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  • Sarah Merly is an editorial assistant and reporter for The Apopka Chief. She joined the Chief in May 2025 after graduating from Patrick Henry College's journalism program in Washington, D.C., where she served as the layout editor for her school newspaper. In her spare time, Sarah loves serving her local church, visiting Disney, and throwing parties.

  • 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.
Rep. LaVon Bracy Davis, Willie Montague, Tuan Le and RaShon Young
Teresa Sargeant
Teresa Sargeant has been with The Apopka Chief for over 10 years.
Apopka City Commissioner Alexander H. Smith (L) and Mayor Bryan Nelson (R) speak at a recent meeting.
Teresa Sargeant
August 27, 2025
Teresa Sargeant has been with The Apopka Chief for over 10 years.
A rendering of what the Shoppes at East Shore could look like as seen on WMG Development website.
Teresa Sargeant
August 26, 2025
Teresa Sargeant has been with The Apopka Chief for over 10 years.
Nick Grounds (L) shakes hands with Congressman Daniel Webster at a chamber event this month.
Teresa Sargeant
August 26, 2025
Teresa Sargeant has been with The Apopka Chief for over 10 years.
City Commissioner Nick Nesta, City Commissioner Alexander H. Smith, and Mayor Bryan Nelson (L to R) at a meeting at Apopka City Hall in July.
Teresa Sargeant
August 22, 2025
Teresa Sargeant has been with The Apopka Chief for over 10 years.
City-Hall-090117
Teresa Sargeant
August 21, 2025
Teresa Sargeant has been with The Apopka Chief for over 10 years.
Mayor Bryan Nelson
Teresa Sargeant
August 21, 2025
Teresa Sargeant has been with The Apopka Chief for over 10 years.
All of the Apopka High School students in this photo were selected to run the on-campus Addition Financial Credit Union on-campus branch for the 2025-26 school year. Pictured with them are Aaron Sanders (L), senior public relations specialist for Addition Financial; Lyle Heinz (2nd from L), principal of Apopka High School; and Marissa Edwards (R), the team lead for Addition Financial’s High School Branches department.
Teresa Sargeant
August 20, 2025
Teresa Sargeant has been with The Apopka Chief for over 10 years.
School bus front
Teresa Sargeant
August 19, 2025
Teresa Sargeant has been with The Apopka Chief for over 10 years.
Teresa Sargeant
August 18, 2025
Teresa Sargeant has been with The Apopka Chief for over 10 years.
Rep. LaVon Bracy Davis, Willie Montague, Tuan Le and RaShon Young
Senate, House seats up for grabsSarah Merly
Sarah Merly, Teresa Sargeant
August 28, 2025
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Special election set for Tuesday
Apopka City Commissioner Alexander H. Smith (L) and Mayor Bryan Nelson (R) speak at a recent meeting.
CRA Board adopts residential façade repair grant programTeresa Sargeant
Teresa Sargeant
August 27, 2025
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The Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) Board unanimously adopted a new residential façade repair grant program designed to help residents afford home improvements by simplifying the application…
A rendering of what the Shoppes at East Shore could look like as seen on WMG Development website.
Apopka City Council approves commercial addition to mixed-use developmentTeresa Sargeant
Teresa Sargeant
August 26, 2025
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Ordinance’s second reading, adoption to take place Sept. 3
Nick Grounds (L) shakes hands with Congressman Daniel Webster at a chamber event this month.
Apopka Chamber board confirms termination of president/CEO Teresa Sargeant
Teresa Sargeant
August 26, 2025
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The Apopka Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors released a statement late Monday saying it supports the executive committee’s decision to terminate Nick Grounds as…
City Commissioner Nick Nesta, City Commissioner Alexander H. Smith, and Mayor Bryan Nelson (L to R) at a meeting at Apopka City Hall in July.
Apopka City Council votes to revise new meeting minutes policy Teresa Sargeant
Teresa Sargeant
August 22, 2025
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Only two weeks after approving a new policy for the city’s meeting minutes, the Apopka City Council voted 4-1 to revise the document to say that…
City-Hall-090117
Apopka Council votes to put 8 charter amendments on ballot Teresa Sargeant
Teresa Sargeant
August 21, 2025
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The Apopka City Council voted unanimously to put all eight proposed city charter amendments on a referendum possibly in November, including whether to change the city’s…
Mayor Bryan Nelson
Council votes to keep Business Tax Receipt programTeresa Sargeant
Teresa Sargeant
August 21, 2025
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The Apopka City Council voted 4-1 against sunsetting the city’s Business Tax Receipt (BTR) program, emphasizing its importance for economic development and data collection. The Wednesday…
All of the Apopka High School students in this photo were selected to run the on-campus Addition Financial Credit Union on-campus branch for the 2025-26 school year. Pictured with them are Aaron Sanders (L), senior public relations specialist for Addition Financial; Lyle Heinz (2nd from L), principal of Apopka High School; and Marissa Edwards (R), the team lead for Addition Financial’s High School Branches department.
Credit union opens student-run branch at Apopka High SchoolTeresa Sargeant
Teresa Sargeant
August 20, 2025
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Addition Financial Credit Union and Orange County Public Schools (OCPS) have teamed up to launch a new student-run Addition Financial branch at Apopka High School. The…
School bus front
Apopka Fire Department declines to release info about 7 people hospitalized from bus wreckTeresa Sargeant
Teresa Sargeant
August 19, 2025
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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
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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…