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  • Teresa Sargeant has been a staff writer for The Apopka Chief for over 10 years. In her many years as a journalist, she has won three state press association awards.

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Apopka Fire Department declines to release info about 7 people hospitalized from bus wreckTeresa Sargeant
Teresa Sargeant
August 19, 2025
The Apopka Fire Department has declined to release any information regarding the seven people who were sent to the hospital as a result of a bus…
Apopka chamber executive board fires president after 14 monthsTeresa Sargeant
Teresa Sargeant
August 18, 2025
The Apopka Area Chamber of Commerce has fired its president and CEO without cause, according to the dismissed president who says two members of the chamber’s…
Cover of the novel "The Big One." A boy in the lower right hand corner is on one knee, watching an explosion occur in the background. He is in the forest, next to a river. Birds fly overhead.
Novel shows how to put camping skills to use in post-apocalyptic worldTeresa Sargeant
Teresa Sargeant
August 18, 2025
What if, as a preteen camper, you had to learn how to put your survival skills to the ultimate use in a post-apocalyptic world caused by…
Bounce houses were part of the fun at the Aug. 15 Apopka Memorial Middle School celebration.
Apopka Memorial Middle School celebrates ‘B’ grade with bounce houses, musicTeresa Sargeant
Teresa Sargeant
August 18, 2025
Apopka Memorial Middle School capped its first week back in school by celebrating getting a “B” grade from the Florida Department of Education (FDOE) for the…
An intersection with white lines on the asphalt road, cars on the road, and buildings in the background.
Apopka’s strategic plan initiative reveals growth management concerns Teresa Sargeant
Teresa Sargeant
August 15, 2025
Growth management, roadway maintenance, city beautification, and parks and outdoor spaces were among the concerns identified in a community survey that was taken for the city’s…
The city utility office on East Fifth Street in Apopka.
City Council unanimously agrees to increase impact feesTeresa Sargeant
Teresa Sargeant
August 14, 2025
The Apopka City Council voted unanimously at its Aug. 6 meeting to accept the recommended impact fee increases, which would range from 35% to 113% for…
The Planning Commission includes the City Council and citizens William Gusler, Wes Durney and Mary Norwood.
Planning board okays Paulucci Acres with 1,000-plus homesTeresa Sargeant
Teresa Sargeant
August 14, 2025
New development is 618 acres, 145 of it to be city park
Joseph Beninati, Wyld Oaks founder, gives a site tour on Aug. 13 of the construction site that will become the 215-acre mixed-use development.
Wyld Oaks: 2 miles of roadways built, all utilities finishedTeresa Sargeant
Teresa Sargeant
August 14, 2025
Over 18 months since its January 2024 groundbreaking, the Wyld Oaks development has seen much progress and is on budget, according to Wyld Oaks founder Joseph…
A man in a blue-gray suit stands at a podium in City Hall council chamber with two computer monitors in front of him.
Council fails to reach resolution at lake flood workshopTeresa Sargeant
Teresa Sargeant
August 13, 2025
After spending over 90 minutes in a workshop, there was no agreement between the city and residents over a solution to mitigating the flood waters in…
The Downtown Mural on the west wall of the Domino’s Pizza East Main Street building is in progress.
Event to mark Downtown Mural unveilingTeresa Sargeant
Teresa Sargeant
August 13, 2025
Nearly a month after the Downtown Mural installation was announced, the community is invited to celebrate the latest work of art to beautify downtown Apopka. The…