical Society's America’s 250 celebration Wednesday, July 1, which will kick off Apopka's observance of the nation's 250th anniversary. 
Commission to consider apartment project, daycare proposal as Apopka marks nation’s 250th anniversary Teresa Sargeant
Teresa Sargeant
June 29, 2026
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City, historical society to present celebration one hour before meeting.
The gymnasium inside Central Florida Preparatory School's Robert A. Flanders Athletic and Performing Arts Center remains under construction ahead of the facility's planned opening for the 2026-27 school year. 
Central Florida Prep prepares to open 24,000-square-foot athletic and performing arts center Teresa Sargeant
Teresa Sargeant
June 26, 2026
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New facility will house athletics, performing arts and additional classroom space.



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