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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.

A rendering of what the Shoppes at East Shore could look like as seen on WMG Development website.
Teresa Sargeant
September 5, 2025
Teresa Sargeant has been with The Apopka Chief for over 10 years.
Apopka City Council sits on a dais with a desk in front of them.
Teresa Sargeant
September 5, 2025
Teresa Sargeant has been with The Apopka Chief for over 10 years.
Apopka City Council sits on a dais with a desk in front of them.
Teresa Sargeant
September 4, 2025
Teresa Sargeant has been with The Apopka Chief for over 10 years.
Shawn Ocasio, senior manager from Raftelis Financial Consultants, gives a presentation of his firm’s utility rate and impact fee study at the Sept. 3 City Council meeting.
Teresa Sargeant
September 3, 2025
Teresa Sargeant has been with The Apopka Chief for over 10 years.
LaVon Bracy Davis
Teresa Sargeant
September 3, 2025
Teresa Sargeant has been with The Apopka Chief for over 10 years.
Matthew Aungst
Teresa Sargeant
September 2, 2025
Teresa Sargeant has been with The Apopka Chief for over 10 years.
A man and two women sit on a dais, with a desk in front of them. A plaque with each individual's name is mounted on the desk.
Teresa Sargeant
August 29, 2025
Teresa Sargeant has been with The Apopka Chief for over 10 years.
Melissa Byrd
Teresa Sargeant
August 28, 2025
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.
Shoppes at East Shore development plan amendment gets approved Teresa Sargeant
September 5, 2025
Despite residents raising traffic safety concerns, the Apopka City Council voted unanimously to adopt changing a mixed-use development’s plan so that thousands of acres of commercial…
Apopka City Council sits on a dais with a desk in front of them.
City Council to put charter amendment questions on March 2026 ballotTeresa Sargeant
September 5, 2025
In a reversal of a previous decision, the Apopka City Council voted 4-1 to postpone a special election on eight proposed city charter amendments, opting instead…
Apopka City Council sits on a dais with a desk in front of them.
Apopka City Council approves tentative millage rate for FY26 Teresa Sargeant
September 4, 2025
The Apopka City Council unanimously adopted the tentative millage rate of 4.4376, a 0.52% increase over the rollback rate of 4.4146, for the 2025-26 budget year.  …
Shawn Ocasio, senior manager from Raftelis Financial Consultants, gives a presentation of his firm’s utility rate and impact fee study at the Sept. 3 City Council meeting.
Apopka City Council tables 15.5% water rate increaseTeresa Sargeant
September 3, 2025
Council approves 15% sanitation rate increase.
LaVon Bracy Davis
Bracy Davis, Young win special election races Teresa Sargeant
September 3, 2025
State Rep. LaVon Bracy Davis and her former staffer, RaShon Young, have claimed victory in their respective races, with Bracy Davis winning the Florida Senate District…
Matthew Aungst
Aungst threatens lawsuit over Apopka sign ordinanceTeresa Sargeant
September 2, 2025
A mayoral candidate has threatened to take legal action against the city of Apopka over a municipal sign ordinance that he said is a violation of…
A man and two women sit on a dais, with a desk in front of them. A plaque with each individual's name is mounted on the desk.
Florida DOGE subpoenas Orange County employees over auditTeresa Sargeant
August 29, 2025
The state Chief Financial Officer’s (CFO) office has subpoenaed Orange County employees “who may have knowledge of efforts to obstruct the state’s ongoing local government DOGE…
Melissa Byrd
Orange County School Board gets earful on ICETeresa Sargeant
August 28, 2025
Residents, parents, and students voiced their frustration over what they believed to be the presence of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at Apopka High School…
Rep. LaVon Bracy Davis, Willie Montague, Tuan Le and RaShon Young
Senate, House seats up for grabsSarah Merly
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
August 27, 2025
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…