Garden award
Volunteers with Apopka’s Billie Dean Community Garden and the Big Potato Foundation honored community gardener Axel Hansen.
Dat Hoot opens for business
Dat Hoot, a smoke shop, celebrated its grand opening with a ribbon cutting.
Clay Springs gets new books
Northwest Orange Republican Women, Federated (NORWF) presented books to Clay Springs Elementary School.
New president
Rotary International District 6980 Governor Dan Semenza, (l), has installed Christine Horvay, (r), as the new Apopka Rotary Club president for 2017.
Readers encouraged to vote in the 2017 Best of Apopka
Sponsored by The Apopka Chief and The Planter, the Best of Apopka Readers’ Choice Awards honors the achievements of businesses, entrepreneurs, and individuals in...
WHS pulls out all stops to honor vets
Veteran’s Day was celebrated in a big way at Wekiva High School. The Student Government Association decorated the doors of the teachers and other...
Shop With a Cop is a success
One hundred children from eight Apopka schools were given the opportunity to get holiday gifts during the city’s annual Shop With a Cop.
A civil rights leader fights for equality in Apopka
By Francina Boykin, Special to the Chief
Faithy “Dunie” Dowdell was a trailblazer in the fight for equal rights of black citizens living in Apopka....
Luncheon brings together women in business, leadership
The first ever Women in Business and Leadership Luncheon, held at Highland Manor on Wednesday, March 28, celebrated area female leaders, business owners and...