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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.

Four people -- two men, two women -- sit on the dais in City Hall.
Teresa Sargeant
July 8, 2025
Teresa Sargeant has been with The Apopka Chief for over 10 years.
Brick building with the city of Apopka, Fla., seal
Teresa Sargeant
July 8, 2025
Teresa Sargeant has been with The Apopka Chief for over 10 years.
Brick building with multiple windows and columns and works "Apopka City Hall" on the front.
Teresa Sargeant
July 7, 2025
Teresa Sargeant has been with The Apopka Chief for over 10 years.
Propagate Social House, 40 E. 5th Street
Teresa Sargeant
July 7, 2025
Teresa Sargeant has been with The Apopka Chief for over 10 years.
Man wearing glasses, a blue shirt with a patterned tie and a brown blazer.
Teresa Sargeant
July 2, 2025
Teresa Sargeant has been with The Apopka Chief for over 10 years.
Apopka City Hall
Teresa Sargeant
June 30, 2025
Teresa Sargeant has been with The Apopka Chief for over 10 years.
Propagate Social House, 40 E. 5th Street
Teresa Sargeant
June 30, 2025
Teresa Sargeant has been with The Apopka Chief for over 10 years.
Dave Rankin, pictured at One Florida Bank this week, is all smiles as his long career draws to a close.
Teresa Sargeant
June 27, 2025
Teresa Sargeant has been with The Apopka Chief for over 10 years.
Brick building with multiple windows and columns and works "Apopka City Hall" on the front.
Teresa Sargeant
June 20, 2025
Teresa Sargeant has been with The Apopka Chief for over 10 years.
Matthew's Hope logo in black and purple text.
Teresa Sargeant
June 19, 2025
Teresa Sargeant has been with The Apopka Chief for over 10 years.
Four people -- two men, two women -- sit on the dais in City Hall.
Proposed FY26 city admin budget is $7.6 million, an overall 4.4% dropTeresa Sargeant
July 8, 2025
The proposed city administration budget for fiscal year (FY) 2026 is $7.6 million, with a 4.4% overall reduction of the FY25 budget of $8,020,272. Specific changes…
Brick building with the city of Apopka, Fla., seal
Apopka poised to set millage 16% above rolled back rateTeresa Sargeant
July 8, 2025
The Apopka City Council will vote Wednesday to approve and set the fiscal year 2025-26 proposed millage rate at 4.6876, a 16.18% increase over the rolled…
Brick building with multiple windows and columns and works "Apopka City Hall" on the front.
Apopka City Council appoints new economic development director Teresa Sargeant
July 7, 2025
The Apopka City Council voted unanimously on July 2 to confirm a new economic development director and reassign current employees to head two newly formed departments…
Propagate Social House, 40 E. 5th Street
Propagate Social House to re-open before the weekendTeresa Sargeant
July 7, 2025
Nearby construction work caused 10-day closure.
Man wearing glasses, a blue shirt with a patterned tie and a brown blazer.
Third mayoral candidate files, withdraws from race Teresa Sargeant
July 2, 2025
A third candidate filed in May to run for Apopka mayor, but when The Apopka Chief contacted him about his candidacy on July 2, he said he…
Apopka City Hall
Apopka City Council to take action on personnel, new programsTeresa Sargeant
June 30, 2025
On July 2, the Apopka City Council is set to confirm a new economic development director and reassign current employees to helm two newly formed departments…
Propagate Social House, 40 E. 5th Street
Update: Propagate Social House re-opens after brief closureTeresa Sargeant
June 30, 2025
Editor's note: Propagate Social House re-opened after a 10-day closure due to nearby construction work. Read more here. Propagate Social House, noted for its community role…
Dave Rankin, pictured at One Florida Bank this week, is all smiles as his long career draws to a close.
Rankin retiring after 44 yearsTeresa Sargeant
June 27, 2025
A common thread through everything David Rankin does, from his vocation as a banker and his several roles in community service, has been that "one gets…
Brick building with multiple windows and columns and works "Apopka City Hall" on the front.
Apopka City Council votes to move $10M in investment fundsTeresa Sargeant
June 20, 2025
The Apopka City Council unanimously approved moving $10 million out of a bank as well as modifying the city’s investment policy statement (IPS) to allow for…
Matthew's Hope logo in black and purple text.
Apopka City Council approves sleeper bus agreement Teresa Sargeant
June 19, 2025
The Apopka City Council voted unanimously on Wednesday to execute a one-year license agreement with Matthew’s Hope Ministries to set up its sleeper bus program, which…